Washington panchang, 16 February 2028
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 17:45 Moonrise 00:15 Magha 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
06:59 to 17:45- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:20 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam 11:01 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:22 – 13:43
- 08:15 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 15:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 15:16 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:45 to 06:58 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:45 – 20:23
- Brahma Muhurta 05:12 – 06:05 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:56 Moon enters Scorpio
- 02:02 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 03:08 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:48 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 15:16
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 02:02 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vriddhi until 08:15
- Karana Bava until 15:16, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:15 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 15:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 15:16 Karana becomes Balava
- 19:56 Moon enters Scorpio
- 02:02 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 03:08 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:48 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:20 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:00 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:43
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:48 – 10:24 next day
- Visha yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.20–21, pp. 19–20 02:02 – 06:58 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. 05:13 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:45 – 20:23
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:59 – 15:16
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 02:02 – 06:58 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:59 – 08:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:20 – 09:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:41 – 11:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:01 – 12:22 | Good |
| Rog | 12:22 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:43 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Char | 15:03 – 16:24 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:24 – 17:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:45 – 19:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:24 – 21:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:03 – 22:42 | Good |
| Char | 22:42 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 02:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:01 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:40 – 05:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:19 – 06:58 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
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:10 NowMoon
- 15:03 NowSaturn
- 15:57 NowJupiter
- 16:51 NowMars
- 17:45 NowSun
- 18:51 NowVenus
- 19:57 NowMercury
- 21:03 NowMoon
- 22:09 NowSaturn
- 23:15 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:59 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 15:59 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 17:59 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 19:59 NowVenus
- 20:59 NowMercury
- 21:59 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 05:22 Sagittarius
- 05:22 – 06:54 Capricorn
- 06:54 – 08:10 Aquarius
- 08:10 – 09:22 Pisces
- 09:22 – 10:47 Aries
- 10:47 – 12:36 Taurus
- 12:36 – 14:54 Gemini
- 14:54 – 17:24 Cancer
- 17:24 – 19:53 Leo
- 19:53 – 22:22 Virgo
- 22:22 – 00:52 next day Libra
- 00:52 – 03:17 next day Scorpio
- 03:17 – 05:18 next day Sagittarius
- 05:18 – 06:50 next day Capricorn
- 06:50 – 06:58 next day Aquarius
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