Washington panchang, 15 December 2024
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 16:45 Moonrise 16:53 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
07:21 to 16:45- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:22
- Yamaganda 12:03 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam 14:24 – 15:35
- Durmuhurta 15:30 – 16:08
- Rahu Kalam 15:35 – 16:45
- 14:56 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:33 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 15:50 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
16:45 to 07:21 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:45 – 19:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:57 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 01:57 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 15:50 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shubha until 15:33
- Karana Balava until 14:56, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 14:56 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:33 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 15:50 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 01:57 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:24 – 15:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:30 – 16:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:35 – 16:45
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. 05:24 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:44 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:45 – 19:41
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:21 – 08:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:31 – 09:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:42 – 10:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:52 – 12:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:03 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:14 – 14:24 | Good |
| Rog | 14:24 – 15:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:35 – 16:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:45 – 18:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:35 – 20:24 | Good |
| Char | 20:24 – 22:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:14 – 00:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:03 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:53 – 03:42 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:42 – 05:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:32 – 07:21 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
- 07:21 NowSun
- 08:08 NowVenus
- 08:55 NowMercury
- 09:42 NowMoon
- 10:29 NowSaturn
- 11:16 NowJupiter
- 12:03 NowMars
- 12:50 NowSun
- 13:37 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:11 NowMoon
- 15:58 NowSaturn
- 16:45 NowJupiter
- 17:58 NowMars
- 19:11 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:50 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSaturn
- 01:16 NowJupiter
- 02:29 NowMars
- 03:42 NowSun
- 04:55 NowVenus
- 06:08 NowMercury
- 07:21 NowSun
- 08:21 NowVenus
- 09:21 NowMercury
- 10:21 NowMoon
- 11:21 NowSaturn
- 12:21 NowJupiter
- 13:21 NowMars
- 14:21 NowSun
- 15:21 NowVenus
- 16:21 NowMercury
- 17:21 NowMoon
- 18:21 NowSaturn
- 19:21 NowJupiter
- 20:21 NowMars
- 21:21 NowSun
- 22:21 NowVenus
- 23:21 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMoon
- 01:21 NowSaturn
- 02:21 NowJupiter
- 03:21 NowMars
- 04:21 NowSun
- 05:21 NowVenus
- 06:21 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:24 – 07:25 Scorpio
- 07:25 – 09:26 Sagittarius
- 09:26 – 10:59 Capricorn
- 10:59 – 12:14 Aquarius
- 12:14 – 13:27 Pisces
- 13:27 – 14:51 Aries
- 14:51 – 16:41 Taurus
- 16:41 – 18:58 Gemini
- 18:58 – 21:28 Cancer
- 21:28 – 23:58 Leo
- 23:58 – 02:26 next day Virgo
- 02:26 – 04:57 next day Libra
- 04:57 – 07:21 next day Scorpio
- 07:21 – 07:21 next day Sagittarius
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