Washington panchang, 1 September 2024
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 19:36 Moonrise 05:00 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
06:38 to 19:36- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:41 – 13:33
- Yamaganda 13:07 – 14:44
- Gulika Kalam 16:22 – 17:59
- Durmuhurta 17:52 – 18:44
- Rahu Kalam 17:59 – 19:36
- 06:58 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 08:19 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 12:18 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:18 Moon enters Leo
Night
19:36 to 06:39 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:36 – 21:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:52 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:52 Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 19:52
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 12:18 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Parigha until 08:19
- Karana Vishti until 06:58, then Shakuni
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:58 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 08:19 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 12:18 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 12:18 Moon enters Leo
- 19:52 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 19:52 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 18:11 – 06:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:22 – 17:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:52 – 18:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:59 – 19:36
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. 05:10 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:41 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:36 – 21:49
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:38 – 08:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:15 – 09:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:53 – 11:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:30 – 13:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:07 – 14:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:44 – 16:22 | Good |
| Rog | 16:22 – 17:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:59 – 19:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:36 – 20:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:59 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 23:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:45 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:08 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 03:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:53 – 05:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:16 – 06:39 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
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:43 NowVenus
- 08:48 NowMercury
- 09:53 NowMoon
- 10:57 NowSaturn
- 12:02 NowJupiter
- 13:07 NowMars
- 14:12 NowSun
- 15:17 NowVenus
- 16:22 NowMercury
- 17:26 NowMoon
- 18:31 NowSaturn
- 19:36 NowJupiter
- 20:31 NowMars
- 21:26 NowSun
- 22:22 NowVenus
- 23:17 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMoon
- 01:08 NowSaturn
- 02:03 NowJupiter
- 02:58 NowMars
- 03:53 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:44 NowMercury
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:38 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:38 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:38 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:10 – 05:25 Cancer
- 05:25 – 07:54 Leo
- 07:54 – 10:23 Virgo
- 10:23 – 12:53 Libra
- 12:53 – 15:18 Scorpio
- 15:18 – 17:19 Sagittarius
- 17:19 – 18:52 Capricorn
- 18:52 – 20:07 Aquarius
- 20:07 – 21:20 Pisces
- 21:20 – 22:44 Aries
- 22:44 – 00:34 next day Taurus
- 00:34 – 02:51 next day Gemini
- 02:51 – 05:21 next day Cancer
- 05:21 – 06:39 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