Washington panchang, 21 September 2024
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 19:04 Moonrise 21:10 Bhadrapada 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
06:56 to 19:04- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:56 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta 06:56 – 07:45
- Durmuhurta 07:45 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam 09:58 – 11:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:24
- Yamaganda 14:31 – 16:02
- 08:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 08:44 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:06 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Night
19:04 to 06:57 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 19:04 – 21:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:24 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:39 Moon enters Taurus
- 22:47 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 06:14 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 06:14 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 08:44
- Nakshatra Bharani until 15:06 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 22:47
- Karana Balava until 08:44, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 08:44 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:06 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 19:24 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:39 Moon enters Taurus
- 22:47 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 06:14 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 06:14 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:56 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:56 – 07:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:45 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:58 – 11:29
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:31 – 16:02
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:47 – 23:59
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. 05:21 – 06:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:04 – 21:27
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:56 – 08:44
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:56 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:27 – 09:58 | Good |
| Rog | 09:58 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:29 – 13:00 | Bad |
| Char | 13:00 – 14:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:31 – 16:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:02 – 17:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:33 – 19:04 | Bad |
| Labh | 19:04 – 20:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:33 – 22:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:02 – 23:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:31 – 01:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:01 – 02:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:30 – 03:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:59 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:28 – 06:57 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
- 06:56 NowSaturn
- 07:57 NowJupiter
- 08:57 NowMars
- 09:58 NowSun
- 10:59 NowVenus
- 11:59 NowMercury
- 13:00 NowMoon
- 14:01 NowSaturn
- 15:02 NowJupiter
- 16:02 NowMars
- 17:03 NowSun
- 18:04 NowVenus
- 19:04 NowMercury
- 20:04 NowMoon
- 21:03 NowSaturn
- 22:02 NowJupiter
- 23:02 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSun
- 01:01 NowVenus
- 02:00 NowMercury
- 02:59 NowMoon
- 03:59 NowSaturn
- 04:58 NowJupiter
- 05:58 NowMars
- 06:56 NowSaturn
- 07:56 NowJupiter
- 08:56 NowMars
- 09:56 NowSun
- 10:56 NowVenus
- 11:56 NowMercury
- 12:56 NowMoon
- 13:56 NowSaturn
- 14:56 NowJupiter
- 15:56 NowMars
- 16:56 NowSun
- 17:56 NowVenus
- 18:56 NowMercury
- 19:56 NowMoon
- 20:56 NowSaturn
- 21:56 NowJupiter
- 22:56 NowMars
- 23:56 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:56 NowVenus
- 01:56 NowMercury
- 02:56 NowMoon
- 03:56 NowSaturn
- 04:56 NowJupiter
- 05:56 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 06:36 Leo
- 06:36 – 09:04 Virgo
- 09:04 – 11:35 Libra
- 11:35 – 13:59 Scorpio
- 13:59 – 16:01 Sagittarius
- 16:01 – 17:33 Capricorn
- 17:33 – 18:49 Aquarius
- 18:49 – 20:01 Pisces
- 20:01 – 21:26 Aries
- 21:26 – 23:15 Taurus
- 23:15 – 01:33 next day Gemini
- 01:33 – 04:02 next day Cancer
- 04:02 – 06:32 next day Leo
- 06:32 – 06:57 next day Virgo
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