Washington panchang, 18 July 2024
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 20:29 Moonrise 18:39 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
05:59 to 20:29- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:59 – 07:47
- Gulika Kalam 09:36 – 11:25
- Durmuhurta 10:49 – 11:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam 15:03 – 16:51
- Durmuhurta 16:37 – 17:35
- 11:14 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 11:14 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:55 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 17:55 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 19:14 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
20:29 to 05:59 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 20:29 – 22:23
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:48 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 11:14
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 17:55 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Brahma until 19:14
- Karana Balava until 11:14, then Kaulava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:14 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 11:14 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:55 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 17:55 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 19:14 Yoga becomes Indra
- 22:48 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:59 – 07:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:36 – 11:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:49 – 11:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:03 – 16:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:37 – 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. 04:43 – 05:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 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
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:55 – 05:59 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:59 – 07:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:47 – 09:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:36 – 11:25 | Bad |
| Char | 11:25 – 13:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:14 – 15:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:03 – 16:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:51 – 18:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:40 – 20:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:29 – 21:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 21:40 – 22:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:52 – 00:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:14 – 02:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:25 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:37 – 04:48 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:48 – 05:59 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
- 05:59 NowJupiter
- 07:11 NowMars
- 08:24 NowSun
- 09:36 NowVenus
- 10:49 NowMercury
- 12:01 NowMoon
- 13:14 NowSaturn
- 14:26 NowJupiter
- 15:39 NowMars
- 16:51 NowSun
- 18:04 NowVenus
- 19:16 NowMercury
- 20:29 NowMoon
- 21:16 NowSaturn
- 22:04 NowJupiter
- 22:52 NowMars
- 23:39 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:27 NowVenus
- 01:14 NowMercury
- 02:02 NowMoon
- 02:49 NowSaturn
- 03:37 NowJupiter
- 04:24 NowMars
- 05:12 NowSun
- 05:59 NowJupiter
- 06:59 NowMars
- 07:59 NowSun
- 08:59 NowVenus
- 09:59 NowMercury
- 10:59 NowMoon
- 11:59 NowSaturn
- 12:59 NowJupiter
- 13:59 NowMars
- 14:59 NowSun
- 15:59 NowVenus
- 16:59 NowMercury
- 17:59 NowMoon
- 18:59 NowSaturn
- 19:59 NowJupiter
- 20:59 NowMars
- 21:59 NowSun
- 22:59 NowVenus
- 23:59 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMoon
- 01:59 NowSaturn
- 02:59 NowJupiter
- 03:59 NowMars
- 04:59 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:52 Gemini
- 05:52 – 08:22 Cancer
- 08:22 – 10:51 Leo
- 10:51 – 13:20 Virgo
- 13:20 – 15:50 Libra
- 15:50 – 18:15 Scorpio
- 18:15 – 20:16 Sagittarius
- 20:16 – 21:49 Capricorn
- 21:49 – 23:04 Aquarius
- 23:04 – 00:17 next day Pisces
- 00:17 – 01:41 next day Aries
- 01:41 – 03:31 next day Taurus
- 03:31 – 05:48 next day Gemini
- 05:48 – 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