Washington panchang, 6 January 2027
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:59 Moonrise 06:51 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 16:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:39 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:02 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta 11:55 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:55 – 12:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:14 – 13:25
- 12:44 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:44 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
16:59 to 07:28 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:59 – 19:53
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:38 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 02:04 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 03:56 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 12:44
- Nakshatra Mula until 19:38 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 03:56 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 12:44, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:44 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:44 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 19:38 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 02:04 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 03:56 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:02 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:55 – 12:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:14 – 13:25
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 03:56 – 07:32 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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:55 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:59 – 19:53
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:28 – 08:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:39 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:02 – 12:14 | Good |
| Rog | 12:14 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:25 – 14:36 | Bad |
| Char | 14:36 – 15:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:48 – 16:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:59 – 18:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:48 – 20:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:36 – 22:25 | Good |
| Char | 22:25 – 00:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:14 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:02 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:28 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
- 07:28 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:26 NowSun
- 12:14 NowVenus
- 13:01 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:36 NowSaturn
- 15:24 NowJupiter
- 16:12 NowMars
- 16:59 NowSun
- 18:12 NowVenus
- 19:24 NowMercury
- 20:36 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 23:01 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:14 NowMars
- 01:26 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:15 NowSaturn
- 07:28 NowMercury
- 08:28 NowMoon
- 09:28 NowSaturn
- 10:28 NowJupiter
- 11:28 NowMars
- 12:28 NowSun
- 13:28 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:28 NowMoon
- 16:28 NowSaturn
- 17:28 NowJupiter
- 18:28 NowMars
- 19:28 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:28 NowMercury
- 22:28 NowMoon
- 23:28 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:28 NowJupiter
- 01:28 NowMars
- 02:28 NowSun
- 03:28 NowVenus
- 04:28 NowMercury
- 05:28 NowMoon
- 06:28 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 06:01 Scorpio
- 06:01 – 08:02 Sagittarius
- 08:02 – 09:34 Capricorn
- 09:34 – 10:50 Aquarius
- 10:50 – 12:03 Pisces
- 12:03 – 13:27 Aries
- 13:27 – 15:16 Taurus
- 15:16 – 17:34 Gemini
- 17:34 – 20:04 Cancer
- 20:04 – 22:33 Leo
- 22:33 – 01:02 next day Virgo
- 01:02 – 03:32 next day Libra
- 03:32 – 05:57 next day Scorpio
- 05:57 – 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