Washington panchang, 4 December 2024
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 10:30 Margashirsha 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
07:12 to 16:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:23 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam 10:46 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta 11:39 – 12:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:17 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:58 – 13:10
- 12:49 Moon enters Capricorn
- 14:33 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:44 to 07:13 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:17 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:57 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 02:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 02:19 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 02:19 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 06:56 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Vriddhi until 01:57 next day
- Karana Vanija until 14:33, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:49 Moon enters Capricorn
- 14:33 Karana becomes Vishti
- 01:57 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 02:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 02:19 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 06:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Shravana
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:23 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:39 – 12:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:10
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. 05:16 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:12 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:12 – 08:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:23 – 09:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:35 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:46 – 11:58 | Good |
| Rog | 11:58 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:10 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:33 – 16:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:44 – 18:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:33 – 20:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:21 – 22:10 | Good |
| Char | 22:10 – 23:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:58 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:47 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:36 – 05:24 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:24 – 07:13 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
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:00 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:23 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:33 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:09 NowJupiter
- 15:56 NowMars
- 16:44 NowSun
- 17:57 NowVenus
- 19:09 NowMercury
- 20:21 NowMoon
- 21:34 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:23 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 06:00 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:12 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:12 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:12 NowSun
- 20:12 NowVenus
- 21:12 NowMercury
- 22:12 NowMoon
- 23:12 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:16 – 05:44 Libra
- 05:44 – 08:08 Scorpio
- 08:08 – 10:10 Sagittarius
- 10:10 – 11:42 Capricorn
- 11:42 – 12:58 Aquarius
- 12:58 – 14:10 Pisces
- 14:10 – 15:35 Aries
- 15:35 – 17:24 Taurus
- 17:24 – 19:42 Gemini
- 19:42 – 22:12 Cancer
- 22:12 – 00:41 next day Leo
- 00:41 – 03:09 next day Virgo
- 03:09 – 05:40 next day Libra
- 05:40 – 07:13 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