Washington panchang, 5 May 2024
Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 20:03 Moonrise 04:36 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
06:06 to 20:03- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:33
- Yamaganda 13:05 – 14:49
- Gulika Kalam 16:34 – 18:19
- Durmuhurta 18:12 – 19:08
- Rahu Kalam 18:19 – 20:03
- 08:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 08:12 Karana becomes Gara
- 10:27 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 18:33 Yoga becomes Priti
- 18:41 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
20:03 to 06:05 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:03 – 22:04
- Brahma Muhurta 04:45 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:10 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:10 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 08:12
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 10:27 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vishkambha until 18:33
- Karana Taitila until 08:12, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Aries
- 08:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 08:12 Karana becomes Gara
- 10:27 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 18:33 Yoga becomes Priti
- 18:41 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:10 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:10 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:05 – 14:49
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:34 – 18:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:12 – 19:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:19 – 20:03
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 05:10 – 08:13 next day
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. 04:45 – 05:26
- 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 20:03 – 22:04
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:06 – 10:27
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:06 – 07:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:51 – 09:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:35 – 11:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:20 – 13:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:05 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:49 – 16:34 | Good |
| Rog | 16:34 – 18:19 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:19 – 20:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:03 – 21:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:19 – 22:34 | Good |
| Char | 22:34 – 23:49 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:49 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:04 – 02:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 04:50 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:50 – 06:05 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
- 06:06 NowSun
- 07:16 NowVenus
- 08:25 NowMercury
- 09:35 NowMoon
- 10:45 NowSaturn
- 11:55 NowJupiter
- 13:05 NowMars
- 14:14 NowSun
- 15:24 NowVenus
- 16:34 NowMercury
- 17:44 NowMoon
- 18:54 NowSaturn
- 20:03 NowJupiter
- 20:53 NowMars
- 21:44 NowSun
- 22:34 NowVenus
- 23:24 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMoon
- 01:04 NowSaturn
- 01:54 NowJupiter
- 02:44 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:24 NowVenus
- 05:15 NowMercury
- 06:06 NowSun
- 07:06 NowVenus
- 08:06 NowMercury
- 09:06 NowMoon
- 10:06 NowSaturn
- 11:06 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 15:06 NowMercury
- 16:06 NowMoon
- 17:06 NowSaturn
- 18:06 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:06 NowSun
- 21:06 NowVenus
- 22:06 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:06 NowJupiter
- 02:06 NowMars
- 03:06 NowSun
- 04:06 NowVenus
- 05:06 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:45 – 05:12 Pisces
- 05:12 – 06:36 Aries
- 06:36 – 08:26 Taurus
- 08:26 – 10:43 Gemini
- 10:43 – 13:13 Cancer
- 13:13 – 15:42 Leo
- 15:42 – 18:11 Virgo
- 18:11 – 20:41 Libra
- 20:41 – 23:06 Scorpio
- 23:06 – 01:07 next day Sagittarius
- 01:07 – 02:40 next day Capricorn
- 02:40 – 03:55 next day Aquarius
- 03:55 – 05:08 next day Pisces
- 05:08 – 06:05 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