Washington panchang, 28 December 2024
Sunrise 07:27 Sunset 16:52 Moonrise 05:33 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
07:27 to 16:52- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:27 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta 07:27 – 08:05
- Durmuhurta 08:05 – 08:42
- Rahu Kalam 09:48 – 10:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:51 – 12:28
- Yamaganda 13:20 – 14:31
- 11:43 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 11:53 Yoga becomes Ganda
Night
16:52 to 07:27 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:52 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 17:03 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:22 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 17:03
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 11:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shula until 11:53
- Karana Vanija until 17:03, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:43 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 11:53 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 17:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 17:03 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:22 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:27 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:27 – 08:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:05 – 08:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:48 – 10:59
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:53 – 14:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:31
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. 05:30 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:51 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:52 – 19:47
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:03 – 07:27 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:27 – 08:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:38 – 09:48 | Good |
| Rog | 09:48 – 10:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:59 – 12:10 | Bad |
| Char | 12:10 – 13:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:20 – 14:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:31 – 15:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:42 – 16:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:52 – 18:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:42 – 20:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:31 – 22:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:20 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:10 – 01:59 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:59 – 03:48 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:48 – 05:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:38 – 07:27 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
- 07:27 NowSaturn
- 08:14 NowJupiter
- 09:01 NowMars
- 09:48 NowSun
- 10:35 NowVenus
- 11:22 NowMercury
- 12:10 NowMoon
- 12:57 NowSaturn
- 13:44 NowJupiter
- 14:31 NowMars
- 15:18 NowSun
- 16:05 NowVenus
- 16:52 NowMercury
- 18:05 NowMoon
- 19:18 NowSaturn
- 20:31 NowJupiter
- 21:44 NowMars
- 22:57 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:10 NowVenus
- 01:23 NowMercury
- 02:35 NowMoon
- 03:48 NowSaturn
- 05:01 NowJupiter
- 06:14 NowMars
- 07:27 NowSaturn
- 08:27 NowJupiter
- 09:27 NowMars
- 10:27 NowSun
- 11:27 NowVenus
- 12:27 NowMercury
- 13:27 NowMoon
- 14:27 NowSaturn
- 15:27 NowJupiter
- 16:27 NowMars
- 17:27 NowSun
- 18:27 NowVenus
- 19:27 NowMercury
- 20:27 NowMoon
- 21:27 NowSaturn
- 22:27 NowJupiter
- 23:27 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSun
- 01:27 NowVenus
- 02:27 NowMercury
- 03:27 NowMoon
- 04:27 NowSaturn
- 05:27 NowJupiter
- 06:27 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 06:34 Scorpio
- 06:34 – 08:35 Sagittarius
- 08:35 – 10:08 Capricorn
- 10:08 – 11:23 Aquarius
- 11:23 – 12:36 Pisces
- 12:36 – 14:00 Aries
- 14:00 – 15:50 Taurus
- 15:50 – 18:07 Gemini
- 18:07 – 20:37 Cancer
- 20:37 – 23:07 Leo
- 23:07 – 01:35 next day Virgo
- 01:35 – 04:06 next day Libra
- 04:06 – 06:30 next day Scorpio
- 06:30 – 07:27 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