Washington panchang, 29 August 2024
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 19:41 Moonrise 01:47 Shravana 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
06:36 to 19:41- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:36 – 08:14
- Gulika Kalam 09:52 – 11:30
- Durmuhurta 10:57 – 11:50
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:42 – 13:34
- Rahu Kalam 14:46 – 16:24
- Durmuhurta 16:11 – 17:04
- 07:09 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 08:47 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
19:41 to 06:36 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 19:41 – 21:52
- Brahma Muhurta 05:09 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:04 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 04:28 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 16:08
- Nakshatra Ardra until 07:09 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Siddhi until 08:47
- Karana Balava until 16:08, then Kaulava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:09 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 08:47 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:04 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 04:28 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:36 – 08:14
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:47 – 08:16 next day
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:52 – 11:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:57 – 11:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:11 – 17:04
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 07:09
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. 05:08 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:42 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:41 – 21:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:09 – 06:36 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:09 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:36 – 08:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:14 – 09:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:52 – 11:30 | Bad |
| Char | 11:30 – 13:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:08 – 14:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:46 – 16:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:24 – 18:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:02 – 19:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:41 – 21:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 21:03 – 22:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:25 – 23:46 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:46 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:08 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:30 – 03:52 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:52 – 05:14 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:14 – 06:36 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
- 06:36 NowJupiter
- 07:41 NowMars
- 08:46 NowSun
- 09:52 NowVenus
- 10:57 NowMercury
- 12:03 NowMoon
- 13:08 NowSaturn
- 14:13 NowJupiter
- 15:19 NowMars
- 16:24 NowSun
- 17:30 NowVenus
- 18:35 NowMercury
- 19:41 NowMoon
- 20:35 NowSaturn
- 21:30 NowJupiter
- 22:25 NowMars
- 23:19 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:14 NowVenus
- 01:08 NowMercury
- 02:03 NowMoon
- 02:58 NowSaturn
- 03:52 NowJupiter
- 04:47 NowMars
- 05:42 NowSun
- 06:36 NowJupiter
- 07:36 NowMars
- 08:36 NowSun
- 09:36 NowVenus
- 10:36 NowMercury
- 11:36 NowMoon
- 12:36 NowSaturn
- 13:36 NowJupiter
- 14:36 NowMars
- 15:36 NowSun
- 16:36 NowVenus
- 17:36 NowMercury
- 18:36 NowMoon
- 19:36 NowSaturn
- 20:36 NowJupiter
- 21:36 NowMars
- 22:36 NowSun
- 23:36 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMercury
- 01:36 NowMoon
- 02:36 NowSaturn
- 03:36 NowJupiter
- 04:36 NowMars
- 05:36 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 05:37 Cancer
- 05:37 – 08:06 Leo
- 08:06 – 10:35 Virgo
- 10:35 – 13:05 Libra
- 13:05 – 15:30 Scorpio
- 15:30 – 17:31 Sagittarius
- 17:31 – 19:04 Capricorn
- 19:04 – 20:19 Aquarius
- 20:19 – 21:32 Pisces
- 21:32 – 22:56 Aries
- 22:56 – 00:46 next day Taurus
- 00:46 – 03:03 next day Gemini
- 03:03 – 05:33 next day Cancer
- 05:33 – 06:36 next day Leo
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