Washington panchang, 8 October 2024
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 18:37 Moonrise 13:02 Ashwin 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
07:12 to 18:37- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:29 – 10:15
- Yamaganda 10:03 – 11:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 12:55 – 14:20
- Rahu Kalam 15:46 – 17:12
- 14:21 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:37 to 07:13 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:37 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:38 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 18:38 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 21:06 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 02:44 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 02:44 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 02:44 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 18:38 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Saubhagya until 21:06
- Karana Kaulava until 14:21, then Taitila
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Virgo
- 14:21 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:38 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 18:38 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 21:06 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 02:44 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 02:44 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:29 – 10:15
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:03 – 11:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:55 – 14:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:46 – 17:12
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. 05:32 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:37 – 21:09
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:12 – 18:38
Choghadiya
| Rog | 07:12 – 08:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:38 – 10:03 | Bad |
| Char | 10:03 – 11:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:29 – 12:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:55 – 14:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:20 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:46 – 17:12 | Good |
| Rog | 17:12 – 18:37 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:37 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:12 – 21:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:46 – 23:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:21 – 00:55 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:55 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:30 – 04:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:04 – 05:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:38 – 07:13 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
- 07:12 NowMars
- 08:09 NowSun
- 09:06 NowVenus
- 10:03 NowMercury
- 11:00 NowMoon
- 11:58 NowSaturn
- 12:55 NowJupiter
- 13:52 NowMars
- 14:49 NowSun
- 15:46 NowVenus
- 16:43 NowMercury
- 17:40 NowMoon
- 18:37 NowSaturn
- 19:40 NowJupiter
- 20:43 NowMars
- 21:46 NowSun
- 22:49 NowVenus
- 23:52 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMoon
- 01:58 NowSaturn
- 03:01 NowJupiter
- 04:04 NowMars
- 05:07 NowSun
- 06:10 NowVenus
- 07:12 NowMars
- 08:12 NowSun
- 09:12 NowVenus
- 10:12 NowMercury
- 11:12 NowMoon
- 12:12 NowSaturn
- 13:12 NowJupiter
- 14:12 NowMars
- 15:12 NowSun
- 16:12 NowVenus
- 17:12 NowMercury
- 18:12 NowMoon
- 19:12 NowSaturn
- 20:12 NowJupiter
- 21:12 NowMars
- 22:12 NowSun
- 23:12 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMercury
- 01:12 NowMoon
- 02:12 NowSaturn
- 03:12 NowJupiter
- 04:12 NowMars
- 05:12 NowSun
- 06:12 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 07:58 Virgo
- 07:58 – 10:28 Libra
- 10:28 – 12:53 Scorpio
- 12:53 – 14:54 Sagittarius
- 14:54 – 16:26 Capricorn
- 16:26 – 17:42 Aquarius
- 17:42 – 18:54 Pisces
- 18:54 – 20:19 Aries
- 20:19 – 22:08 Taurus
- 22:08 – 00:26 next day Gemini
- 00:26 – 02:56 next day Cancer
- 02:56 – 05:25 next day Leo
- 05:25 – 07:13 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