Washington panchang, 23 February 2028
Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 17:52 Moonrise 05:52 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
06:50 to 17:52- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:13 – 09:36
- Gulika Kalam 10:59 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:44
- 08:17 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 13:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:28 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
Night
17:52 to 06:49 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:52 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:57 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 02:57 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:02 next day Moon enters Aquarius
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 02:57 next day
- Nakshatra Shravana until 15:28 · lord Moon
- Yoga Variyan until 08:17
- Karana Vishti until 13:35, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:17 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 13:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:28 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 02:57 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 02:57 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:02 next day Moon enters Aquarius
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:13 – 09:36
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:17 – 20:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:59 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:44
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 15:28 – 06:49 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. 05:06 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:52 – 20:28
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:50 – 08:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:13 – 09:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:36 – 10:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:59 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:44 – 15:07 | Bad |
| Char | 15:07 – 16:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:30 – 17:52 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:52 – 19:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:29 – 21:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:06 – 22:44 | Good |
| Char | 22:44 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 01:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:58 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:35 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:12 – 06:49 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
- 06:50 NowMercury
- 07:45 NowMoon
- 08:41 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:31 NowMars
- 11:26 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 16:02 NowJupiter
- 16:57 NowMars
- 17:52 NowSun
- 18:57 NowVenus
- 20:02 NowMercury
- 21:06 NowMoon
- 22:11 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:25 NowSun
- 02:30 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:50 NowMercury
- 07:50 NowMoon
- 08:50 NowSaturn
- 09:50 NowJupiter
- 10:50 NowMars
- 11:50 NowSun
- 12:50 NowVenus
- 13:50 NowMercury
- 14:50 NowMoon
- 15:50 NowSaturn
- 16:50 NowJupiter
- 17:50 NowMars
- 18:50 NowSun
- 19:50 NowVenus
- 20:50 NowMercury
- 21:50 NowMoon
- 22:50 NowSaturn
- 23:50 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:50 NowMars
- 01:50 NowSun
- 02:50 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 04:50 NowMoon
- 05:50 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 06:27 Capricorn
- 06:27 – 07:42 Aquarius
- 07:42 – 08:55 Pisces
- 08:55 – 10:19 Aries
- 10:19 – 12:09 Taurus
- 12:09 – 14:26 Gemini
- 14:26 – 16:56 Cancer
- 16:56 – 19:25 Leo
- 19:25 – 21:54 Virgo
- 21:54 – 00:25 next day Libra
- 00:25 – 02:49 next day Scorpio
- 02:49 – 04:50 next day Sagittarius
- 04:50 – 06:23 next day Capricorn
- 06:23 – 06:49 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