Washington panchang, 21 April 2027
Sunrise 06:24 Sunset 19:49 Moonrise 21:08 Chaitra 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
06:24 to 19:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:05 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam 11:26 – 13:07
- Durmuhurta 12:40 – 13:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:40 – 13:34 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:07 – 14:47
- 06:40 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 18:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 18:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:14 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
19:49 to 06:23 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:49 – 21:56
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 05:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 18:00
- Nakshatra Swati until 19:14 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 06:40
- Karana Kaulava until 18:00, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:40 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 18:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 18:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:14 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 05:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 05:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:26 – 13:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:40 – 13:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:47
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 05:27 – 04:43 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. 04:59 – 05:42
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:40 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:49 – 21:56
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 18:00 – 06:23 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:24 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:05 – 09:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:45 – 11:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:26 – 13:07 | Good |
| Rog | 13:07 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:47 – 16:28 | Bad |
| Char | 16:28 – 18:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:09 – 19:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:49 – 21:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:08 – 22:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:28 – 23:47 | Good |
| Char | 23:47 – 01:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:06 – 02:25 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:25 – 03:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:44 – 05:04 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:04 – 06:23 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
- 06:24 NowMercury
- 07:31 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:45 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 12:00 NowSun
- 13:07 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:21 NowMoon
- 16:28 NowSaturn
- 17:35 NowJupiter
- 18:42 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:42 NowVenus
- 21:35 NowMercury
- 22:28 NowMoon
- 23:20 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:06 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:30 NowSaturn
- 06:24 NowMercury
- 07:24 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:24 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:24 NowVenus
- 13:24 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:24 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:24 NowMars
- 18:24 NowSun
- 19:24 NowVenus
- 20:24 NowMercury
- 21:24 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:24 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:10 Pisces
- 06:10 – 07:34 Aries
- 07:34 – 09:24 Taurus
- 09:24 – 11:41 Gemini
- 11:41 – 14:11 Cancer
- 14:11 – 16:40 Leo
- 16:40 – 19:09 Virgo
- 19:09 – 21:39 Libra
- 21:39 – 00:04 next day Scorpio
- 00:04 – 02:05 next day Sagittarius
- 02:05 – 03:38 next day Capricorn
- 03:38 – 04:53 next day Aquarius
- 04:53 – 06:06 next day Pisces
- 06:06 – 06:23 next day Aries
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