Washington panchang, 18 January 2027
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 17:12 Moonrise 12:56 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 17:12- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:38 – 09:52
- Yamaganda 11:05 – 12:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta 12:38 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam 13:32 – 14:45
- Durmuhurta 14:35 – 15:14
- 10:35 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 10:43 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:12 to 07:24 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:12 – 20:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:43 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 21:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 21:20 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 21:20
- Nakshatra Krittika until 10:35 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shukla until 19:43
- Karana Vanija until 10:43, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:35 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 10:43 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:43 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 21:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 21:20 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 09:52
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:38 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:32 – 14:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:35 – 15:14
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) 11:59 – 12:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:12 – 20:02
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:25 – 10:35
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:35 – 07:24 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:25 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:38 – 09:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:52 – 11:05 | Good |
| Rog | 11:05 – 12:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:18 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Char | 13:32 – 14:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:45 – 15:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:58 – 17:12 | Good |
| Char | 17:12 – 18:58 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:58 – 20:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:45 – 22:31 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:31 – 00:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:18 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:05 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:51 – 05:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:38 – 07:24 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:14 NowSaturn
- 09:03 NowJupiter
- 09:52 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:29 NowVenus
- 12:18 NowMercury
- 13:07 NowMoon
- 13:56 NowSaturn
- 14:45 NowJupiter
- 15:34 NowMars
- 16:23 NowSun
- 17:12 NowVenus
- 18:23 NowMercury
- 19:34 NowMoon
- 20:45 NowSaturn
- 21:56 NowJupiter
- 23:07 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSun
- 01:29 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
- 05:02 NowSaturn
- 06:13 NowJupiter
- 07:25 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:25 NowSun
- 12:25 NowVenus
- 13:25 NowMercury
- 14:25 NowMoon
- 15:25 NowSaturn
- 16:25 NowJupiter
- 17:25 NowMars
- 18:25 NowSun
- 19:25 NowVenus
- 20:25 NowMercury
- 21:25 NowMoon
- 22:25 NowSaturn
- 23:25 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMars
- 01:25 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:25 NowMoon
- 05:25 NowSaturn
- 06:25 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:15 Sagittarius
- 07:15 – 08:47 Capricorn
- 08:47 – 10:03 Aquarius
- 10:03 – 11:15 Pisces
- 11:15 – 12:40 Aries
- 12:40 – 14:29 Taurus
- 14:29 – 16:47 Gemini
- 16:47 – 19:17 Cancer
- 19:17 – 21:46 Leo
- 21:46 – 00:15 next day Virgo
- 00:15 – 02:45 next day Libra
- 02:45 – 05:10 next day Scorpio
- 05:10 – 07:11 next day Sagittarius
- 07:11 – 07:24 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