Washington panchang, 28 July 2027
Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 20:22 Moonrise 00:43 Ashadha 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
06:06 to 20:22- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:53 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam 11:27 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:42 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:01
- 06:24 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 11:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:28 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
20:22 to 06:07 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:22 – 22:19
- Brahma Muhurta 04:49 – 05:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:04 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 22:04 Karana becomes Bava
- 03:50 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 22:04
- Nakshatra Krittika until 19:28 · lord Sun
- Yoga Ganda until 06:24
- Karana Vanija until 11:00, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:24 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 11:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:28 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 22:04 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 22:04 Karana becomes Bava
- 03:50 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:53 – 09:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:27 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:01
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. 04:48 – 05:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:22 – 22:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:06 – 19:28
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:06 – 19:28
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:28 – 06:07 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:06 – 07:53 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:53 – 09:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:40 – 11:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:27 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:01 – 16:48 | Bad |
| Char | 16:48 – 18:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:35 – 20:22 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:22 – 21:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:35 – 22:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:48 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:01 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:28 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 04:54 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:54 – 06:07 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
- 06:06 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:25 NowMercury
- 15:36 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 17:59 NowJupiter
- 19:10 NowMars
- 20:22 NowSun
- 21:10 NowVenus
- 21:59 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:26 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:18 NowSaturn
- 06:06 NowMercury
- 07:06 NowMoon
- 08:06 NowSaturn
- 09:06 NowJupiter
- 10:06 NowMars
- 11:06 NowSun
- 12:06 NowVenus
- 13:06 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 15:06 NowSaturn
- 16:06 NowJupiter
- 17:06 NowMars
- 18:06 NowSun
- 19:06 NowVenus
- 20:06 NowMercury
- 21:06 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 23:06 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:06 NowMars
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:06 NowVenus
- 03:06 NowMercury
- 04:06 NowMoon
- 05:06 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:48 – 05:16 Gemini
- 05:16 – 07:46 Cancer
- 07:46 – 10:15 Leo
- 10:15 – 12:44 Virgo
- 12:44 – 15:14 Libra
- 15:14 – 17:39 Scorpio
- 17:39 – 19:40 Sagittarius
- 19:40 – 21:12 Capricorn
- 21:12 – 22:28 Aquarius
- 22:28 – 23:40 Pisces
- 23:40 – 01:05 next day Aries
- 01:05 – 02:54 next day Taurus
- 02:54 – 05:12 next day Gemini
- 05:12 – 06:07 next day Cancer
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