Washington panchang, 13 March 2024
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 19:12 Moonrise 09:08 Phalguna month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:22 to 19:12- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:51 – 10:20
- Gulika Kalam 11:49 – 13:17
- Durmuhurta 12:54 – 13:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:54 – 13:41 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:17 – 14:46
- 08:54 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 15:18 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 15:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 15:56 Karana becomes Bava
Night
19:12 to 07:21 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:12 – 21:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:44 – 06:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:51 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 15:56
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 08:54 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 15:18
- Karana Vishti until 15:56, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:54 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 15:18 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 15:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 15:56 Karana becomes Bava
- 02:51 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:51 – 10:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:49 – 13:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:54 – 13:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:46
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:18 – 12:29 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:22 – 08:54
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:54 – 07:21 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. 05:45 – 06:34
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:54 – 13:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:12 – 21:38
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:22 – 08:54
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:22 – 08:51 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:51 – 10:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:20 – 11:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:49 – 13:17 | Good |
| Rog | 13:17 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:15 | Bad |
| Char | 16:15 – 17:43 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:43 – 19:12 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:12 – 20:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:43 – 22:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:14 – 23:45 | Good |
| Char | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:16 – 02:48 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:48 – 04:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:19 – 05:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:50 – 07:21 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
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:21 NowMoon
- 09:21 NowSaturn
- 10:20 NowJupiter
- 11:19 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:15 NowSaturn
- 17:14 NowJupiter
- 18:13 NowMars
- 19:12 NowSun
- 20:13 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:14 NowMoon
- 23:15 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:16 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:19 NowMercury
- 05:19 NowMoon
- 06:20 NowSaturn
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:22 NowSaturn
- 10:22 NowJupiter
- 11:22 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:22 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:22 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:22 NowMoon
- 23:22 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:22 NowJupiter
- 01:22 NowMars
- 02:22 NowSun
- 03:22 NowVenus
- 04:22 NowMercury
- 05:22 NowMoon
- 06:22 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:45 – 06:12 Capricorn
- 06:12 – 07:27 Aquarius
- 07:27 – 08:40 Pisces
- 08:40 – 10:04 Aries
- 10:04 – 11:54 Taurus
- 11:54 – 14:11 Gemini
- 14:11 – 16:41 Cancer
- 16:41 – 19:11 Leo
- 19:11 – 21:39 Virgo
- 21:39 – 00:10 next day Libra
- 00:10 – 02:34 next day Scorpio
- 02:34 – 04:35 next day Sagittarius
- 04:35 – 06:08 next day Capricorn
- 06:08 – 07:21 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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method