Washington panchang, 24 July 2024
Sunrise 06:04 Sunset 20:24 Moonrise 22:45 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
06:04 to 20:24- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:51 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:02
- 08:34 Karana becomes Balava
- 08:44 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 19:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 19:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
20:24 to 06:04 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:24 – 22:20
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:18 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 01:15 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 05:48 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 19:10
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 08:44 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shobhana until 22:18
- Karana Bava until 08:34, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:34 Karana becomes Balava
- 08:44 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 19:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 19:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 22:18 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 01:15 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 05:48 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:51 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:02
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:18 – 00:42 next day
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. 04:46 – 05:25
- 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 20:24 – 22:20
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:04 – 07:51 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:51 – 09:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:39 – 11:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:26 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:02 – 16:49 | Bad |
| Char | 16:49 – 18:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:37 – 20:24 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:24 – 21:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:37 – 22:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:49 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:27 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:39 – 04:52 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:52 – 06:04 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
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:15 NowMoon
- 08:27 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:50 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:26 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:49 NowSaturn
- 18:01 NowJupiter
- 19:13 NowMars
- 20:24 NowSun
- 21:13 NowVenus
- 22:01 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:38 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:26 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:16 NowSaturn
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:04 NowMoon
- 08:04 NowSaturn
- 09:04 NowJupiter
- 10:04 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 14:04 NowMoon
- 15:04 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 17:04 NowMars
- 18:04 NowSun
- 19:04 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:04 NowMoon
- 22:04 NowSaturn
- 23:04 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:04 NowVenus
- 03:04 NowMercury
- 04:04 NowMoon
- 05:04 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:46 – 05:28 Gemini
- 05:28 – 07:58 Cancer
- 07:58 – 10:28 Leo
- 10:28 – 12:56 Virgo
- 12:56 – 15:27 Libra
- 15:27 – 17:51 Scorpio
- 17:51 – 19:53 Sagittarius
- 19:53 – 21:25 Capricorn
- 21:25 – 22:41 Aquarius
- 22:41 – 23:53 Pisces
- 23:53 – 01:17 next day Aries
- 01:17 – 03:07 next day Taurus
- 03:07 – 05:24 next day Gemini
- 05:24 – 06:04 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