Washington panchang, 16 January 2028
Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 17:09 Moonrise 22:59 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
07:26 to 17:09- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:37
- Yamaganda 12:17 – 13:30
- Gulika Kalam 14:43 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta 15:51 – 16:30
- Rahu Kalam 15:56 – 17:09
- 12:18 Yoga becomes Atiganda
Night
17:09 to 07:25 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:09 – 20:00
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:45 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:00 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 04:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 04:42 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 04:42 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 21:00 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shobhana until 12:18
- Karana Gara until 17:45, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:18 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 17:45 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:00 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 04:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 04:42 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:17 – 13:30
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:18 – 14:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:43 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:51 – 16:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:56 – 17:09
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. 05:31 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:09 – 20:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:26 – 21:00
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 21:00 – 07:25 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:00 – 07:25 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 21:00 – 07:25 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:26 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:39 – 09:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:52 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:17 – 13:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:30 – 14:43 | Good |
| Rog | 14:43 – 15:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:56 – 17:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:09 – 18:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:56 – 20:43 | Good |
| Char | 20:43 – 22:30 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:30 – 00:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:17 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:04 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:38 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:38 – 07:25 next day | Good |
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
- 07:26 NowSun
- 08:14 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:29 NowJupiter
- 12:17 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 13:55 NowVenus
- 14:43 NowMercury
- 15:32 NowMoon
- 16:21 NowSaturn
- 17:09 NowJupiter
- 18:21 NowMars
- 19:32 NowSun
- 20:43 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:17 NowSaturn
- 01:29 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:26 NowSun
- 08:26 NowVenus
- 09:26 NowMercury
- 10:26 NowMoon
- 11:26 NowSaturn
- 12:26 NowJupiter
- 13:26 NowMars
- 14:26 NowSun
- 15:26 NowVenus
- 16:26 NowMercury
- 17:26 NowMoon
- 18:26 NowSaturn
- 19:26 NowJupiter
- 20:26 NowMars
- 21:26 NowSun
- 22:26 NowVenus
- 23:26 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMoon
- 01:26 NowSaturn
- 02:26 NowJupiter
- 03:26 NowMars
- 04:26 NowSun
- 05:26 NowVenus
- 06:26 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:24 Sagittarius
- 07:24 – 08:56 Capricorn
- 08:56 – 10:12 Aquarius
- 10:12 – 11:24 Pisces
- 11:24 – 12:48 Aries
- 12:48 – 14:38 Taurus
- 14:38 – 16:56 Gemini
- 16:56 – 19:26 Cancer
- 19:26 – 21:55 Leo
- 21:55 – 00:23 next day Virgo
- 00:23 – 02:54 next day Libra
- 02:54 – 05:18 next day Scorpio
- 05:18 – 07:20 next day Sagittarius
- 07:20 – 07:25 next day Capricorn
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