Washington panchang, 16 May 2027
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 20:13 Moonrise 16:40 Vaishakha 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
05:56 to 20:13- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:33
- Yamaganda 13:04 – 14:51
- Gulika Kalam 16:39 – 18:26
- Durmuhurta 18:19 – 19:16
- Rahu Kalam 18:26 – 20:13
- 07:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:43 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:12 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 19:18 Karana becomes Balava
Night
20:13 to 05:55 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:13 – 22:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:37 – 05:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:59 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 07:43
- Nakshatra Hasta until 01:59 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Vajra until 17:12
- Karana Vishti until 07:43, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Taurus
- 07:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 07:43 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:12 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 19:18 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:59 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:04 – 14:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:39 – 18:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:19 – 19:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:26 – 20:13
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. 04:38 – 05:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:13 – 22:09
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 05:56 – 01:59 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:56 – 01:59 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:56 – 07:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:43 – 09:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:30 – 11:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:17 – 13:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:04 – 14:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:51 – 16:39 | Good |
| Rog | 16:39 – 18:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:26 – 20:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:13 – 21:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:26 – 22:38 | Good |
| Char | 22:38 – 23:51 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:51 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:04 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:17 – 03:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:29 – 04:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:42 – 05:55 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
- 05:56 NowSun
- 07:07 NowVenus
- 08:19 NowMercury
- 09:30 NowMoon
- 10:41 NowSaturn
- 11:53 NowJupiter
- 13:04 NowMars
- 14:16 NowSun
- 15:27 NowVenus
- 16:39 NowMercury
- 17:50 NowMoon
- 19:01 NowSaturn
- 20:13 NowJupiter
- 21:01 NowMars
- 21:50 NowSun
- 22:38 NowVenus
- 23:27 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMoon
- 01:04 NowSaturn
- 01:52 NowJupiter
- 02:41 NowMars
- 03:29 NowSun
- 04:18 NowVenus
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 05:56 NowSun
- 06:56 NowVenus
- 07:56 NowMercury
- 08:56 NowMoon
- 09:56 NowSaturn
- 10:56 NowJupiter
- 11:56 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 13:56 NowVenus
- 14:56 NowMercury
- 15:56 NowMoon
- 16:56 NowSaturn
- 17:56 NowJupiter
- 18:56 NowMars
- 19:56 NowSun
- 20:56 NowVenus
- 21:56 NowMercury
- 22:56 NowMoon
- 23:56 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:56 NowJupiter
- 01:56 NowMars
- 02:56 NowSun
- 03:56 NowVenus
- 04:56 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:38 – 05:56 Aries
- 05:56 – 07:45 Taurus
- 07:45 – 10:03 Gemini
- 10:03 – 12:33 Cancer
- 12:33 – 15:02 Leo
- 15:02 – 17:31 Virgo
- 17:31 – 20:01 Libra
- 20:01 – 22:26 Scorpio
- 22:26 – 00:27 next day Sagittarius
- 00:27 – 01:59 next day Capricorn
- 01:59 – 03:15 next day Aquarius
- 03:15 – 04:27 next day Pisces
- 04:27 – 05:52 next day Aries
- 05:52 – 05:55 next day Taurus
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