Washington panchang, 2 October 2024
Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 06:53 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
07:06 to 18:47- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:34 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:33 – 13:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:33 – 13:20 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:24
- 14:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 14:49 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 17:51 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
18:47 to 07:07 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:47 – 21:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:09 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:02 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 14:49
- Nakshatra Hasta until 06:02 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Brahma until 17:51
- Karana Naga until 14:49, then Kimstughna
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 14:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 14:49 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 17:51 Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:09 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:02 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:33 – 13:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:24
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. 05:28 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:33 – 13:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 21:15
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:06 – 06:02 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:06 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 10:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:01 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:24 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:24 – 15:52 | Bad |
| Char | 15:52 – 17:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:19 – 18:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:47 – 20:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:19 – 21:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:52 – 23:24 | Good |
| Char | 23:24 – 00:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:57 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:29 – 04:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:02 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:35 – 07:07 next day | Bad |
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
- 07:06 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 10:01 NowJupiter
- 11:00 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:55 NowMercury
- 14:53 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:50 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:50 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:54 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:04 NowMoon
- 06:05 NowSaturn
- 07:06 NowMercury
- 08:06 NowMoon
- 09:06 NowSaturn
- 10:06 NowJupiter
- 11:06 NowMars
- 12:06 NowSun
- 13:06 NowVenus
- 14:06 NowMercury
- 15:06 NowMoon
- 16:06 NowSaturn
- 17:06 NowJupiter
- 18:06 NowMars
- 19:06 NowSun
- 20:06 NowVenus
- 21:06 NowMercury
- 22:06 NowMoon
- 23:06 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:06 NowJupiter
- 01:06 NowMars
- 02:06 NowSun
- 03:06 NowVenus
- 04:06 NowMercury
- 05:06 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:52 Leo
- 05:52 – 08:21 Virgo
- 08:21 – 10:52 Libra
- 10:52 – 13:16 Scorpio
- 13:16 – 15:17 Sagittarius
- 15:17 – 16:50 Capricorn
- 16:50 – 18:05 Aquarius
- 18:05 – 19:18 Pisces
- 19:18 – 20:42 Aries
- 20:42 – 22:32 Taurus
- 22:32 – 00:49 next day Gemini
- 00:49 – 03:19 next day Cancer
- 03:19 – 05:49 next day Leo
- 05:49 – 07:07 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