Washington panchang, 29 September 2027
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 06:28 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
07:03 to 18:53- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:31 – 10:00
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:58
- Durmuhurta 12:34 – 13:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:34 – 13:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:58 – 14:26
- 11:59 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:56 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 18:30 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
Night
18:53 to 07:04 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:53 – 21:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:36 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 22:36
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 18:30 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shukla until 14:56
- Karana Chatushpada until 11:59, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:59 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:56 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 18:30 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 22:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:36 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:31 – 10:00
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:34 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:58 – 14:26
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. 05:26 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:34 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:53 – 21:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:30 – 07:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:03 – 08:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:31 – 10:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:00 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:58 | Good |
| Rog | 12:58 – 14:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:26 – 15:55 | Bad |
| Char | 15:55 – 17:24 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:24 – 18:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:53 – 20:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:24 – 21:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:55 – 23:27 | Good |
| Char | 23:27 – 00:58 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:58 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 04:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:01 – 05:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:32 – 07:04 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
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 09:01 NowSaturn
- 10:00 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:55 NowSaturn
- 16:54 NowJupiter
- 17:53 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:54 NowVenus
- 20:54 NowMercury
- 21:55 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 04:01 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:03 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:03 NowVenus
- 14:03 NowMercury
- 15:03 NowMoon
- 16:03 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:03 NowMars
- 19:03 NowSun
- 20:03 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:03 NowMoon
- 23:03 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:03 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:07 Leo
- 06:07 – 08:36 Virgo
- 08:36 – 11:06 Libra
- 11:06 – 13:31 Scorpio
- 13:31 – 15:32 Sagittarius
- 15:32 – 17:05 Capricorn
- 17:05 – 18:20 Aquarius
- 18:20 – 19:33 Pisces
- 19:33 – 20:57 Aries
- 20:57 – 22:47 Taurus
- 22:47 – 01:04 next day Gemini
- 01:04 – 03:34 next day Cancer
- 03:34 – 06:03 next day Leo
- 06:03 – 07:04 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