Washington panchang, 11 December 2024
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 13:53 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
07:18 to 16:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:29 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam 10:50 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:20 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:01 – 13:12
- 08:17 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 14:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:39 Karana becomes Bava
Night
16:44 to 07:19 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:22 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 01:19 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Shiva
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 14:39
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 23:22 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Variyan until 08:17
- Karana Vishti until 14:39, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:17 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 14:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 14:39 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:22 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 01:19 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:52 next day Yoga becomes Shiva
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:17 – 18:35
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:29 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:50 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:12
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 23:22
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:22 – 07:19 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. 05:21 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:39
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:39 – 07:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:29 – 09:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:39 – 10:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:50 – 12:01 | Good |
| Rog | 12:01 – 13:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:12 – 14:23 | Bad |
| Char | 14:23 – 15:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:34 – 16:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:44 – 18:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:34 – 20:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:23 – 22:12 | Good |
| Char | 22:12 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:51 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:40 – 05:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:29 – 07:19 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:27 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:36 NowMoon
- 14:23 NowSaturn
- 15:10 NowJupiter
- 15:57 NowMars
- 16:44 NowSun
- 17:57 NowVenus
- 19:10 NowMercury
- 20:23 NowMoon
- 21:36 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:14 NowSun
- 02:27 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 07:41 Scorpio
- 07:41 – 09:42 Sagittarius
- 09:42 – 11:15 Capricorn
- 11:15 – 12:30 Aquarius
- 12:30 – 13:43 Pisces
- 13:43 – 15:07 Aries
- 15:07 – 16:57 Taurus
- 16:57 – 19:14 Gemini
- 19:14 – 21:44 Cancer
- 21:44 – 00:13 next day Leo
- 00:13 – 02:42 next day Virgo
- 02:42 – 05:12 next day Libra
- 05:12 – 07:19 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