Washington panchang, 24 December 2027
Sunrise 07:25 Sunset 16:49 Moonrise 04:33 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
07:25 to 16:49- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:36 – 09:46
- Durmuhurta 09:18 – 09:56
- Rahu Kalam 10:57 – 12:07
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:48 – 12:26
- Durmuhurta 12:26 – 13:04
- Yamaganda 14:28 – 15:39
- 08:09 Moon enters Scorpio
- 12:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:38 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:20 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
16:49 to 07:26 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 16:49 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:42 Yoga becomes Shula
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 12:38
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 14:20 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhriti until 22:42
- Karana Taitila until 12:38, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:09 Moon enters Scorpio
- 12:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:38 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:20 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 22:42 Yoga becomes Shula
- 00:47 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:36 – 09:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:18 – 09:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:26 – 13:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:28 – 15:39
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:42 – 00:42 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. 05:28 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:48 – 12:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:49 – 19:44
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:25 – 08:36 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:36 – 09:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:46 – 10:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:57 – 12:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:07 – 13:18 | Good |
| Rog | 13:18 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:28 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Char | 15:39 – 16:49 | Neutral |
| Rog | 16:49 – 18:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:39 – 20:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:28 – 22:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:18 – 00:07 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:07 – 01:57 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:57 – 03:47 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:47 – 05:36 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:36 – 07:26 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
- 07:25 NowVenus
- 08:12 NowMercury
- 08:59 NowMoon
- 09:46 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:20 NowMars
- 12:07 NowSun
- 12:54 NowVenus
- 13:41 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:15 NowSaturn
- 16:02 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:15 NowVenus
- 20:28 NowMercury
- 21:41 NowMoon
- 22:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:07 NowJupiter
- 01:20 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:47 NowVenus
- 05:00 NowMercury
- 06:13 NowMoon
- 07:25 NowVenus
- 08:25 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:25 NowSaturn
- 11:25 NowJupiter
- 12:25 NowMars
- 13:25 NowSun
- 14:25 NowVenus
- 15:25 NowMercury
- 16:25 NowMoon
- 17:25 NowSaturn
- 18:25 NowJupiter
- 19:25 NowMars
- 20:25 NowSun
- 21:25 NowVenus
- 22:25 NowMercury
- 23:25 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:25 NowMars
- 03:25 NowSun
- 04:25 NowVenus
- 05:25 NowMercury
- 06:25 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:53 Scorpio
- 06:53 – 08:54 Sagittarius
- 08:54 – 10:27 Capricorn
- 10:27 – 11:42 Aquarius
- 11:42 – 12:55 Pisces
- 12:55 – 14:19 Aries
- 14:19 – 16:09 Taurus
- 16:09 – 18:26 Gemini
- 18:26 – 20:56 Cancer
- 20:56 – 23:25 Leo
- 23:25 – 01:54 next day Virgo
- 01:54 – 04:24 next day Libra
- 04:24 – 06:49 next day Scorpio
- 06:49 – 07:26 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