Washington panchang, 15 March 2024
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 19:14 Moonrise 10:20 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
07:19 to 19:14- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:49 – 10:18
- Durmuhurta 09:42 – 10:30
- Rahu Kalam 11:47 – 13:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:53 – 13:40
- Durmuhurta 13:40 – 14:28
- Yamaganda 16:15 – 17:45
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Priti
- 12:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 12:39 Karana becomes Gara
Night
19:14 to 07:18 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 19:14 – 21:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:41 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:35 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 12:39
- Nakshatra Rohini until 06:35 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Vishkambha until 10:15
- Karana Taitila until 12:39, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Priti
- 12:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 12:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:35 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:49 – 10:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:42 – 10:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:40 – 14:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:15 – 17:45
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. 05:42 – 06:31
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:53 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:14 – 21:39
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:19 – 12:39
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:19 – 08:49 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:49 – 10:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:18 – 11:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:47 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:17 – 14:46 | Good |
| Rog | 14:46 – 16:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:15 – 17:45 | Bad |
| Char | 17:45 – 19:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 19:14 – 20:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:45 – 22:15 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:15 – 23:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:16 – 02:46 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:46 – 04:17 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:17 – 05:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:47 – 07:18 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
- 07:19 NowVenus
- 08:19 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:18 NowJupiter
- 12:17 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:16 NowVenus
- 15:16 NowMercury
- 16:15 NowMoon
- 17:15 NowSaturn
- 18:15 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:14 NowSun
- 21:15 NowVenus
- 22:15 NowMercury
- 23:15 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSaturn
- 01:16 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:16 NowSun
- 04:17 NowVenus
- 05:17 NowMercury
- 06:17 NowMoon
- 07:19 NowVenus
- 08:19 NowMercury
- 09:19 NowMoon
- 10:19 NowSaturn
- 11:19 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:19 NowSun
- 14:19 NowVenus
- 15:19 NowMercury
- 16:19 NowMoon
- 17:19 NowSaturn
- 18:19 NowJupiter
- 19:19 NowMars
- 20:19 NowSun
- 21:19 NowVenus
- 22:19 NowMercury
- 23:19 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:19 NowJupiter
- 02:19 NowMars
- 03:19 NowSun
- 04:19 NowVenus
- 05:19 NowMercury
- 06:19 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:42 – 06:04 Capricorn
- 06:04 – 07:20 Aquarius
- 07:20 – 08:32 Pisces
- 08:32 – 09:56 Aries
- 09:56 – 11:46 Taurus
- 11:46 – 14:03 Gemini
- 14:03 – 16:33 Cancer
- 16:33 – 19:03 Leo
- 19:03 – 21:31 Virgo
- 21:31 – 00:02 next day Libra
- 00:02 – 02:26 next day Scorpio
- 02:26 – 04:28 next day Sagittarius
- 04:28 – 06:00 next day Capricorn
- 06:00 – 07:16 next day Aquarius
- 07:16 – 07:18 next day Pisces
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