Washington panchang, 5 April 2024
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 19:34 Moonrise 05:14 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
06:46 to 19:34- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:22 – 09:58
- Durmuhurta 09:20 – 10:11
- Rahu Kalam 11:34 – 13:10
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:36
- Durmuhurta 13:36 – 14:27
- Yamaganda 16:22 – 17:58
- 08:36 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 14:26 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
19:34 to 06:45 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 19:34 – 21:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:16 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:44 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 00:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 00:49 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:09 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 00:49 next day
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 08:36 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shubha until 20:44
- Karana Kaulava until 14:26, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:36 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 14:26 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:44 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 00:49 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 00:49 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:09 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:22 – 09:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:20 – 10:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:34 – 13:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:36 – 14:27
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:22 – 17:58
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. 05:17 – 06:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:34 – 21:49
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:46 – 08:22 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:22 – 09:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:58 – 11:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:34 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:10 – 14:46 | Good |
| Rog | 14:46 – 16:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:22 – 17:58 | Bad |
| Char | 17:58 – 19:34 | Neutral |
| Rog | 19:34 – 20:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:58 – 22:22 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:22 – 23:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:46 – 01:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:10 – 02:34 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:34 – 03:57 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:57 – 05:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:21 – 06:45 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
- 06:46 NowVenus
- 07:50 NowMercury
- 08:54 NowMoon
- 09:58 NowSaturn
- 11:02 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:10 NowSun
- 14:14 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:22 NowMoon
- 17:26 NowSaturn
- 18:30 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:30 NowSun
- 21:26 NowVenus
- 22:22 NowMercury
- 23:18 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSaturn
- 01:10 NowJupiter
- 02:06 NowMars
- 03:01 NowSun
- 03:57 NowVenus
- 04:53 NowMercury
- 05:49 NowMoon
- 06:46 NowVenus
- 07:46 NowMercury
- 08:46 NowMoon
- 09:46 NowSaturn
- 10:46 NowJupiter
- 11:46 NowMars
- 12:46 NowSun
- 13:46 NowVenus
- 14:46 NowMercury
- 15:46 NowMoon
- 16:46 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:46 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:46 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:46 NowMoon
- 23:46 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:46 NowJupiter
- 01:46 NowMars
- 02:46 NowSun
- 03:46 NowVenus
- 04:46 NowMercury
- 05:46 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 05:57 Aquarius
- 05:57 – 07:10 Pisces
- 07:10 – 08:34 Aries
- 08:34 – 10:23 Taurus
- 10:23 – 12:41 Gemini
- 12:41 – 15:11 Cancer
- 15:11 – 17:40 Leo
- 17:40 – 20:09 Virgo
- 20:09 – 22:39 Libra
- 22:39 – 01:04 next day Scorpio
- 01:04 – 03:05 next day Sagittarius
- 03:05 – 04:38 next day Capricorn
- 04:38 – 05:53 next day Aquarius
- 05:53 – 06:45 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