Washington panchang, 2 September 2024
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 19:34 Moonrise 06:02 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
06:39 to 19:34- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:16 – 09:53
- Yamaganda 11:30 – 13:07
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:41 – 13:33
- Durmuhurta 13:33 – 14:24
- Gulika Kalam 14:44 – 16:21
- Durmuhurta 16:08 – 16:59
- 08:49 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 08:51 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:50 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
19:34 to 06:40 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:34 – 21:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:55 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 21:55
- Nakshatra Magha until 14:50 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shiva until 08:49
- Karana Chatushpada until 08:51, then Naga
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Leo
- 08:49 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 08:51 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:50 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 21:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:55 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 13:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:33 – 14:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:44 – 16:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:08 – 16:59
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. 05:11 – 05:55
- 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 19:34 – 21:48
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:39 – 08:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:16 – 09:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:53 – 11:30 | Good |
| Rog | 11:30 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:07 – 14:44 | Bad |
| Char | 14:44 – 16:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:21 – 17:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:58 – 19:34 | Good |
| Char | 19:34 – 20:58 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:58 – 22:21 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:21 – 23:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:44 – 01:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:07 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:30 – 03:54 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:54 – 05:17 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:17 – 06:40 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:39 NowMoon
- 07:44 NowSaturn
- 08:48 NowJupiter
- 09:53 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 13:07 NowMercury
- 14:11 NowMoon
- 15:16 NowSaturn
- 16:21 NowJupiter
- 17:25 NowMars
- 18:30 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:30 NowMercury
- 21:25 NowMoon
- 22:21 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:03 NowVenus
- 02:58 NowMercury
- 03:54 NowMoon
- 04:49 NowSaturn
- 05:45 NowJupiter
- 06:39 NowMoon
- 07:39 NowSaturn
- 08:39 NowJupiter
- 09:39 NowMars
- 10:39 NowSun
- 11:39 NowVenus
- 12:39 NowMercury
- 13:39 NowMoon
- 14:39 NowSaturn
- 15:39 NowJupiter
- 16:39 NowMars
- 17:39 NowSun
- 18:39 NowVenus
- 19:39 NowMercury
- 20:39 NowMoon
- 21:39 NowSaturn
- 22:39 NowJupiter
- 23:39 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:39 NowSun
- 01:39 NowVenus
- 02:39 NowMercury
- 03:39 NowMoon
- 04:39 NowSaturn
- 05:39 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:11 – 05:21 Cancer
- 05:21 – 07:50 Leo
- 07:50 – 10:19 Virgo
- 10:19 – 12:50 Libra
- 12:50 – 15:14 Scorpio
- 15:14 – 17:15 Sagittarius
- 17:15 – 18:48 Capricorn
- 18:48 – 20:03 Aquarius
- 20:03 – 21:16 Pisces
- 21:16 – 22:40 Aries
- 22:40 – 00:30 next day Taurus
- 00:30 – 02:47 next day Gemini
- 02:47 – 05:17 next day Cancer
- 05:17 – 06:40 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