Washington panchang, 17 January 2027
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 17:11 Moonrise 12:10 Pausha 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
07:25 to 17:11- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:37
- Yamaganda 12:18 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam 14:44 – 15:57
- Durmuhurta 15:52 – 16:32
- Rahu Kalam 15:57 – 17:11
- 12:12 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 13:02 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:11 to 07:25 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:11 – 20:01
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:51 Moon enters Taurus
- 23:03 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 23:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 23:57 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 23:57
- Nakshatra Bharani until 12:12 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shubha until 23:03
- Karana Taitila until 13:02, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:12 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 13:02 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:51 Moon enters Taurus
- 23:03 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 23:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 23:57 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:18 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:44 – 15:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:52 – 16:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:57 – 17:11
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:25 – 12:12
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 – 06:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:11 – 20:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:25 – 07:25 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:25 – 08:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:38 – 09:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:52 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:18 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:31 – 14:44 | Good |
| Rog | 14:44 – 15:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:57 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:11 – 18:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:57 – 20:44 | Good |
| Char | 20:44 – 22:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:31 – 00:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:18 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:04 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:38 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:38 – 07:25 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
- 07:25 NowSun
- 08:14 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:29 NowJupiter
- 12:18 NowMars
- 13:07 NowSun
- 13:55 NowVenus
- 14:44 NowMercury
- 15:33 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:11 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:33 NowSun
- 20:44 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSaturn
- 01:29 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:02 NowVenus
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:25 NowSun
- 08:25 NowVenus
- 09:25 NowMercury
- 10:25 NowMoon
- 11:25 NowSaturn
- 12:25 NowJupiter
- 13:25 NowMars
- 14:25 NowSun
- 15:25 NowVenus
- 16:25 NowMercury
- 17:25 NowMoon
- 18:25 NowSaturn
- 19:25 NowJupiter
- 20:25 NowMars
- 21:25 NowSun
- 22:25 NowVenus
- 23:25 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMoon
- 01:25 NowSaturn
- 02:25 NowJupiter
- 03:25 NowMars
- 04:25 NowSun
- 05:25 NowVenus
- 06:25 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:19 Sagittarius
- 07:19 – 08:51 Capricorn
- 08:51 – 10:07 Aquarius
- 10:07 – 11:19 Pisces
- 11:19 – 12:44 Aries
- 12:44 – 14:33 Taurus
- 14:33 – 16:51 Gemini
- 16:51 – 19:21 Cancer
- 19:21 – 21:50 Leo
- 21:50 – 00:19 next day Virgo
- 00:19 – 02:49 next day Libra
- 02:49 – 05:14 next day Scorpio
- 05:14 – 07:15 next day Sagittarius
- 07:15 – 07:25 next day Capricorn
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