Washington panchang, 3 August 2024
Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 20:15 Moonrise 05:00 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
06:12 to 20:15- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:12 – 07:58
- Durmuhurta 06:12 – 07:08
- Durmuhurta 07:08 – 08:05
- Rahu Kalam 09:43 – 11:28
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:42
- Yamaganda 14:59 – 16:44
- 06:21 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:21 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:43 Karana becomes Naga
Night
20:15 to 06:13 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:15 – 22:14
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:33 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:08 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 03:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 06:21
- Nakshatra Pushya until 03:56 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Siddhi until 01:08 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 06:21, then Chatushpada
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:21 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:21 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:43 Karana becomes Naga
- 01:08 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 03:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:12 – 07:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:12 – 07:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:08 – 08:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:43 – 11:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:59 – 16:44
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:08 – 01:07 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. 04:53 – 05:32
- 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 20:15 – 22:14
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:12 – 06:21
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:12 – 07:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:58 – 09:43 | Good |
| Rog | 09:43 – 11:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:28 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Char | 13:14 – 14:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:59 – 16:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:44 – 18:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:30 – 20:15 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:15 – 21:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:30 – 22:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:44 – 23:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:59 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:14 – 02:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:29 – 03:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:44 – 04:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:58 – 06:13 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
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:22 NowJupiter
- 08:33 NowMars
- 09:43 NowSun
- 10:53 NowVenus
- 12:03 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:24 NowSaturn
- 15:34 NowJupiter
- 16:44 NowMars
- 17:54 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:15 NowMercury
- 21:05 NowMoon
- 21:55 NowSaturn
- 22:44 NowJupiter
- 23:34 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:24 NowSun
- 01:14 NowVenus
- 02:04 NowMercury
- 02:54 NowMoon
- 03:44 NowSaturn
- 04:33 NowJupiter
- 05:23 NowMars
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowJupiter
- 08:12 NowMars
- 09:12 NowSun
- 10:12 NowVenus
- 11:12 NowMercury
- 12:12 NowMoon
- 13:12 NowSaturn
- 14:12 NowJupiter
- 15:12 NowMars
- 16:12 NowSun
- 17:12 NowVenus
- 18:12 NowMercury
- 19:12 NowMoon
- 20:12 NowSaturn
- 21:12 NowJupiter
- 22:12 NowMars
- 23:12 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:12 NowVenus
- 01:12 NowMercury
- 02:12 NowMoon
- 03:12 NowSaturn
- 04:12 NowJupiter
- 05:12 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 07:19 Cancer
- 07:19 – 09:48 Leo
- 09:48 – 12:17 Virgo
- 12:17 – 14:47 Libra
- 14:47 – 17:12 Scorpio
- 17:12 – 19:13 Sagittarius
- 19:13 – 20:46 Capricorn
- 20:46 – 22:01 Aquarius
- 22:01 – 23:14 Pisces
- 23:14 – 00:38 next day Aries
- 00:38 – 02:28 next day Taurus
- 02:28 – 04:45 next day Gemini
- 04:45 – 06:13 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