Washington panchang, 10 April 2024
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 19:39 Moonrise 07:36 Chaitra 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
06:39 to 19:39- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:16 – 09:54
- Gulika Kalam 11:32 – 13:09
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:43 – 13:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:09 – 14:47
- 08:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 08:02 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:35 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 18:44 Karana becomes Gara
Night
19:39 to 06:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:39 – 21:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:10 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:48 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 23:10 Moon enters Taurus
- 05:33 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 05:33 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 08:02
- Nakshatra Bharani until 17:35 · lord Venus
- Yoga Priti until 21:48
- Karana Kaulava until 08:02, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 08:02 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:35 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 18:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:48 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 23:10 Moon enters Taurus
- 05:33 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 05:33 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:32 – 13:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:09 – 14:47
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:39 – 17:35
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. 05:11 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:43 – 13:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:39 – 21:51
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:39 – 08:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:35 – 06:37 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:35 – 06:37 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:35 – 06:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:16 – 09:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:54 – 11:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:32 – 13:09 | Good |
| Rog | 13:09 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:47 – 16:24 | Bad |
| Char | 16:24 – 18:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:02 – 19:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:39 – 21:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:02 – 22:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:24 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:08 – 02:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:31 – 03:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:53 – 05:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:15 – 06:37 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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:44 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:54 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 12:04 NowSun
- 13:09 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:19 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:29 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:39 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:29 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:19 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:08 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 02:58 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:43 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:11 – 05:37 Aquarius
- 05:37 – 06:50 Pisces
- 06:50 – 08:14 Aries
- 08:14 – 10:04 Taurus
- 10:04 – 12:21 Gemini
- 12:21 – 14:51 Cancer
- 14:51 – 17:21 Leo
- 17:21 – 19:49 Virgo
- 19:49 – 22:20 Libra
- 22:20 – 00:44 next day Scorpio
- 00:44 – 02:45 next day Sagittarius
- 02:45 – 04:18 next day Capricorn
- 04:18 – 05:33 next day Aquarius
- 05:33 – 06:37 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