Washington panchang, 16 March 2028
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 19:15 Moonrise 01:13 Phalguna month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 19:15- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:18 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam 10:17 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta 11:17 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:52 – 13:40
- Rahu Kalam 14:46 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta 16:04 – 16:52
- 11:24 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:09 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 18:43 Karana becomes Bava
Night
19:15 to 07:16 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 19:15 – 21:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:40 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 06:56 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 06:56 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 06:56 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 11:24 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vajra until 13:09
- Karana Vishti until 18:43, then Bava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Pisces
- 11:24 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:09 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 18:43 Karana becomes Bava
- 06:56 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 06:56 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:17 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:17 – 12:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:46 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:04 – 16:52
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. 05:41 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:52 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:15 – 21:39
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 11:24
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:18 – 11:24
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:18 – 08:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:47 – 10:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:17 – 11:47 | Bad |
| Char | 11:47 – 13:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:16 – 14:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:46 – 16:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:16 – 17:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:45 – 19:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:15 – 20:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:45 – 22:15 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:15 – 23:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:16 – 02:46 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:46 – 04:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:16 – 05:46 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:46 – 07:16 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
- 07:18 NowJupiter
- 08:17 NowMars
- 09:17 NowSun
- 10:17 NowVenus
- 11:17 NowMercury
- 12:17 NowMoon
- 13:16 NowSaturn
- 14:16 NowJupiter
- 15:16 NowMars
- 16:16 NowSun
- 17:16 NowVenus
- 18:15 NowMercury
- 19:15 NowMoon
- 20:15 NowSaturn
- 21:15 NowJupiter
- 22:15 NowMars
- 23:15 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:16 NowVenus
- 01:16 NowMercury
- 02:16 NowMoon
- 03:16 NowSaturn
- 04:16 NowJupiter
- 05:16 NowMars
- 06:16 NowSun
- 07:18 NowJupiter
- 08:18 NowMars
- 09:18 NowSun
- 10:18 NowVenus
- 11:18 NowMercury
- 12:18 NowMoon
- 13:18 NowSaturn
- 14:18 NowJupiter
- 15:18 NowMars
- 16:18 NowSun
- 17:18 NowVenus
- 18:18 NowMercury
- 19:18 NowMoon
- 20:18 NowSaturn
- 21:18 NowJupiter
- 22:18 NowMars
- 23:18 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:18 NowMercury
- 02:18 NowMoon
- 03:18 NowSaturn
- 04:18 NowJupiter
- 05:18 NowMars
- 06:18 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:41 – 06:00 Capricorn
- 06:00 – 07:16 Aquarius
- 07:16 – 08:28 Pisces
- 08:28 – 09:53 Aries
- 09:53 – 11:42 Taurus
- 11:42 – 14:00 Gemini
- 14:00 – 16:30 Cancer
- 16:30 – 18:59 Leo
- 18:59 – 21:28 Virgo
- 21:28 – 23:58 Libra
- 23:58 – 02:23 next day Scorpio
- 02:23 – 04:24 next day Sagittarius
- 04:24 – 05:56 next day Capricorn
- 05:56 – 07:12 next day Aquarius
- 07:12 – 07:16 next day Pisces
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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method