Washington panchang, 20 November 2024
Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 16:49 Moonrise 21:30 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
06:58 to 16:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:12 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:39 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta 11:34 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:53 – 13:07
Night
16:49 to 06:59 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:49 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:20 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:31 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 05:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 06:33 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 06:33 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 06:33 next day
- Nakshatra Pushya until 05:05 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shukla until 01:31 next day
- Karana Gara until 18:20, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 18:20 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:31 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 05:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 06:33 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 06:33 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:12 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:39 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:34 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:07
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 06:33 – 18:59 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. 05:05 – 06:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:49 – 19:39
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:05 – 06:59 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:33 – 06:59 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:58 – 08:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:12 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:39 – 11:53 | Good |
| Rog | 11:53 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:07 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:35 – 16:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:49 – 18:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:35 – 20:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:21 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:54 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:54 – 01:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:40 – 03:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:26 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:12 – 06:59 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
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:15 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 11:53 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:10 NowJupiter
- 16:00 NowMars
- 16:49 NowSun
- 18:00 NowVenus
- 19:10 NowMercury
- 20:21 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:54 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:15 NowVenus
- 03:26 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:58 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:58 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 14:58 NowMoon
- 15:58 NowSaturn
- 16:58 NowJupiter
- 17:58 NowMars
- 18:58 NowSun
- 19:58 NowVenus
- 20:58 NowMercury
- 21:58 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 02:58 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:58 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:39 Libra
- 06:39 – 09:03 Scorpio
- 09:03 – 11:05 Sagittarius
- 11:05 – 12:37 Capricorn
- 12:37 – 13:53 Aquarius
- 13:53 – 15:05 Pisces
- 15:05 – 16:30 Aries
- 16:30 – 18:19 Taurus
- 18:19 – 20:37 Gemini
- 20:37 – 23:07 Cancer
- 23:07 – 01:36 next day Leo
- 01:36 – 04:05 next day Virgo
- 04:05 – 06:35 next day Libra
- 06:35 – 06:59 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