Washington panchang, 16 November 2024
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 16:51 Moonrise 17:17 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
06:53 to 16:51- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:53 – 08:08
- Durmuhurta 06:53 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta 07:33 – 08:13
- Rahu Kalam 09:23 – 10:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 13:07 – 14:22
- 08:58 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 13:17 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 13:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 13:20 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
16:51 to 06:54 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:51 – 19:40
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:55 Karana becomes Gara
- 06:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 13:20
- Nakshatra Krittika until 08:58 · lord Sun
- Yoga Parigha until 13:17
- Karana Kaulava until 13:20, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:58 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 13:17 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 13:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 13:20 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:55 Karana becomes Gara
- 06:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:53 – 08:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:53 – 07:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:33 – 08:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:23 – 10:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:22
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. 05:01 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:51 – 19:40
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 08:58 – 06:52 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:58 – 06:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:53 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:08 – 09:23 | Good |
| Rog | 09:23 – 10:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:38 – 11:52 | Bad |
| Char | 11:52 – 13:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:07 – 14:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:22 – 15:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:37 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:51 – 18:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:37 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:22 – 22:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:08 – 23:53 | Good |
| Char | 23:53 – 01:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:38 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:24 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:09 – 06:54 next day | Good |
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
- 06:53 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 08:33 NowMars
- 09:23 NowSun
- 10:13 NowVenus
- 11:03 NowMercury
- 11:52 NowMoon
- 12:42 NowSaturn
- 13:32 NowJupiter
- 14:22 NowMars
- 15:12 NowSun
- 16:02 NowVenus
- 16:51 NowMercury
- 18:02 NowMoon
- 19:12 NowSaturn
- 20:22 NowJupiter
- 21:32 NowMars
- 22:43 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:03 NowMercury
- 02:13 NowMoon
- 03:24 NowSaturn
- 04:34 NowJupiter
- 05:44 NowMars
- 06:53 NowSaturn
- 07:53 NowJupiter
- 08:53 NowMars
- 09:53 NowSun
- 10:53 NowVenus
- 11:53 NowMercury
- 12:53 NowMoon
- 13:53 NowSaturn
- 14:53 NowJupiter
- 15:53 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 17:53 NowVenus
- 18:53 NowMercury
- 19:53 NowMoon
- 20:53 NowSaturn
- 21:53 NowJupiter
- 22:53 NowMars
- 23:53 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:53 NowVenus
- 01:53 NowMercury
- 02:53 NowMoon
- 03:53 NowSaturn
- 04:53 NowJupiter
- 05:53 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:55 Libra
- 06:55 – 09:19 Scorpio
- 09:19 – 11:20 Sagittarius
- 11:20 – 12:53 Capricorn
- 12:53 – 14:08 Aquarius
- 14:08 – 15:21 Pisces
- 15:21 – 16:45 Aries
- 16:45 – 18:35 Taurus
- 18:35 – 20:52 Gemini
- 20:52 – 23:22 Cancer
- 23:22 – 01:52 next day Leo
- 01:52 – 04:20 next day Virgo
- 04:20 – 06:51 next day Libra
- 06:51 – 06:54 next day Scorpio
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