Washington panchang, 4 May 2024
Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 20:02 Moonrise 04:10 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
06:07 to 20:02- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:07 – 07:51
- Durmuhurta 06:07 – 07:03
- Durmuhurta 07:03 – 07:58
- Rahu Kalam 09:36 – 11:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:33
- Yamaganda 14:49 – 16:34
- 07:08 Moon enters Pisces
- 11:09 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 11:09 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:37 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Night
20:02 to 06:06 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:02 – 22:03
- Brahma Muhurta 04:45 – 05:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:41 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:06 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 11:09
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 12:37 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 22:06
- Karana Balava until 11:09, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aries
- 07:08 Moon enters Pisces
- 11:09 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 11:09 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:37 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:41 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:06 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:33 – 22:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:07 – 07:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:07 – 07:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:03 – 07:58
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:36 – 11:20
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:49 – 16:34
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:06 – 23:18
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. 04:46 – 05:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:37 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:02 – 22:03
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:07 – 07:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:51 – 09:36 | Good |
| Rog | 09:36 – 11:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:20 – 13:05 | Bad |
| Char | 13:05 – 14:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:49 – 16:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:34 – 18:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:18 – 20:02 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:02 – 21:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:18 – 22:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:33 – 23:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:49 – 01:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:04 – 02:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:20 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:35 – 04:50 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:50 – 06:06 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
- 06:07 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowJupiter
- 08:26 NowMars
- 09:36 NowSun
- 10:45 NowVenus
- 11:55 NowMercury
- 13:05 NowMoon
- 14:14 NowSaturn
- 15:24 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:53 NowVenus
- 20:02 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:33 NowJupiter
- 23:24 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSun
- 01:04 NowVenus
- 01:54 NowMercury
- 02:45 NowMoon
- 03:35 NowSaturn
- 04:25 NowJupiter
- 05:16 NowMars
- 06:07 NowSaturn
- 07:07 NowJupiter
- 08:07 NowMars
- 09:07 NowSun
- 10:07 NowVenus
- 11:07 NowMercury
- 12:07 NowMoon
- 13:07 NowSaturn
- 14:07 NowJupiter
- 15:07 NowMars
- 16:07 NowSun
- 17:07 NowVenus
- 18:07 NowMercury
- 19:07 NowMoon
- 20:07 NowSaturn
- 21:07 NowJupiter
- 22:07 NowMars
- 23:07 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:07 NowVenus
- 01:07 NowMercury
- 02:07 NowMoon
- 03:07 NowSaturn
- 04:07 NowJupiter
- 05:07 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:46 – 05:16 Pisces
- 05:16 – 06:40 Aries
- 06:40 – 08:29 Taurus
- 08:29 – 10:47 Gemini
- 10:47 – 13:17 Cancer
- 13:17 – 15:46 Leo
- 15:46 – 18:15 Virgo
- 18:15 – 20:45 Libra
- 20:45 – 23:10 Scorpio
- 23:10 – 01:11 next day Sagittarius
- 01:11 – 02:44 next day Capricorn
- 02:44 – 03:59 next day Aquarius
- 03:59 – 05:12 next day Pisces
- 05:12 – 06:06 next day Aries
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