Washington panchang, 20 September 2027
Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 19:07 Moonrise 21:23 Bhadrapada 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
06:55 to 19:07- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:26 – 09:58
- Yamaganda 11:29 – 13:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:25
- Durmuhurta 13:25 – 14:14
- Gulika Kalam 14:32 – 16:04
- Durmuhurta 15:52 – 16:40
- 08:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 09:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:42 Moon enters Taurus
Night
19:07 to 06:55 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:07 – 21:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:19 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 21:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 21:13 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 21:13
- Nakshatra Bharani until 08:39 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 20:19
- Karana Kaulava until 09:29, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:39 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 09:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:42 Moon enters Taurus
- 20:19 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 21:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 21:13 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 09:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:25 – 14:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:32 – 16:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:52 – 16:40
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:19 – 21:31
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. 05:20 – 06:07
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:07 – 21:29
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:55 – 08:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:26 – 09:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:58 – 11:29 | Good |
| Rog | 11:29 – 13:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:01 – 14:32 | Bad |
| Char | 14:32 – 16:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:04 – 17:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:35 – 19:07 | Good |
| Char | 19:07 – 20:36 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:36 – 22:04 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:04 – 23:33 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:33 – 01:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:01 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:30 – 03:58 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:58 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:27 – 06:55 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:55 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:57 NowJupiter
- 09:58 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 12:00 NowVenus
- 13:01 NowMercury
- 14:02 NowMoon
- 15:03 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 17:05 NowMars
- 18:06 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:06 NowMercury
- 21:05 NowMoon
- 22:04 NowSaturn
- 23:03 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:00 NowVenus
- 02:59 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
- 04:57 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowJupiter
- 06:55 NowMoon
- 07:55 NowSaturn
- 08:55 NowJupiter
- 09:55 NowMars
- 10:55 NowSun
- 11:55 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:55 NowMoon
- 14:55 NowSaturn
- 15:55 NowJupiter
- 16:55 NowMars
- 17:55 NowSun
- 18:55 NowVenus
- 19:55 NowMercury
- 20:55 NowMoon
- 21:55 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- 23:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:55 NowSun
- 01:55 NowVenus
- 02:55 NowMercury
- 03:55 NowMoon
- 04:55 NowSaturn
- 05:55 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:43 Leo
- 06:43 – 09:11 Virgo
- 09:11 – 11:42 Libra
- 11:42 – 14:06 Scorpio
- 14:06 – 16:07 Sagittarius
- 16:07 – 17:40 Capricorn
- 17:40 – 18:55 Aquarius
- 18:55 – 20:08 Pisces
- 20:08 – 21:32 Aries
- 21:32 – 23:22 Taurus
- 23:22 – 01:40 next day Gemini
- 01:40 – 04:09 next day Cancer
- 04:09 – 06:39 next day Leo
- 06:39 – 06:55 next day Virgo
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