Washington panchang, 24 January 2028
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 17:18 Moonrise 06:10 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 17:18- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:36 – 09:51
- Yamaganda 11:05 – 12:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:40
- Durmuhurta 12:40 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam 13:34 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta 14:39 – 15:19
Night
17:18 to 07:21 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:18 – 20:07
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 02:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
- 03:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 07:47 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 03:29 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 02:20 next day
- Karana Vishti until 18:40, then Shakuni
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 18:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 02:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
- 03:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:36 – 09:51
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:40 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:34 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:39 – 15:19
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:20 – 03:32 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:22 – 03:29 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 03:29 – 07:21 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. 05:29 – 06:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:18 – 20:07
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:22 – 08:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:36 – 09:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:51 – 11:05 | Good |
| Rog | 11:05 – 12:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:20 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Char | 13:34 – 14:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:49 – 16:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:04 – 17:18 | Good |
| Char | 17:18 – 19:03 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:03 – 20:49 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:49 – 22:34 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:34 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:20 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:05 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:50 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:36 – 07:21 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:11 NowSaturn
- 09:01 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:30 NowVenus
- 12:20 NowMercury
- 13:10 NowMoon
- 13:59 NowSaturn
- 14:49 NowJupiter
- 15:39 NowMars
- 16:28 NowSun
- 17:18 NowVenus
- 18:28 NowMercury
- 19:39 NowMoon
- 20:49 NowSaturn
- 21:59 NowJupiter
- 23:09 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSun
- 01:30 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:50 NowMoon
- 05:00 NowSaturn
- 06:11 NowJupiter
- 07:22 NowMoon
- 08:22 NowSaturn
- 09:22 NowJupiter
- 10:22 NowMars
- 11:22 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:22 NowMercury
- 14:22 NowMoon
- 15:22 NowSaturn
- 16:22 NowJupiter
- 17:22 NowMars
- 18:22 NowSun
- 19:22 NowVenus
- 20:22 NowMercury
- 21:22 NowMoon
- 22:22 NowSaturn
- 23:22 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:22 NowMars
- 01:22 NowSun
- 02:22 NowVenus
- 03:22 NowMercury
- 04:22 NowMoon
- 05:22 NowSaturn
- 06:22 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:52 Sagittarius
- 06:52 – 08:25 Capricorn
- 08:25 – 09:40 Aquarius
- 09:40 – 10:53 Pisces
- 10:53 – 12:17 Aries
- 12:17 – 14:07 Taurus
- 14:07 – 16:24 Gemini
- 16:24 – 18:54 Cancer
- 18:54 – 21:23 Leo
- 21:23 – 23:52 Virgo
- 23:52 – 02:22 next day Libra
- 02:22 – 04:47 next day Scorpio
- 04:47 – 06:48 next day Sagittarius
- 06:48 – 07:21 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