Washington panchang, 22 July 2024
Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 20:26 Moonrise 21:49 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
06:02 to 20:26- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:50 – 09:38
- Yamaganda 11:26 – 13:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Durmuhurta 13:43 – 14:40
- Gulika Kalam 15:02 – 16:50
- Durmuhurta 16:36 – 17:33
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 12:51 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:19 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:26 to 06:03 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 20:26 – 22:21
- Brahma Muhurta 04:46 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:50 Moon enters Aquarius
- 00:53 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 00:53 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:05 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 00:53 next day
- Nakshatra Shravana until 12:51 · lord Moon
- Yoga Priti until 08:28
- Karana Taitila until 14:19, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 12:51 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:19 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:50 Moon enters Aquarius
- 00:53 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 00:53 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:05 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:50 – 09:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:43 – 14:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:02 – 16:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:36 – 17:33
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 – 05:24
- 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 20:26 – 22:21
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:02 – 12:51
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:02 – 12:51
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:02 – 07:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:50 – 09:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:38 – 11:26 | Good |
| Rog | 11:26 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:14 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Char | 15:02 – 16:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:50 – 18:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:38 – 20:26 | Good |
| Char | 20:26 – 21:38 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 21:38 – 22:50 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:50 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:14 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:26 – 03:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:39 – 04:51 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:51 – 06:03 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:02 NowMoon
- 07:14 NowSaturn
- 08:26 NowJupiter
- 09:38 NowMars
- 10:50 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:26 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:50 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:14 NowSun
- 20:26 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 22:50 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 02:50 NowMercury
- 03:39 NowMoon
- 04:27 NowSaturn
- 05:15 NowJupiter
- 06:02 NowMoon
- 07:02 NowSaturn
- 08:02 NowJupiter
- 09:02 NowMars
- 10:02 NowSun
- 11:02 NowVenus
- 12:02 NowMercury
- 13:02 NowMoon
- 14:02 NowSaturn
- 15:02 NowJupiter
- 16:02 NowMars
- 17:02 NowSun
- 18:02 NowVenus
- 19:02 NowMercury
- 20:02 NowMoon
- 21:02 NowSaturn
- 22:02 NowJupiter
- 23:02 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSun
- 01:02 NowVenus
- 02:02 NowMercury
- 03:02 NowMoon
- 04:02 NowSaturn
- 05:02 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:45 – 05:36 Gemini
- 05:36 – 08:06 Cancer
- 08:06 – 10:36 Leo
- 10:36 – 13:04 Virgo
- 13:04 – 15:35 Libra
- 15:35 – 17:59 Scorpio
- 17:59 – 20:00 Sagittarius
- 20:00 – 21:33 Capricorn
- 21:33 – 22:48 Aquarius
- 22:48 – 00:01 next day Pisces
- 00:01 – 01:25 next day Aries
- 01:25 – 03:15 next day Taurus
- 03:15 – 05:32 next day Gemini
- 05:32 – 06:03 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