Washington panchang, 17 March 2027
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 19:15 Moonrise 13:53 Phalguna month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:17 to 19:15- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:47 – 10:17
- Gulika Kalam 11:47 – 13:16
- Durmuhurta 12:52 – 13:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:52 – 13:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:16 – 14:46
- 08:04 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:03 Moon enters Cancer
- 18:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 18:51 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
19:15 to 07:16 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:15 – 21:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:40 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:37 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 20:17 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 05:37 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 18:51
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 19:37 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shobhana until 20:17
- Karana Taitila until 08:04, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:04 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:03 Moon enters Cancer
- 18:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 18:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:37 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 20:17 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 05:37 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:47 – 10:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:52 – 13:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:16 – 14:46
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 20:17 – 22:41
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 05:37 – 16:21 next day
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. 05:41 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:52 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:15 – 21:39
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:17 – 19:37
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:50 – 07:16 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:47 – 10:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:17 – 11:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:47 – 13:16 | Good |
| Rog | 13:16 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:16 | Bad |
| Char | 16:16 – 17:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:46 – 19:15 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:15 – 20:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:45 – 22:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:15 – 23:45 | Good |
| Char | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:16 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:46 – 04:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:16 – 05:46 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:46 – 07:16 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
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:17 NowJupiter
- 11:17 NowMars
- 12:16 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:16 NowSaturn
- 17:16 NowJupiter
- 18:16 NowMars
- 19:15 NowSun
- 20:15 NowVenus
- 21:15 NowMercury
- 22:15 NowMoon
- 23:15 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:16 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:16 NowVenus
- 04:16 NowMercury
- 05:16 NowMoon
- 06:16 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:17 NowJupiter
- 11:17 NowMars
- 12:17 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:17 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:17 NowMercury
- 05:17 NowMoon
- 06:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:41 – 05:59 Capricorn
- 05:59 – 07:15 Aquarius
- 07:15 – 08:27 Pisces
- 08:27 – 09:52 Aries
- 09:52 – 11:41 Taurus
- 11:41 – 13:59 Gemini
- 13:59 – 16:29 Cancer
- 16:29 – 18:58 Leo
- 18:58 – 21:27 Virgo
- 21:27 – 23:57 Libra
- 23:57 – 02:22 next day Scorpio
- 02:22 – 04:23 next day Sagittarius
- 04:23 – 05:55 next day Capricorn
- 05:55 – 07:11 next day Aquarius
- 07:11 – 07:16 next day Pisces
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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method