Washington panchang, 30 September 2024
Sunrise 07:04 Sunset 18:50 Moonrise 04:56 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
07:04 to 18:50- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:32 – 10:01
- Yamaganda 11:29 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:34 – 13:21
- Durmuhurta 13:21 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam 14:25 – 15:53
- Durmuhurta 15:42 – 16:29
- 09:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 09:37 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:47 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
18:50 to 07:05 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:50 – 21:17
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:52 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 23:46 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 06:32 next day Moon enters Virgo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 09:37
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 23:46 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shubha until 15:47
- Karana Vanija until 09:37, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 09:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 09:37 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:47 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 22:52 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 23:46 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 06:32 next day Moon enters Virgo
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:32 – 10:01
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:37 – 22:52
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:21 – 14:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:25 – 15:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:42 – 16:29
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 06:05 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 04:57 – 07:05 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. 05:27 – 06:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:34 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:50 – 21:17
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:04 – 08:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:32 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:01 – 11:29 | Good |
| Rog | 11:29 – 12:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:57 – 14:25 | Bad |
| Char | 14:25 – 15:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:53 – 17:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:22 – 18:50 | Good |
| Char | 18:50 – 20:22 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:22 – 21:54 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:54 – 23:26 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:26 – 00:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:58 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:29 – 04:01 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:01 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:33 – 07:05 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
- 07:04 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 10:01 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:55 NowSaturn
- 15:53 NowJupiter
- 16:52 NowMars
- 17:51 NowSun
- 18:50 NowVenus
- 19:51 NowMercury
- 20:52 NowMoon
- 21:54 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSun
- 01:59 NowVenus
- 03:00 NowMercury
- 04:01 NowMoon
- 05:03 NowSaturn
- 06:04 NowJupiter
- 07:04 NowMoon
- 08:04 NowSaturn
- 09:04 NowJupiter
- 10:04 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 14:04 NowMoon
- 15:04 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 17:04 NowMars
- 18:04 NowSun
- 19:04 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:04 NowMoon
- 22:04 NowSaturn
- 23:04 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:04 NowVenus
- 03:04 NowMercury
- 04:04 NowMoon
- 05:04 NowSaturn
- 06:04 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:00 Leo
- 06:00 – 08:29 Virgo
- 08:29 – 10:59 Libra
- 10:59 – 13:24 Scorpio
- 13:24 – 15:25 Sagittarius
- 15:25 – 16:58 Capricorn
- 16:58 – 18:13 Aquarius
- 18:13 – 19:26 Pisces
- 19:26 – 20:50 Aries
- 20:50 – 22:40 Taurus
- 22:40 – 00:57 next day Gemini
- 00:57 – 03:27 next day Cancer
- 03:27 – 05:56 next day Leo
- 05:56 – 07:05 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