Washington panchang, 9 October 2024
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 18:36 Moonrise 13:59 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
07:13 to 18:36- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:38 – 10:04
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:54
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:17 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:54 – 14:20
- 14:58 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:36 to 07:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:36 – 21:08
- Brahma Muhurta 05:33 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:45 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 20:22 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 03:02 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 03:02 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 03:02 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 19:45 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shobhana until 20:22
- Karana Gara until 14:58, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Virgo
- 14:58 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:45 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 20:22 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 03:02 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 03:02 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 10:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:54 – 14:20
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:22 – 22:46
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 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:36 – 21:08
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:13 – 03:02 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:13 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:38 – 10:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:04 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:54 | Good |
| Rog | 12:54 – 14:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:20 – 15:45 | Bad |
| Char | 15:45 – 17:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:11 – 18:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:36 – 20:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:11 – 21:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:45 – 23:20 | Good |
| Char | 23:20 – 00:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:55 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:14 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
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:10 NowMoon
- 09:07 NowSaturn
- 10:04 NowJupiter
- 11:01 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:54 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:45 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:45 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 03:01 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 05:08 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:13 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:13 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:13 NowMercury
- 15:13 NowMoon
- 16:13 NowSaturn
- 17:13 NowJupiter
- 18:13 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:13 NowVenus
- 21:13 NowMercury
- 22:13 NowMoon
- 23:13 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:13 NowMercury
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 07:54 Virgo
- 07:54 – 10:24 Libra
- 10:24 – 12:49 Scorpio
- 12:49 – 14:50 Sagittarius
- 14:50 – 16:22 Capricorn
- 16:22 – 17:38 Aquarius
- 17:38 – 18:50 Pisces
- 18:50 – 20:15 Aries
- 20:15 – 22:04 Taurus
- 22:04 – 00:22 next day Gemini
- 00:22 – 02:52 next day Cancer
- 02:52 – 05:21 next day Leo
- 05:21 – 07:14 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