Washington panchang, 12 January 2028
Sunrise 07:27 Sunset 17:05 Moonrise 17:59 Pausha 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
07:27 to 17:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:39 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:04 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta 11:57 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:16 – 13:28
- 08:51 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 09:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:05 to 07:27 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:05 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 19:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:21 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 05:53 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 19:37
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 08:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vishkambha until 03:21 next day
- Karana Balava until 09:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:51 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 09:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 19:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:21 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 05:53 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:23 – 07:25
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:25 – 08:37
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:04 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:57 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:16 – 13:28
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. 05:32 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:05 – 19:57
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 19:37 – 07:27 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:27 – 08:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:39 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:04 – 12:16 | Good |
| Rog | 12:16 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:28 – 14:40 | Bad |
| Char | 14:40 – 15:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:53 – 17:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:05 – 18:53 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:53 – 20:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:40 – 22:28 | Good |
| Char | 22:28 – 00:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:16 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:04 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:27 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
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:16 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 13:52 NowMoon
- 14:40 NowSaturn
- 15:29 NowJupiter
- 16:17 NowMars
- 17:05 NowSun
- 18:17 NowVenus
- 19:29 NowMercury
- 20:40 NowMoon
- 21:52 NowSaturn
- 23:04 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:15 NowSaturn
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:27 NowSaturn
- 10:27 NowJupiter
- 11:27 NowMars
- 12:27 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:27 NowMercury
- 15:27 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:27 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:27 NowMoon
- 23:27 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:27 NowVenus
- 04:27 NowMercury
- 05:27 NowMoon
- 06:27 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 05:38 Scorpio
- 05:38 – 07:39 Sagittarius
- 07:39 – 09:12 Capricorn
- 09:12 – 10:27 Aquarius
- 10:27 – 11:40 Pisces
- 11:40 – 13:04 Aries
- 13:04 – 14:54 Taurus
- 14:54 – 17:11 Gemini
- 17:11 – 19:41 Cancer
- 19:41 – 22:11 Leo
- 22:11 – 00:39 next day Virgo
- 00:39 – 03:10 next day Libra
- 03:10 – 05:34 next day Scorpio
- 05:34 – 07:27 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