Washington panchang, 26 June 2024
Sunrise 05:46 Sunset 20:36 Jyeshtha 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
05:46 to 20:36- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:37 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam 11:19 – 13:11
- Durmuhurta 12:41 – 13:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:41 – 13:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:11 – 15:02
- 11:25 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 11:25 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:50 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
20:36 to 05:46 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:36 – 22:26
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:17 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 11:25
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 02:06 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Priti until 17:50
- Karana Taitila until 11:25, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Gemini
- 11:25 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 11:25 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:50 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:17 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:37 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:19 – 13:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:41 – 13:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 15:02
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. 04:32 – 05:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:41 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:36 – 22:26
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 02:06 – 05:46 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:46 – 07:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:37 – 09:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:28 – 11:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:19 – 13:11 | Good |
| Rog | 13:11 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:02 – 16:53 | Bad |
| Char | 16:53 – 18:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:44 – 20:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:36 – 21:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:45 – 22:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:53 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:02 – 01:11 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:11 – 02:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:20 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:28 – 04:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:37 – 05:46 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
- 05:46 NowMercury
- 07:00 NowMoon
- 08:14 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 13:11 NowVenus
- 14:25 NowMercury
- 15:39 NowMoon
- 16:53 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:22 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:22 NowVenus
- 22:07 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:25 NowJupiter
- 01:11 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:43 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:14 NowMoon
- 05:00 NowSaturn
- 05:46 NowMercury
- 06:46 NowMoon
- 07:46 NowSaturn
- 08:46 NowJupiter
- 09:46 NowMars
- 10:46 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:46 NowSaturn
- 15:46 NowJupiter
- 16:46 NowMars
- 17:46 NowSun
- 18:46 NowVenus
- 19:46 NowMercury
- 20:46 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:46 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:46 NowVenus
- 02:46 NowMercury
- 03:46 NowMoon
- 04:46 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:32 – 05:01 Taurus
- 05:01 – 07:19 Gemini
- 07:19 – 09:48 Cancer
- 09:48 – 12:18 Leo
- 12:18 – 14:46 Virgo
- 14:46 – 17:17 Libra
- 17:17 – 19:41 Scorpio
- 19:41 – 21:43 Sagittarius
- 21:43 – 23:15 Capricorn
- 23:15 – 00:31 next day Aquarius
- 00:31 – 01:43 next day Pisces
- 01:43 – 03:08 next day Aries
- 03:08 – 04:57 next day Taurus
- 04:57 – 05:46 next day Gemini
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