Washington panchang, 7 March 2024
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 18:06 Moonrise 05:08 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
06:32 to 18:06- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:32 – 07:58
- Gulika Kalam 09:25 – 10:52
- Durmuhurta 10:23 – 11:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Rahu Kalam 13:46 – 15:12
- Durmuhurta 15:01 – 15:47
- 14:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:50 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:06 to 06:30 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:06 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:15 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 00:10 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 01:12 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 14:50
- Nakshatra Shravana until 00:10 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Parigha until 18:15
- Karana Taitila until 14:50, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 14:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:50 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:15 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 00:10 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 01:12 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- 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
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 07:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:25 – 10:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:23 – 11:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:46 – 15:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:01 – 15:47
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. 04:52 – 05:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 18:06 – 20:35
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:32 – 07:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:58 – 09:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:25 – 10:52 | Bad |
| Char | 10:52 – 12:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:19 – 13:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:46 – 15:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:12 – 16:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:39 – 18:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:06 – 19:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:39 – 21:12 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:12 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:45 – 00:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:18 – 01:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:51 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:24 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:57 – 06:30 next day | Good |
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
- 06:32 NowJupiter
- 07:29 NowMars
- 08:27 NowSun
- 09:25 NowVenus
- 10:23 NowMercury
- 11:21 NowMoon
- 12:19 NowSaturn
- 13:17 NowJupiter
- 14:15 NowMars
- 15:12 NowSun
- 16:10 NowVenus
- 17:08 NowMercury
- 18:06 NowMoon
- 19:08 NowSaturn
- 20:10 NowJupiter
- 21:12 NowMars
- 22:14 NowSun
- 23:16 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMercury
- 01:20 NowMoon
- 02:22 NowSaturn
- 03:24 NowJupiter
- 04:26 NowMars
- 05:28 NowSun
- 06:32 NowJupiter
- 07:32 NowMars
- 08:32 NowSun
- 09:32 NowVenus
- 10:32 NowMercury
- 11:32 NowMoon
- 12:32 NowSaturn
- 13:32 NowJupiter
- 14:32 NowMars
- 15:32 NowSun
- 16:32 NowVenus
- 17:32 NowMercury
- 18:32 NowMoon
- 19:32 NowSaturn
- 20:32 NowJupiter
- 21:32 NowMars
- 22:32 NowSun
- 23:32 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMercury
- 01:32 NowMoon
- 02:32 NowSaturn
- 03:32 NowJupiter
- 04:32 NowMars
- 05:32 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:52 – 05:36 Capricorn
- 05:36 – 06:51 Aquarius
- 06:51 – 08:04 Pisces
- 08:04 – 09:28 Aries
- 09:28 – 11:17 Taurus
- 11:17 – 13:35 Gemini
- 13:35 – 16:05 Cancer
- 16:05 – 18:34 Leo
- 18:34 – 21:03 Virgo
- 21:03 – 23:33 Libra
- 23:33 – 01:58 next day Scorpio
- 01:58 – 03:59 next day Sagittarius
- 03:59 – 05:32 next day Capricorn
- 05:32 – 06:30 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