Washington panchang, 31 July 2024
Sunrise 06:10 Sunset 20:18 Moonrise 01:59 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
06:10 to 20:18- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:56 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam 11:28 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:00
- 06:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 06:26 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:45 Moon enters Gemini
- 18:09 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
20:18 to 06:10 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:18 – 22:16
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 05:59 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 05:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 06:26
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 00:54 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyaghata until 03:19 next day
- Karana Balava until 06:26, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 06:26 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:45 Moon enters Gemini
- 18:09 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 05:59 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 05:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:43 – 08:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:56 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:00
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. 04:51 – 05:30
- 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 – 13:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:18 – 22:16
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:10 – 00:54 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:26 – 05:59 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:10 – 07:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:56 – 09:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:42 – 11:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:28 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:00 – 16:46 | Bad |
| Char | 16:46 – 18:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:32 – 20:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:18 – 21:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:32 – 22:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:46 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:00 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:28 – 03:42 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:42 – 04:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:56 – 06:10 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
- 06:10 NowMercury
- 07:20 NowMoon
- 08:31 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:35 NowMoon
- 16:46 NowSaturn
- 17:57 NowJupiter
- 19:07 NowMars
- 20:18 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 21:57 NowMercury
- 22:46 NowMoon
- 23:35 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:25 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:04 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:21 NowSaturn
- 06:10 NowMercury
- 07:10 NowMoon
- 08:10 NowSaturn
- 09:10 NowJupiter
- 10:10 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 12:10 NowVenus
- 13:10 NowMercury
- 14:10 NowMoon
- 15:10 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:10 NowMars
- 18:10 NowSun
- 19:10 NowVenus
- 20:10 NowMercury
- 21:10 NowMoon
- 22:10 NowSaturn
- 23:10 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMars
- 01:10 NowSun
- 02:10 NowVenus
- 03:10 NowMercury
- 04:10 NowMoon
- 05:10 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 05:01 Gemini
- 05:01 – 07:31 Cancer
- 07:31 – 10:00 Leo
- 10:00 – 12:29 Virgo
- 12:29 – 14:59 Libra
- 14:59 – 17:24 Scorpio
- 17:24 – 19:25 Sagittarius
- 19:25 – 20:58 Capricorn
- 20:58 – 22:13 Aquarius
- 22:13 – 23:26 Pisces
- 23:26 – 00:50 next day Aries
- 00:50 – 02:40 next day Taurus
- 02:40 – 04:57 next day Gemini
- 04:57 – 06:10 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