Washington panchang, 2 January 2027
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:56 Moonrise 02:59 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
07:28 to 16:56- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:28 – 08:39
- Durmuhurta 07:28 – 08:06
- Durmuhurta 08:06 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam 09:50 – 11:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:31
- Yamaganda 13:23 – 14:34
- 08:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:43 Karana becomes Balava
Night
16:56 to 07:28 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:56 – 19:50
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:07 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 04:30 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 05:38 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 05:38 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 05:38 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 08:49 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 01:07 next day
- Karana Bava until 16:43, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:43 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:07 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 04:30 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 05:38 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 05:38 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:28 – 08:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:28 – 08:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:06 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:50 – 11:01
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:23 – 14:34
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 01:07 – 03:07 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. 05:31 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:53 – 12:31
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:56 – 19:50
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:28 – 08:49
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:28 – 08:49
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:28 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:39 – 09:50 | Good |
| Rog | 09:50 – 11:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:01 – 12:12 | Bad |
| Char | 12:12 – 13:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:23 – 14:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:34 – 15:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:45 – 16:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:56 – 18:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:45 – 20:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:34 – 22:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:23 – 00:12 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:12 – 02:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:01 – 03:50 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:50 – 05:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:39 – 07:28 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
- 07:28 NowSaturn
- 08:15 NowJupiter
- 09:02 NowMars
- 09:50 NowSun
- 10:37 NowVenus
- 11:24 NowMercury
- 12:12 NowMoon
- 12:59 NowSaturn
- 13:46 NowJupiter
- 14:34 NowMars
- 15:21 NowSun
- 16:08 NowVenus
- 16:56 NowMercury
- 18:08 NowMoon
- 19:21 NowSaturn
- 20:34 NowJupiter
- 21:46 NowMars
- 22:59 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:12 NowVenus
- 01:24 NowMercury
- 02:37 NowMoon
- 03:50 NowSaturn
- 05:02 NowJupiter
- 06:15 NowMars
- 07:28 NowSaturn
- 08:28 NowJupiter
- 09:28 NowMars
- 10:28 NowSun
- 11:28 NowVenus
- 12:28 NowMercury
- 13:28 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:28 NowJupiter
- 16:28 NowMars
- 17:28 NowSun
- 18:28 NowVenus
- 19:28 NowMercury
- 20:28 NowMoon
- 21:28 NowSaturn
- 22:28 NowJupiter
- 23:28 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:28 NowSun
- 01:28 NowVenus
- 02:28 NowMercury
- 03:28 NowMoon
- 04:28 NowSaturn
- 05:28 NowJupiter
- 06:28 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 06:16 Scorpio
- 06:16 – 08:18 Sagittarius
- 08:18 – 09:50 Capricorn
- 09:50 – 11:06 Aquarius
- 11:06 – 12:18 Pisces
- 12:18 – 13:43 Aries
- 13:43 – 15:32 Taurus
- 15:32 – 17:50 Gemini
- 17:50 – 20:20 Cancer
- 20:20 – 22:49 Leo
- 22:49 – 01:18 next day Virgo
- 01:18 – 03:48 next day Libra
- 03:48 – 06:12 next day Scorpio
- 06:12 – 07:28 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