Washington panchang, 6 March 2024
Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 04:22 Magha month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:33 to 18:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:00 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam 10:53 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:19 – 13:46
- 06:57 Karana becomes Balava
- 09:58 Moon enters Capricorn
- 17:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 17:44 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:05 to 06:32 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 04:52 – 05:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:53 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 02:33 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 17:44
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 02:33 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Variyan until 21:53
- Karana Bava until 06:57, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:57 Karana becomes Balava
- 09:58 Moon enters Capricorn
- 17:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 17:44 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 21:53 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 02:33 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:56 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:46
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:53 – 08:04 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:53 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:34
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:44 – 06:32 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:00 – 09:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:26 – 10:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:53 – 12:19 | Good |
| Rog | 12:19 – 13:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:46 – 15:12 | Bad |
| Char | 15:12 – 16:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:39 – 18:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:05 – 19:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:38 – 21:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:12 – 22:45 | Good |
| Char | 22:45 – 00:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:18 – 01:52 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:52 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 04:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:58 – 06:32 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:33 NowMercury
- 07:31 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:24 NowMars
- 11:21 NowSun
- 12:19 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:07 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:09 NowMercury
- 21:12 NowMoon
- 22:14 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:20 NowSun
- 02:23 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:27 NowMoon
- 05:29 NowSaturn
- 06:33 NowMercury
- 07:33 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:33 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:33 NowSun
- 12:33 NowVenus
- 13:33 NowMercury
- 14:33 NowMoon
- 15:33 NowSaturn
- 16:33 NowJupiter
- 17:33 NowMars
- 18:33 NowSun
- 19:33 NowVenus
- 20:33 NowMercury
- 21:33 NowMoon
- 22:33 NowSaturn
- 23:33 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:33 NowSun
- 02:33 NowVenus
- 03:33 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:33 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:40 Capricorn
- 05:40 – 06:55 Aquarius
- 06:55 – 08:08 Pisces
- 08:08 – 09:32 Aries
- 09:32 – 11:21 Taurus
- 11:21 – 13:39 Gemini
- 13:39 – 16:09 Cancer
- 16:09 – 18:38 Leo
- 18:38 – 21:07 Virgo
- 21:07 – 23:37 Libra
- 23:37 – 02:02 next day Scorpio
- 02:02 – 04:03 next day Sagittarius
- 04:03 – 05:36 next day Capricorn
- 05:36 – 06:32 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EST (UTC-5) · Method