Washington panchang, 22 December 2027
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 16:48 Moonrise 02:18 Margashirsha month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:24 to 16:48- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:35 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam 10:56 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta 11:47 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:06 – 13:17
- 13:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 13:11 Karana becomes Bava
- 13:39 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
16:48 to 07:25 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:48 – 19:43
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:53 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 01:13 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 13:11
- Nakshatra Chitra until 13:39 · lord Mars
- Yoga Atiganda until 01:13 next day
- Karana Vishti until 13:11, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 13:11 Karana becomes Bava
- 13:39 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 00:53 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 01:13 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:56 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:47 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:17
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. 05:27 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:48 – 19:43
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:24 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:35 – 09:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:45 – 10:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:56 – 12:06 | Good |
| Rog | 12:06 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:17 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Char | 14:27 – 15:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:38 – 16:48 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:48 – 18:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:38 – 20:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:27 – 22:17 | Good |
| Char | 22:17 – 00:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:06 – 01:56 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:56 – 03:46 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:46 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:35 – 07:25 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
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:45 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:06 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:40 NowMoon
- 14:27 NowSaturn
- 15:14 NowJupiter
- 16:01 NowMars
- 16:48 NowSun
- 18:01 NowVenus
- 19:14 NowMercury
- 20:27 NowMoon
- 21:40 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:06 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:33 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:24 NowMoon
- 09:24 NowSaturn
- 10:24 NowJupiter
- 11:24 NowMars
- 12:24 NowSun
- 13:24 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:24 NowJupiter
- 18:24 NowMars
- 19:24 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:24 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:24 NowSun
- 03:24 NowVenus
- 04:24 NowMercury
- 05:24 NowMoon
- 06:24 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 07:01 Scorpio
- 07:01 – 09:02 Sagittarius
- 09:02 – 10:34 Capricorn
- 10:34 – 11:50 Aquarius
- 11:50 – 13:02 Pisces
- 13:02 – 14:27 Aries
- 14:27 – 16:16 Taurus
- 16:16 – 18:34 Gemini
- 18:34 – 21:04 Cancer
- 21:04 – 23:33 Leo
- 23:33 – 02:02 next day Virgo
- 02:02 – 04:32 next day Libra
- 04:32 – 06:57 next day Scorpio
- 06:57 – 07:25 next day Sagittarius
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 EST (UTC-5) · Method