Washington panchang, 23 January 2028
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 17:17 Moonrise 05:24 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
07:22 to 17:17- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:39
- Yamaganda 12:20 – 13:34
- Gulika Kalam 14:48 – 16:03
- Durmuhurta 15:58 – 16:37
- Rahu Kalam 16:03 – 17:17
- 16:43 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:17 to 07:22 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:17 – 20:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 01:52 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 05:39 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:39 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 05:39 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 00:58 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vyaghata until 01:52 next day
- Karana Gara until 16:43, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 16:43 Karana becomes Vanija
- 00:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 01:52 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 05:39 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:39 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:48 – 16:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:58 – 16:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:03 – 17:17
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. 05:29 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:17 – 20:06
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:22 – 00:58 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:22 – 00:58 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:22 – 08:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:37 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:20 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:34 – 14:48 | Good |
| Rog | 14:48 – 16:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:03 – 17:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:17 – 19:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:03 – 20:48 | Good |
| Char | 20:48 – 22:34 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:34 – 00:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:19 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:05 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:50 – 05:36 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:36 – 07:22 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
- 07:22 NowSun
- 08:12 NowVenus
- 09:01 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:40 NowSaturn
- 11:30 NowJupiter
- 12:20 NowMars
- 13:09 NowSun
- 13:59 NowVenus
- 14:48 NowMercury
- 15:38 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:38 NowSun
- 20:48 NowVenus
- 21:58 NowMercury
- 23:09 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:30 NowJupiter
- 02:40 NowMars
- 03:50 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:22 NowSun
- 08:22 NowVenus
- 09:22 NowMercury
- 10:22 NowMoon
- 11:22 NowSaturn
- 12:22 NowJupiter
- 13:22 NowMars
- 14:22 NowSun
- 15:22 NowVenus
- 16:22 NowMercury
- 17:22 NowMoon
- 18:22 NowSaturn
- 19:22 NowJupiter
- 20:22 NowMars
- 21:22 NowSun
- 22:22 NowVenus
- 23:22 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:22 NowMoon
- 01:22 NowSaturn
- 02:22 NowJupiter
- 03:22 NowMars
- 04:22 NowSun
- 05:22 NowVenus
- 06:22 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:56 Sagittarius
- 06:56 – 08:29 Capricorn
- 08:29 – 09:44 Aquarius
- 09:44 – 10:57 Pisces
- 10:57 – 12:21 Aries
- 12:21 – 14:11 Taurus
- 14:11 – 16:28 Gemini
- 16:28 – 18:58 Cancer
- 18:58 – 21:27 Leo
- 21:27 – 23:56 Virgo
- 23:56 – 02:26 next day Libra
- 02:26 – 04:51 next day Scorpio
- 04:51 – 06:52 next day Sagittarius
- 06:52 – 07:22 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