Washington panchang, 20 January 2027
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 17:14 Moonrise 15:04 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
07:24 to 17:14- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:38 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta 11:59 – 12:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:38 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:19 – 13:33
- 11:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 14:42 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:14 to 07:23 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:14 – 20:04
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 14:42
- Nakshatra Ardra until 02:54 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Indra until 11:53
- Karana Taitila until 14:42, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 11:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 14:42 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:52 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:19
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:53 – 07:38 next day
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:59 – 12:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:33
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. 05:30 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 17:14 – 20:04
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:24 – 02:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:24 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:38 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:19 | Good |
| Rog | 12:19 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:33 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Char | 14:46 – 16:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:00 – 17:14 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:14 – 19:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:00 – 20:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:46 – 22:32 | Good |
| Char | 22:32 – 00:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:19 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:05 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:37 – 07:23 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
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:19 NowVenus
- 13:08 NowMercury
- 13:57 NowMoon
- 14:46 NowSaturn
- 15:35 NowJupiter
- 16:25 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:25 NowVenus
- 19:35 NowMercury
- 20:46 NowMoon
- 21:57 NowSaturn
- 23:08 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:24 NowMoon
- 09:24 NowSaturn
- 10:24 NowJupiter
- 11:24 NowMars
- 12:24 NowSun
- 13:24 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:24 NowJupiter
- 18:24 NowMars
- 19:24 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:24 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:24 NowSun
- 03:24 NowVenus
- 04:24 NowMercury
- 05:24 NowMoon
- 06:24 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 07:07 Sagittarius
- 07:07 – 08:39 Capricorn
- 08:39 – 09:55 Aquarius
- 09:55 – 11:07 Pisces
- 11:07 – 12:32 Aries
- 12:32 – 14:21 Taurus
- 14:21 – 16:39 Gemini
- 16:39 – 19:09 Cancer
- 19:09 – 21:38 Leo
- 21:38 – 00:07 next day Virgo
- 00:07 – 02:37 next day Libra
- 02:37 – 05:02 next day Scorpio
- 05:02 – 07:03 next day Sagittarius
- 07:03 – 07:23 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