Washington panchang, 3 April 2024
Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 19:33 Moonrise 04:02 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
06:50 to 19:33- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:25 – 10:00
- Gulika Kalam 11:36 – 13:11
- Durmuhurta 12:46 – 13:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:46 – 13:36 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:11 – 14:46
- 08:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 08:59 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:17 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
Night
19:33 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:33 – 21:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:56 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:45 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 06:44 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 06:44 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 08:59
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 12:17 · lord Sun
- Yoga Siddha until 03:45 next day
- Karana Gara until 08:59, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 08:59 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:17 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 19:56 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:45 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 06:44 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 06:44 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 10:00
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:36 – 13:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:46 – 13:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 14:46
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. 05:19 – 06:04
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:46 – 13:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:33 – 21:48
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:50 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:25 – 10:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:00 – 11:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:36 – 13:11 | Good |
| Rog | 13:11 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:22 | Bad |
| Char | 16:22 – 17:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:57 – 19:33 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:33 – 20:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:57 – 22:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:21 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:10 – 02:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:35 – 03:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:59 – 05:24 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:24 – 06:48 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
- 06:50 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 10:00 NowJupiter
- 11:04 NowMars
- 12:07 NowSun
- 13:11 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:25 NowJupiter
- 18:29 NowMars
- 19:33 NowSun
- 20:29 NowVenus
- 21:25 NowMercury
- 22:21 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:10 NowMars
- 02:07 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:55 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 06:50 NowMercury
- 07:50 NowMoon
- 08:50 NowSaturn
- 09:50 NowJupiter
- 10:50 NowMars
- 11:50 NowSun
- 12:50 NowVenus
- 13:50 NowMercury
- 14:50 NowMoon
- 15:50 NowSaturn
- 16:50 NowJupiter
- 17:50 NowMars
- 18:50 NowSun
- 19:50 NowVenus
- 20:50 NowMercury
- 21:50 NowMoon
- 22:50 NowSaturn
- 23:50 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:50 NowMars
- 01:50 NowSun
- 02:50 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 04:50 NowMoon
- 05:50 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:05 Aquarius
- 06:05 – 07:18 Pisces
- 07:18 – 08:42 Aries
- 08:42 – 10:31 Taurus
- 10:31 – 12:49 Gemini
- 12:49 – 15:19 Cancer
- 15:19 – 17:48 Leo
- 17:48 – 20:17 Virgo
- 20:17 – 22:47 Libra
- 22:47 – 01:12 next day Scorpio
- 01:12 – 03:13 next day Sagittarius
- 03:13 – 04:46 next day Capricorn
- 04:46 – 06:01 next day Aquarius
- 06:01 – 06:48 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