Washington panchang, 18 February 2028
Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 17:47 Moonrise 02:25 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
06:57 to 17:47- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:18 – 09:39
- Durmuhurta 09:07 – 09:50
- Rahu Kalam 11:01 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:27
- Yamaganda 15:04 – 16:26
- 15:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 15:54 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:47 to 06:56 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:47 – 20:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:10 – 06:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:31 next day Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 04:31 next day Moon enters Sagittarius
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:43 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 15:54
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 04:31 next day · lord Mercury
- Yoga Harshana until 05:43 next day
- Karana Gara until 15:54, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 15:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 15:54 Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:31 next day Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 04:31 next day Moon enters Sagittarius
- 04:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:43 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 09:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:07 – 09:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:27
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:04 – 16:26
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:43 – 06:55 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:57 – 04:31 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. 05:11 – 06:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 17:47 – 20:25
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:57 – 08:18 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:18 – 09:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:39 – 11:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:01 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:22 – 13:43 | Good |
| Rog | 13:43 – 15:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:04 – 16:26 | Bad |
| Char | 16:26 – 17:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:47 – 19:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:25 – 21:04 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:04 – 22:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:43 – 00:21 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:21 – 02:00 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:00 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:38 – 05:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:17 – 06:56 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
- 06:57 NowVenus
- 07:51 NowMercury
- 08:45 NowMoon
- 09:39 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:28 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:04 NowMoon
- 15:58 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:58 NowVenus
- 21:04 NowMercury
- 22:10 NowMoon
- 23:15 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:21 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:38 NowVenus
- 04:44 NowMercury
- 05:50 NowMoon
- 06:57 NowVenus
- 07:57 NowMercury
- 08:57 NowMoon
- 09:57 NowSaturn
- 10:57 NowJupiter
- 11:57 NowMars
- 12:57 NowSun
- 13:57 NowVenus
- 14:57 NowMercury
- 15:57 NowMoon
- 16:57 NowSaturn
- 17:57 NowJupiter
- 18:57 NowMars
- 19:57 NowSun
- 20:57 NowVenus
- 21:57 NowMercury
- 22:57 NowMoon
- 23:57 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:57 NowJupiter
- 01:57 NowMars
- 02:57 NowSun
- 03:57 NowVenus
- 04:57 NowMercury
- 05:57 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:11 – 05:14 Sagittarius
- 05:14 – 06:46 Capricorn
- 06:46 – 08:02 Aquarius
- 08:02 – 09:14 Pisces
- 09:14 – 10:39 Aries
- 10:39 – 12:28 Taurus
- 12:28 – 14:46 Gemini
- 14:46 – 17:16 Cancer
- 17:16 – 19:45 Leo
- 19:45 – 22:14 Virgo
- 22:14 – 00:44 next day Libra
- 00:44 – 03:09 next day Scorpio
- 03:09 – 05:10 next day Sagittarius
- 05:10 – 06:42 next day Capricorn
- 06:42 – 06:56 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