Washington panchang, 3 January 2027
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:57 Moonrise 04:03 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 16:57- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:53 – 12:31
- Yamaganda 12:12 – 13:23
- Gulika Kalam 14:34 – 15:46
- Durmuhurta 15:41 – 16:19
- Rahu Kalam 15:46 – 16:57
- 11:07 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
16:57 to 07:28 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:57 – 19:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:33 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 07:46 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 11:07 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 01:33 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 18:40, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:07 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 18:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:33 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:12 – 13:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:34 – 15:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:41 – 16:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:46 – 16:57
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 01:33 – 03:57 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:28 – 11:07
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 11:07 – 07:28 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. 05:32 – 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 16:57 – 19:51
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:28 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:39 – 09:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:50 – 11:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:01 – 12:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:12 – 13:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:23 – 14:34 | Good |
| Rog | 14:34 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:46 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:57 – 18:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:46 – 20:34 | Good |
| Char | 20:34 – 22:23 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:23 – 00:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:12 – 02:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:01 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:50 – 05:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:50 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:25 NowJupiter
- 12:12 NowMars
- 13:00 NowSun
- 13:47 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:09 NowSaturn
- 16:57 NowJupiter
- 18:09 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 23:00 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:50 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:28 NowVenus
- 09:28 NowMercury
- 10:28 NowMoon
- 11:28 NowSaturn
- 12:28 NowJupiter
- 13:28 NowMars
- 14:28 NowSun
- 15:28 NowVenus
- 16:28 NowMercury
- 17:28 NowMoon
- 18:28 NowSaturn
- 19:28 NowJupiter
- 20:28 NowMars
- 21:28 NowSun
- 22:28 NowVenus
- 23:28 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMoon
- 01:28 NowSaturn
- 02:28 NowJupiter
- 03:28 NowMars
- 04:28 NowSun
- 05:28 NowVenus
- 06:28 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 06:12 Scorpio
- 06:12 – 08:14 Sagittarius
- 08:14 – 09:46 Capricorn
- 09:46 – 11:02 Aquarius
- 11:02 – 12:14 Pisces
- 12:14 – 13:39 Aries
- 13:39 – 15:28 Taurus
- 15:28 – 17:46 Gemini
- 17:46 – 20:16 Cancer
- 20:16 – 22:45 Leo
- 22:45 – 01:14 next day Virgo
- 01:14 – 03:44 next day Libra
- 03:44 – 06:09 next day Scorpio
- 06:09 – 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