Washington panchang, 21 July 2024
Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 20:27 Moonrise 21:14 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
06:01 to 20:27- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Yamaganda 13:14 – 15:02
- Gulika Kalam 16:50 – 18:39
- Durmuhurta 18:31 – 19:29
- Rahu Kalam 18:39 – 20:27
- 06:17 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:17 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:41 Yoga becomes Priti
- 14:44 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 17:01 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
20:27 to 06:02 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:27 – 22:22
- Brahma Muhurta 04:45 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 03:42 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 06:17
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 14:44 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vishkambha until 11:41
- Karana Bava until 06:17, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:17 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 06:17 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:41 Yoga becomes Priti
- 14:44 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 17:01 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 03:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 03:42 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:50 – 18:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:31 – 19:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:39 – 20:27
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 – 05:23
- 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 20:27 – 22:22
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:01 – 14:44
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:01 – 07:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:49 – 09:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:37 – 11:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:26 – 13:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:14 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:02 – 16:50 | Good |
| Rog | 16:50 – 18:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:39 – 20:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:27 – 21:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:39 – 22:51 | Good |
| Char | 22:51 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:14 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:26 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:38 – 04:50 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:50 – 06:02 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
- 06:01 NowSun
- 07:13 NowVenus
- 08:25 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:50 NowSaturn
- 12:02 NowJupiter
- 13:14 NowMars
- 14:26 NowSun
- 15:38 NowVenus
- 16:50 NowMercury
- 18:02 NowMoon
- 19:15 NowSaturn
- 20:27 NowJupiter
- 21:15 NowMars
- 22:03 NowSun
- 22:51 NowVenus
- 23:38 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMoon
- 01:14 NowSaturn
- 02:02 NowJupiter
- 02:50 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:26 NowVenus
- 05:14 NowMercury
- 06:01 NowSun
- 07:01 NowVenus
- 08:01 NowMercury
- 09:01 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 13:01 NowSun
- 14:01 NowVenus
- 15:01 NowMercury
- 16:01 NowMoon
- 17:01 NowSaturn
- 18:01 NowJupiter
- 19:01 NowMars
- 20:01 NowSun
- 21:01 NowVenus
- 22:01 NowMercury
- 23:01 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSaturn
- 01:01 NowJupiter
- 02:01 NowMars
- 03:01 NowSun
- 04:01 NowVenus
- 05:01 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:45 – 05:40 Gemini
- 05:40 – 08:10 Cancer
- 08:10 – 10:39 Leo
- 10:39 – 13:08 Virgo
- 13:08 – 15:39 Libra
- 15:39 – 18:03 Scorpio
- 18:03 – 20:04 Sagittarius
- 20:04 – 21:37 Capricorn
- 21:37 – 22:52 Aquarius
- 22:52 – 00:05 next day Pisces
- 00:05 – 01:29 next day Aries
- 01:29 – 03:19 next day Taurus
- 03:19 – 05:36 next day Gemini
- 05:36 – 06:02 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