Washington panchang, 28 July 2024
Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 20:21 Moonrise 00:04 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
06:07 to 20:21- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:42
- Yamaganda 13:14 – 15:01
- Gulika Kalam 16:47 – 18:34
- Durmuhurta 18:27 – 19:24
- Rahu Kalam 18:34 – 20:21
- 09:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 09:58 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Ganda
Night
20:21 to 06:08 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:21 – 22:18
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:09 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 09:58
- Nakshatra Bharani until 01:25 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Shula until 10:41
- Karana Kaulava until 09:58, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 09:58 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:41 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 21:09 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:41 – 13:05
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:47 – 18:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:27 – 19:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:34 – 20:21
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:07 – 01:25 next day
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 13:01 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 12:02 – 14:00
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. 04:49 – 05:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:21 – 22:18
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:07 – 07:54 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:54 – 09:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:40 – 11:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:27 – 13:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:14 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:01 – 16:47 | Good |
| Rog | 16:47 – 18:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:34 – 20:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:21 – 21:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:34 – 22:48 | Good |
| Char | 22:48 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:14 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:28 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 04:54 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:54 – 06:08 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
- 06:07 NowSun
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:29 NowMercury
- 09:40 NowMoon
- 10:52 NowSaturn
- 12:03 NowJupiter
- 13:14 NowMars
- 14:25 NowSun
- 15:36 NowVenus
- 16:47 NowMercury
- 17:59 NowMoon
- 19:10 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:10 NowMars
- 21:59 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:37 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMoon
- 01:14 NowSaturn
- 02:03 NowJupiter
- 02:52 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:30 NowVenus
- 05:19 NowMercury
- 06:07 NowSun
- 07:07 NowVenus
- 08:07 NowMercury
- 09:07 NowMoon
- 10:07 NowSaturn
- 11:07 NowJupiter
- 12:07 NowMars
- 13:07 NowSun
- 14:07 NowVenus
- 15:07 NowMercury
- 16:07 NowMoon
- 17:07 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:07 NowMars
- 20:07 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 22:07 NowMercury
- 23:07 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:07 NowSaturn
- 01:07 NowJupiter
- 02:07 NowMars
- 03:07 NowSun
- 04:07 NowVenus
- 05:07 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 05:13 Gemini
- 05:13 – 07:43 Cancer
- 07:43 – 10:12 Leo
- 10:12 – 12:41 Virgo
- 12:41 – 15:11 Libra
- 15:11 – 17:36 Scorpio
- 17:36 – 19:37 Sagittarius
- 19:37 – 21:09 Capricorn
- 21:09 – 22:25 Aquarius
- 22:25 – 23:37 Pisces
- 23:37 – 01:02 next day Aries
- 01:02 – 02:51 next day Taurus
- 02:51 – 05:09 next day Gemini
- 05:09 – 06:08 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