Washington panchang, 24 February 2028
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:53 Moonrise 06:17 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
06:49 to 17:53- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:49 – 08:12
- Gulika Kalam 09:35 – 10:58
- Durmuhurta 10:30 – 11:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam 13:44 – 15:07
- Durmuhurta 14:56 – 15:41
- 09:17 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:17 Karana becomes Naga
Night
17:53 to 06:47 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:53 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:35 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 05:37 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:37 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 05:37 next day
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 18:35 · lord Mars
- Yoga Parigha until 09:17
- Karana Chatushpada until 16:17, then Naga
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 09:17 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 16:17 Karana becomes Naga
- 18:35 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 05:37 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:37 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:49 – 08:12
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:35 – 10:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:30 – 11:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:44 – 15:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:56 – 15:41
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. 05:05 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 17:53 – 20:28
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:49 – 05:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:49 – 08:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:12 – 09:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:35 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Char | 10:58 – 12:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:21 – 13:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:44 – 15:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:07 – 16:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:30 – 17:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:53 – 19:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:30 – 21:07 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:07 – 22:44 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:57 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:11 – 06:47 next day | Good |
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
- 06:49 NowJupiter
- 07:44 NowMars
- 08:40 NowSun
- 09:35 NowVenus
- 10:30 NowMercury
- 11:26 NowMoon
- 12:21 NowSaturn
- 13:17 NowJupiter
- 14:12 NowMars
- 15:07 NowSun
- 16:03 NowVenus
- 16:58 NowMercury
- 17:53 NowMoon
- 18:58 NowSaturn
- 20:02 NowJupiter
- 21:07 NowMars
- 22:11 NowSun
- 23:16 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMercury
- 01:25 NowMoon
- 02:29 NowSaturn
- 03:34 NowJupiter
- 04:38 NowMars
- 05:43 NowSun
- 06:49 NowJupiter
- 07:49 NowMars
- 08:49 NowSun
- 09:49 NowVenus
- 10:49 NowMercury
- 11:49 NowMoon
- 12:49 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 16:49 NowVenus
- 17:49 NowMercury
- 18:49 NowMoon
- 19:49 NowSaturn
- 20:49 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:49 NowSun
- 23:49 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMercury
- 01:49 NowMoon
- 02:49 NowSaturn
- 03:49 NowJupiter
- 04:49 NowMars
- 05:49 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:23 Capricorn
- 06:23 – 07:38 Aquarius
- 07:38 – 08:51 Pisces
- 08:51 – 10:15 Aries
- 10:15 – 12:05 Taurus
- 12:05 – 14:22 Gemini
- 14:22 – 16:52 Cancer
- 16:52 – 19:22 Leo
- 19:22 – 21:50 Virgo
- 21:50 – 00:21 next day Libra
- 00:21 – 02:45 next day Scorpio
- 02:45 – 04:46 next day Sagittarius
- 04:46 – 06:19 next day Capricorn
- 06:19 – 06:47 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