Washington panchang, 20 March 2027
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 19:18 Moonrise 17:38 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
07:13 to 19:18- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:13 – 08:43
- Durmuhurta 07:13 – 08:01
- Durmuhurta 08:01 – 08:49
- Rahu Kalam 10:14 – 11:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:51 – 13:40
- Yamaganda 14:46 – 16:17
- 10:35 Yoga becomes Shula
- 11:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 11:15 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
19:18 to 07:11 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 19:18 – 21:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:36 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:02 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 11:15
- Nakshatra Magha until 14:14 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhriti until 10:35
- Karana Taitila until 11:15, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:35 Yoga becomes Shula
- 11:15 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 11:15 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 22:02 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:13 – 08:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:13 – 08:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:01 – 08:49
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:14 – 11:45
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:35 – 12:35
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:17
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. 05:37 – 06:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:51 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:18 – 21:41
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 11:15 – 07:11 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:14 – 07:11 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:13 – 08:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:43 – 10:14 | Good |
| Rog | 10:14 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:45 – 13:15 | Bad |
| Char | 13:15 – 14:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:46 – 16:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:17 – 17:48 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:48 – 19:18 | Bad |
| Labh | 19:18 – 20:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:47 – 22:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:16 – 23:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:46 – 01:15 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:15 – 02:44 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:44 – 04:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:13 – 05:42 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:42 – 07:11 next day | Good |
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
- 07:13 NowSaturn
- 08:13 NowJupiter
- 09:14 NowMars
- 10:14 NowSun
- 11:14 NowVenus
- 12:15 NowMercury
- 13:15 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:17 NowMars
- 17:17 NowSun
- 18:18 NowVenus
- 19:18 NowMercury
- 20:18 NowMoon
- 21:17 NowSaturn
- 22:16 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:15 NowSun
- 01:15 NowVenus
- 02:14 NowMercury
- 03:13 NowMoon
- 04:13 NowSaturn
- 05:12 NowJupiter
- 06:12 NowMars
- 07:13 NowSaturn
- 08:13 NowJupiter
- 09:13 NowMars
- 10:13 NowSun
- 11:13 NowVenus
- 12:13 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 14:13 NowSaturn
- 15:13 NowJupiter
- 16:13 NowMars
- 17:13 NowSun
- 18:13 NowVenus
- 19:13 NowMercury
- 20:13 NowMoon
- 21:13 NowSaturn
- 22:13 NowJupiter
- 23:13 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSun
- 01:13 NowVenus
- 02:13 NowMercury
- 03:13 NowMoon
- 04:13 NowSaturn
- 05:13 NowJupiter
- 06:13 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:37 – 05:47 Capricorn
- 05:47 – 07:03 Aquarius
- 07:03 – 08:16 Pisces
- 08:16 – 09:40 Aries
- 09:40 – 11:29 Taurus
- 11:29 – 13:47 Gemini
- 13:47 – 16:17 Cancer
- 16:17 – 18:46 Leo
- 18:46 – 21:15 Virgo
- 21:15 – 23:45 Libra
- 23:45 – 02:10 next day Scorpio
- 02:10 – 04:11 next day Sagittarius
- 04:11 – 05:44 next day Capricorn
- 05:44 – 06:59 next day Aquarius
- 06:59 – 07:11 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