Washington panchang, 21 February 2028
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:50 Moonrise 04:49 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
06:53 to 17:50- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:15 – 09:37
- Yamaganda 10:59 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam 13:44 – 15:06
- Durmuhurta 14:55 – 15:39
- 08:25 Karana becomes Taitila
- 09:23 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 16:06 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:50 to 06:52 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:50 – 20:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:38 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 21:38
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 09:23 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyatipata until 07:19 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 08:25, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:25 Karana becomes Taitila
- 09:23 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 16:06 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:38 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:30 – 07:19 next day
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:15 – 09:37
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:44 – 15:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:55 – 15:39
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:53 – 09:23
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 09:23 – 05:35 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:35 – 06:52 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. 05:08 – 06:01
- 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 17:50 – 20:26
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:53 – 08:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:15 – 09:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:37 – 10:59 | Good |
| Rog | 10:59 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:22 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Char | 13:44 – 15:06 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:06 – 16:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:28 – 17:50 | Good |
| Char | 17:50 – 19:28 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:28 – 21:06 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:06 – 22:43 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:43 – 00:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:21 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:59 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:36 – 05:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:14 – 06:52 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
- 06:53 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:42 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:32 NowSun
- 11:27 NowVenus
- 12:22 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:11 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 16:01 NowMars
- 16:55 NowSun
- 17:50 NowVenus
- 18:55 NowMercury
- 20:00 NowMoon
- 21:06 NowSaturn
- 22:11 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSun
- 01:26 NowVenus
- 02:31 NowMercury
- 03:36 NowMoon
- 04:41 NowSaturn
- 05:46 NowJupiter
- 06:53 NowMoon
- 07:53 NowSaturn
- 08:53 NowJupiter
- 09:53 NowMars
- 10:53 NowSun
- 11:53 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:53 NowMoon
- 14:53 NowSaturn
- 15:53 NowJupiter
- 16:53 NowMars
- 17:53 NowSun
- 18:53 NowVenus
- 19:53 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 21:53 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- 23:53 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:53 NowSun
- 01:53 NowVenus
- 02:53 NowMercury
- 03:53 NowMoon
- 04:53 NowSaturn
- 05:53 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:35 Capricorn
- 06:35 – 07:50 Aquarius
- 07:50 – 09:03 Pisces
- 09:03 – 10:27 Aries
- 10:27 – 12:17 Taurus
- 12:17 – 14:34 Gemini
- 14:34 – 17:04 Cancer
- 17:04 – 19:33 Leo
- 19:33 – 22:02 Virgo
- 22:02 – 00:32 next day Libra
- 00:32 – 02:57 next day Scorpio
- 02:57 – 04:58 next day Sagittarius
- 04:58 – 06:31 next day Capricorn
- 06:31 – 06:52 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