Washington panchang, 18 October 2027
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 18:24 Moonrise 20:09 Ashwin 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
07:21 to 18:24- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:44 – 10:07
- Yamaganda 11:30 – 12:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:15
- Durmuhurta 13:15 – 13:59
- Gulika Kalam 14:15 – 15:38
- Durmuhurta 15:27 – 16:11
- 08:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 08:22 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:18 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
18:24 to 07:22 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:24 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 05:38 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:49 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:47 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 07:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 07:12 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 08:22
- Nakshatra Krittika until 14:18 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vyatipata until 23:47
- Karana Vishti until 08:22, then Bava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Libra
- 08:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 08:22 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:18 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 19:49 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:47 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 07:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 07:12 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:48 – 23:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:44 – 10:07
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 12:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:15 – 13:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:15 – 15:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:27 – 16:11
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. 05:38 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 – 13:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:24 – 21:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:18 – 07:22 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:21 – 08:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:44 – 10:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:07 – 11:30 | Good |
| Rog | 11:30 – 12:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:53 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Char | 14:15 – 15:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:38 – 17:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:01 – 18:24 | Good |
| Char | 18:24 – 20:01 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:01 – 21:38 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:38 – 23:16 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:16 – 00:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:53 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:30 – 04:08 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:08 – 05:45 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:45 – 07:22 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
- 07:21 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:12 NowJupiter
- 10:07 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:33 NowMars
- 17:29 NowSun
- 18:24 NowVenus
- 19:29 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:53 NowSun
- 01:58 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:08 NowMoon
- 05:12 NowSaturn
- 06:17 NowJupiter
- 07:21 NowMoon
- 08:21 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:21 NowMars
- 11:21 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:21 NowMercury
- 14:21 NowMoon
- 15:21 NowSaturn
- 16:21 NowJupiter
- 17:21 NowMars
- 18:21 NowSun
- 19:21 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:21 NowMoon
- 22:21 NowSaturn
- 23:21 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:21 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:21 NowMercury
- 04:21 NowMoon
- 05:21 NowSaturn
- 06:21 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:38 – 07:21 Virgo
- 07:21 – 09:52 Libra
- 09:52 – 12:16 Scorpio
- 12:16 – 14:17 Sagittarius
- 14:17 – 15:50 Capricorn
- 15:50 – 17:05 Aquarius
- 17:05 – 18:18 Pisces
- 18:18 – 19:42 Aries
- 19:42 – 21:32 Taurus
- 21:32 – 23:49 Gemini
- 23:49 – 02:19 next day Cancer
- 02:19 – 04:49 next day Leo
- 04:49 – 07:17 next day Virgo
- 07:17 – 07:22 next day Libra
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