Washington panchang, 22 September 2027
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 19:04 Moonrise 23:08 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
06:56 to 19:04- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:27 – 09:58
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:00 – 14:31
- 07:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 16:30 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Night
19:04 to 06:57 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:04 – 21:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:07 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 19:07 Karana becomes Balava
- 20:02 Moon enters Gemini
- 06:20 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 19:07
- Nakshatra Rohini until 08:22 · lord Moon
- Yoga Siddhi until 16:30
- Karana Vishti until 07:47, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Virgo
- 07:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 16:30 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 19:07 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 19:07 Karana becomes Balava
- 20:02 Moon enters Gemini
- 06:20 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:27 – 09:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:00 – 14:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:30 – 14:05 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. 05:22 – 06:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:04 – 21:26
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:56 – 08:22
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:56 – 08:22
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:56 – 19:07
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:22 – 06:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:56 – 08:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:27 – 09:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:58 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 13:00 | Good |
| Rog | 13:00 – 14:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:31 – 16:02 | Bad |
| Char | 16:02 – 17:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:33 – 19:04 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:04 – 20:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:33 – 22:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:02 – 23:31 | Good |
| Char | 23:31 – 01:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:01 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 03:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:59 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:28 – 06:57 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
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:58 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 13:00 NowVenus
- 14:01 NowMercury
- 15:01 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:03 NowMars
- 19:04 NowSun
- 20:03 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 23:02 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:01 NowJupiter
- 01:01 NowMars
- 02:00 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:58 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:56 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 06:35 Leo
- 06:35 – 09:03 Virgo
- 09:03 – 11:34 Libra
- 11:34 – 13:58 Scorpio
- 13:58 – 16:00 Sagittarius
- 16:00 – 17:32 Capricorn
- 17:32 – 18:48 Aquarius
- 18:48 – 20:00 Pisces
- 20:00 – 21:25 Aries
- 21:25 – 23:14 Taurus
- 23:14 – 01:32 next day Gemini
- 01:32 – 04:02 next day Cancer
- 04:02 – 06:31 next day Leo
- 06:31 – 06:57 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