Washington panchang, 19 March 2028
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 19:18 Moonrise 03:48 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
07:13 to 19:18- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:51 – 13:40
- Yamaganda 13:15 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam 16:17 – 17:47
- Durmuhurta 17:41 – 18:30
- Rahu Kalam 17:47 – 19:18
- 09:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 09:47 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:38 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 16:40 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
19:18 to 07:11 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:18 – 21:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:36 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:21 Moon enters Capricorn
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 09:47
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 16:40 · lord Venus
- Yoga Variyan until 12:38
- Karana Gara until 09:47, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 09:47 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:38 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 16:40 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 22:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:21 Moon enters Capricorn
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:38 – 01:02 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:15 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:17 – 17:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:41 – 18:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:47 – 19:18
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. 05:37 – 06:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:51 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:18 – 21:41
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:40 – 07:11 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:13 – 08:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:44 – 10:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:14 – 11:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:45 – 13:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:15 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:46 – 16:17 | Good |
| Rog | 16:17 – 17:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:47 – 19:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:18 – 20:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:47 – 22:16 | Good |
| Char | 22:16 – 23:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:46 – 01:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:15 – 02:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:44 – 04:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:13 – 05:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:42 – 07:11 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
- 07:13 NowSun
- 08:13 NowVenus
- 09:14 NowMercury
- 10:14 NowMoon
- 11:15 NowSaturn
- 12:15 NowJupiter
- 13:15 NowMars
- 14:16 NowSun
- 15:16 NowVenus
- 16:17 NowMercury
- 17:17 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:17 NowSun
- 22:16 NowVenus
- 23:16 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMoon
- 01:15 NowSaturn
- 02:14 NowJupiter
- 03:14 NowMars
- 04:13 NowSun
- 05:12 NowVenus
- 06:12 NowMercury
- 07:13 NowSun
- 08:13 NowVenus
- 09:13 NowMercury
- 10:13 NowMoon
- 11:13 NowSaturn
- 12:13 NowJupiter
- 13:13 NowMars
- 14:13 NowSun
- 15:13 NowVenus
- 16:13 NowMercury
- 17:13 NowMoon
- 18:13 NowSaturn
- 19:13 NowJupiter
- 20:13 NowMars
- 21:13 NowSun
- 22:13 NowVenus
- 23:13 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMoon
- 01:13 NowSaturn
- 02:13 NowJupiter
- 03:13 NowMars
- 04:13 NowSun
- 05:13 NowVenus
- 06:13 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:37 – 05:48 Capricorn
- 05:48 – 07:04 Aquarius
- 07:04 – 08:16 Pisces
- 08:16 – 09:41 Aries
- 09:41 – 11:30 Taurus
- 11:30 – 13:48 Gemini
- 13:48 – 16:18 Cancer
- 16:18 – 18:47 Leo
- 18:47 – 21:16 Virgo
- 21:16 – 23:46 Libra
- 23:46 – 02:11 next day Scorpio
- 02:11 – 04:12 next day Sagittarius
- 04:12 – 05:45 next day Capricorn
- 05:45 – 07:00 next day Aquarius
- 07:00 – 07:11 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