Washington panchang, 7 April 2024
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 19:36 Moonrise 06:10 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
06:43 to 19:36- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:44 – 13:36
- Yamaganda 13:10 – 14:47
- Gulika Kalam 16:23 – 18:00
- Durmuhurta 17:53 – 18:45
- Rahu Kalam 18:00 – 19:36
- 07:38 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 12:46 Yoga becomes Indra
- 17:51 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 17:51 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
19:36 to 06:42 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:36 – 21:50
- Brahma Muhurta 05:13 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 04:05 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 17:51
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 00:42 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Brahma until 12:46
- Karana Vishti until 07:38, then Shakuni
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Pisces
- 07:38 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 12:46 Yoga becomes Indra
- 17:51 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 17:51 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 00:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 04:05 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 21:24 – 22:09
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:09 – 07:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:10 – 14:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:23 – 18:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:53 – 18:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:00 – 19:36
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. 05:14 – 05:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:44 – 13:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:36 – 21:50
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:43 – 00:42 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:43 – 08:20 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:20 – 09:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:57 – 11:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:33 – 13:10 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:10 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:47 – 16:23 | Good |
| Rog | 16:23 – 18:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:00 – 19:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:36 – 21:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:00 – 22:23 | Good |
| Char | 22:23 – 23:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:46 – 01:09 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:09 – 02:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:32 – 03:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:56 – 05:19 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:19 – 06:42 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
- 06:43 NowSun
- 07:48 NowVenus
- 08:52 NowMercury
- 09:57 NowMoon
- 11:01 NowSaturn
- 12:05 NowJupiter
- 13:10 NowMars
- 14:14 NowSun
- 15:19 NowVenus
- 16:23 NowMercury
- 17:28 NowMoon
- 18:32 NowSaturn
- 19:36 NowJupiter
- 20:32 NowMars
- 21:27 NowSun
- 22:23 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMoon
- 01:09 NowSaturn
- 02:05 NowJupiter
- 03:00 NowMars
- 03:56 NowSun
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 05:46 NowMercury
- 06:43 NowSun
- 07:43 NowVenus
- 08:43 NowMercury
- 09:43 NowMoon
- 10:43 NowSaturn
- 11:43 NowJupiter
- 12:43 NowMars
- 13:43 NowSun
- 14:43 NowVenus
- 15:43 NowMercury
- 16:43 NowMoon
- 17:43 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:43 NowMars
- 20:43 NowSun
- 21:43 NowVenus
- 22:43 NowMercury
- 23:43 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSaturn
- 01:43 NowJupiter
- 02:43 NowMars
- 03:43 NowSun
- 04:43 NowVenus
- 05:43 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 05:49 Aquarius
- 05:49 – 07:02 Pisces
- 07:02 – 08:26 Aries
- 08:26 – 10:16 Taurus
- 10:16 – 12:33 Gemini
- 12:33 – 15:03 Cancer
- 15:03 – 17:32 Leo
- 17:32 – 20:01 Virgo
- 20:01 – 22:31 Libra
- 22:31 – 00:56 next day Scorpio
- 00:56 – 02:57 next day Sagittarius
- 02:57 – 04:30 next day Capricorn
- 04:30 – 05:45 next day Aquarius
- 05:45 – 06:42 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