Washington panchang, 5 March 2028
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:04 Moonrise 11:52 Phalguna 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
06:34 to 18:04- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:42
- Yamaganda 12:19 – 13:45
- Gulika Kalam 15:12 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta 16:32 – 17:18
- Rahu Kalam 16:38 – 18:04
- 07:24 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 09:30 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 14:25 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 14:25 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:04 to 06:33 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:04 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:33 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:51 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 14:25
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 09:30 · lord Mars
- Yoga Priti until 07:24
- Karana Kaulava until 14:25, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:24 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 09:30 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 14:25 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 14:25 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:33 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:51 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:19 – 13:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:12 – 16:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:32 – 17:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:38 – 18:04
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. 04:54 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:04 – 20:34
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 09:30 – 06:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:34 – 08:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:01 – 09:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:27 – 10:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:53 – 12:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:19 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:45 – 15:12 | Good |
| Rog | 15:12 – 16:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:38 – 18:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:04 – 19:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:38 – 21:11 | Good |
| Char | 21:11 – 22:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:19 – 01:52 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:52 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:26 – 04:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:59 – 06:33 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
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:32 NowVenus
- 08:29 NowMercury
- 09:27 NowMoon
- 10:24 NowSaturn
- 11:22 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:14 NowVenus
- 15:12 NowMercury
- 16:09 NowMoon
- 17:07 NowSaturn
- 18:04 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:09 NowSun
- 21:11 NowVenus
- 22:14 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:21 NowJupiter
- 02:23 NowMars
- 03:26 NowSun
- 04:28 NowVenus
- 05:31 NowMercury
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:34 NowMars
- 13:34 NowSun
- 14:34 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:34 NowVenus
- 22:34 NowMercury
- 23:34 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 05:44 Capricorn
- 05:44 – 06:59 Aquarius
- 06:59 – 08:12 Pisces
- 08:12 – 09:36 Aries
- 09:36 – 11:25 Taurus
- 11:25 – 13:43 Gemini
- 13:43 – 16:13 Cancer
- 16:13 – 18:42 Leo
- 18:42 – 21:11 Virgo
- 21:11 – 23:41 Libra
- 23:41 – 02:06 next day Scorpio
- 02:06 – 04:07 next day Sagittarius
- 04:07 – 05:40 next day Capricorn
- 05:40 – 06:33 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