Washington panchang, 17 February 2027
Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 17:46 Moonrise 13:54 Magha 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
06:58 to 17:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:19 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam 11:01 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:22 – 13:43
- 07:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:02 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:59 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 16:08 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 17:31 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:46 to 06:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:46 – 20:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:58 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 03:58 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:12 next day Moon enters Cancer
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 07:02
- Nakshatra Ardra until 12:59 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Priti until 16:08
- Karana Vishti until 07:02, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:02 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:59 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 16:08 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 17:31 Karana becomes Balava
- 03:58 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 03:58 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 05:12 next day Moon enters Cancer
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:19 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:00 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:43
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. 05:12 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:46 – 20:24
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:02 – 03:58 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:58 – 08:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:19 – 09:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:40 – 11:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:01 – 12:22 | Good |
| Rog | 12:22 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:43 – 15:04 | Bad |
| Char | 15:04 – 16:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:25 – 17:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:46 – 19:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:25 – 21:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:04 – 22:42 | Good |
| Char | 22:42 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:00 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:39 – 05:18 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:18 – 06:56 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
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:10 NowMoon
- 15:04 NowSaturn
- 15:58 NowJupiter
- 16:52 NowMars
- 17:46 NowSun
- 18:52 NowVenus
- 19:58 NowMercury
- 21:04 NowMoon
- 22:10 NowSaturn
- 23:15 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:33 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:45 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowSaturn
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:58 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:58 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 14:58 NowMoon
- 15:58 NowSaturn
- 16:58 NowJupiter
- 17:58 NowMars
- 18:58 NowSun
- 19:58 NowVenus
- 20:58 NowMercury
- 21:58 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 02:58 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:58 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:12 – 05:17 Sagittarius
- 05:17 – 06:49 Capricorn
- 06:49 – 08:05 Aquarius
- 08:05 – 09:17 Pisces
- 09:17 – 10:42 Aries
- 10:42 – 12:31 Taurus
- 12:31 – 14:49 Gemini
- 14:49 – 17:19 Cancer
- 17:19 – 19:48 Leo
- 19:48 – 22:17 Virgo
- 22:17 – 00:47 next day Libra
- 00:47 – 03:12 next day Scorpio
- 03:12 – 05:13 next day Sagittarius
- 05:13 – 06:45 next day Capricorn
- 06:45 – 06:56 next day Aquarius
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