Washington panchang, 3 March 2027
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 18:01 Moonrise 04:11 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
06:39 to 18:01- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam 10:55 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 11:57 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:20 – 13:45
- 07:35 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:04 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 14:36 Yoga becomes Variyan
Night
18:01 to 06:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:01 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:50 Moon enters Capricorn
- 20:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 20:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 20:54
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 12:04 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyatipata until 14:36
- Karana Bava until 07:35, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:35 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:04 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 14:36 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 18:50 Moon enters Capricorn
- 20:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 20:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 13:37 – 14:36
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:55 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:57 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:45
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. 04:57 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:01 – 20:32
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 20:54 – 06:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:29 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:55 – 12:20 | Good |
| Rog | 12:20 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:45 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Char | 15:11 – 16:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:36 – 18:01 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:01 – 19:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:36 – 21:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:10 – 22:45 | Good |
| Char | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:19 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:54 – 03:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:28 – 05:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:03 – 06:37 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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:29 NowJupiter
- 10:26 NowMars
- 11:23 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:07 NowJupiter
- 17:04 NowMars
- 18:01 NowSun
- 19:04 NowVenus
- 20:07 NowMercury
- 21:10 NowMoon
- 22:13 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:22 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:31 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:54 Capricorn
- 05:54 – 07:10 Aquarius
- 07:10 – 08:22 Pisces
- 08:22 – 09:47 Aries
- 09:47 – 11:36 Taurus
- 11:36 – 13:54 Gemini
- 13:54 – 16:24 Cancer
- 16:24 – 18:53 Leo
- 18:53 – 21:22 Virgo
- 21:22 – 23:52 Libra
- 23:52 – 02:17 next day Scorpio
- 02:17 – 04:18 next day Sagittarius
- 04:18 – 05:50 next day Capricorn
- 05:50 – 06:37 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