Washington panchang, 17 July 2024
Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 20:29 Moonrise 17:34 Ashadha 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
05:58 to 20:29- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:47 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam 11:25 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:03
- 11:33 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 11:33 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:42 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
20:29 to 05:59 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:29 – 22:23
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:42 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 23:29 Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 11:33
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 17:42 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shukla until 20:42
- Karana Vishti until 11:33, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:33 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 11:33 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:42 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 20:42 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 23:29 Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:47 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:25 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:03
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. 04:42 – 05:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:29 – 22:23
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 05:58 – 17:42
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:58 – 17:42
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 11:33 – 05:59 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:58 – 07:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:47 – 09:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:36 – 11:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:25 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:03 – 16:52 | Bad |
| Char | 16:52 – 18:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:41 – 20:29 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:29 – 21:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:41 – 22:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:52 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:25 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:25 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:36 – 04:48 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:48 – 05:59 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
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 08:23 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 12:01 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:26 NowMercury
- 15:39 NowMoon
- 16:52 NowSaturn
- 18:04 NowJupiter
- 19:17 NowMars
- 20:29 NowSun
- 21:17 NowVenus
- 22:04 NowMercury
- 22:52 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:11 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 06:58 NowMoon
- 07:58 NowSaturn
- 08:58 NowJupiter
- 09:58 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:58 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:58 NowSaturn
- 15:58 NowJupiter
- 16:58 NowMars
- 17:58 NowSun
- 18:58 NowVenus
- 19:58 NowMercury
- 20:58 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 22:58 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSun
- 01:58 NowVenus
- 02:58 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
- 04:58 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 05:56 Gemini
- 05:56 – 08:26 Cancer
- 08:26 – 10:55 Leo
- 10:55 – 13:24 Virgo
- 13:24 – 15:54 Libra
- 15:54 – 18:19 Scorpio
- 18:19 – 20:20 Sagittarius
- 20:20 – 21:53 Capricorn
- 21:53 – 23:08 Aquarius
- 23:08 – 00:21 next day Pisces
- 00:21 – 01:45 next day Aries
- 01:45 – 03:35 next day Taurus
- 03:35 – 05:52 next day Gemini
- 05:52 – 05:59 next day Cancer
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