Washington panchang, 30 March 2024
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 19:29 Moonrise 00:12 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
06:56 to 19:29- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:56 – 08:30
- Durmuhurta 06:56 – 07:46
- Durmuhurta 07:46 – 08:36
- Rahu Kalam 10:04 – 11:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:47 – 13:37
- Yamaganda 14:46 – 16:20
- 11:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 11:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:15 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Night
19:29 to 06:54 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 19:29 – 21:46
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:57 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 11:44
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 12:33 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Siddhi until 13:15
- Karana Taitila until 11:44, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Pisces
- 11:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 11:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:15 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 23:57 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:56 – 08:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:56 – 07:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:46 – 08:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:04 – 11:38
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:15 – 12:22 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:20
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. 05:24 – 06:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:47 – 13:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:29 – 21:46
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 12:33 – 22:19
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:56 – 08:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:30 – 10:04 | Good |
| Rog | 10:04 – 11:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:38 – 13:12 | Bad |
| Char | 13:12 – 14:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:46 – 16:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:20 – 17:55 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:55 – 19:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 19:29 – 20:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:54 – 22:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:20 – 23:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:46 – 01:11 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:11 – 02:37 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:37 – 04:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:03 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:28 – 06:54 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
- 06:56 NowSaturn
- 07:58 NowJupiter
- 09:01 NowMars
- 10:04 NowSun
- 11:07 NowVenus
- 12:09 NowMercury
- 13:12 NowMoon
- 14:15 NowSaturn
- 15:18 NowJupiter
- 16:20 NowMars
- 17:23 NowSun
- 18:26 NowVenus
- 19:29 NowMercury
- 20:26 NowMoon
- 21:23 NowSaturn
- 22:20 NowJupiter
- 23:17 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSun
- 01:11 NowVenus
- 02:09 NowMercury
- 03:06 NowMoon
- 04:03 NowSaturn
- 05:00 NowJupiter
- 05:57 NowMars
- 06:56 NowSaturn
- 07:56 NowJupiter
- 08:56 NowMars
- 09:56 NowSun
- 10:56 NowVenus
- 11:56 NowMercury
- 12:56 NowMoon
- 13:56 NowSaturn
- 14:56 NowJupiter
- 15:56 NowMars
- 16:56 NowSun
- 17:56 NowVenus
- 18:56 NowMercury
- 19:56 NowMoon
- 20:56 NowSaturn
- 21:56 NowJupiter
- 22:56 NowMars
- 23:56 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:56 NowVenus
- 01:56 NowMercury
- 02:56 NowMoon
- 03:56 NowSaturn
- 04:56 NowJupiter
- 05:56 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:24 – 06:21 Aquarius
- 06:21 – 07:33 Pisces
- 07:33 – 08:57 Aries
- 08:57 – 10:47 Taurus
- 10:47 – 13:04 Gemini
- 13:04 – 15:34 Cancer
- 15:34 – 18:04 Leo
- 18:04 – 20:32 Virgo
- 20:32 – 23:03 Libra
- 23:03 – 01:27 next day Scorpio
- 01:27 – 03:29 next day Sagittarius
- 03:29 – 05:01 next day Capricorn
- 05:01 – 06:17 next day Aquarius
- 06:17 – 06:54 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