Washington panchang, 30 October 2024
Sunrise 07:34 Sunset 18:08 Moonrise 05:45 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
07:34 to 18:08- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:54 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam 11:32 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta 12:30 – 13:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:51 – 14:10
- 12:13 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 17:06 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:08 to 07:36 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:08 – 20:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:48 – 06:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:20 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 01:45 next day Moon enters Libra
- 06:23 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:23 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 06:23 next day
- Nakshatra Hasta until 12:13 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vishkambha until 00:20 next day
- Karana Vishti until 17:06, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 12:13 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 17:06 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 00:20 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 01:45 next day Moon enters Libra
- 06:23 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:23 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:54 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:32 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:30 – 13:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:51 – 14:10
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. 05:47 – 06:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 – 13:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:08 – 20:49
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:34 – 12:13
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:34 – 08:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:54 – 10:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:13 – 11:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:32 – 12:51 | Good |
| Rog | 12:51 – 14:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:10 – 15:29 | Bad |
| Char | 15:29 – 16:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:48 – 18:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:08 – 19:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:49 – 21:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:30 – 23:11 | Good |
| Char | 23:11 – 00:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:52 – 02:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:33 – 04:14 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:14 – 05:55 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:55 – 07:36 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
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 11:06 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:29 NowSaturn
- 16:22 NowJupiter
- 17:15 NowMars
- 18:08 NowSun
- 19:15 NowVenus
- 20:22 NowMercury
- 21:30 NowMoon
- 22:37 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:06 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:21 NowMoon
- 06:28 NowSaturn
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:34 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:34 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
- 06:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:47 – 06:31 Virgo
- 06:31 – 09:01 Libra
- 09:01 – 11:26 Scorpio
- 11:26 – 13:27 Sagittarius
- 13:27 – 15:00 Capricorn
- 15:00 – 16:15 Aquarius
- 16:15 – 17:28 Pisces
- 17:28 – 18:52 Aries
- 18:52 – 20:42 Taurus
- 20:42 – 22:59 Gemini
- 22:59 – 01:29 next day Cancer
- 01:29 – 03:58 next day Leo
- 03:58 – 06:27 next day Virgo
- 06:27 – 07:36 next day Libra
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