Washington panchang, 6 November 2024
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 17:00 Moonrise 11:46 Kartika month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:42 to 17:00- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:59 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam 10:34 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta 11:30 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:51 – 13:08
- 14:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 14:11 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:00 to 06:43 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:00 – 19:45
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:21 Yoga becomes Shula
- 01:17 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 02:12 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 14:11
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 01:17 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhriti until 23:21
- Karana Balava until 14:11, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 14:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 14:11 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:21 Yoga becomes Shula
- 01:17 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 02:12 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:59 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:34 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:30 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 13:08
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:21 – 01:21 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. 04:53 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:00 – 19:45
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:17 – 06:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:42 – 07:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:59 – 09:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:17 – 10:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:34 – 11:51 | Good |
| Rog | 11:51 – 13:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:08 – 14:26 | Bad |
| Char | 14:26 – 15:43 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:43 – 17:00 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:00 – 18:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:43 – 20:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:26 – 22:09 | Good |
| Char | 22:09 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:35 – 03:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:17 – 05:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:00 – 06:43 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
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:08 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:34 NowMoon
- 14:26 NowSaturn
- 15:17 NowJupiter
- 16:08 NowMars
- 17:00 NowSun
- 18:09 NowVenus
- 19:17 NowMercury
- 20:26 NowMoon
- 21:34 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:00 NowSun
- 02:09 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:35 NowSaturn
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:42 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:42 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:42 NowMoon
- 22:42 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:03 Virgo
- 05:03 – 07:34 Libra
- 07:34 – 09:58 Scorpio
- 09:58 – 12:00 Sagittarius
- 12:00 – 13:32 Capricorn
- 13:32 – 14:48 Aquarius
- 14:48 – 16:00 Pisces
- 16:00 – 17:25 Aries
- 17:25 – 19:14 Taurus
- 19:14 – 21:32 Gemini
- 21:32 – 00:02 next day Cancer
- 00:02 – 02:31 next day Leo
- 02:31 – 05:00 next day Virgo
- 05:00 – 06:43 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 EST (UTC-5) · Method