Washington panchang, 10 May 2028
Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 20:08 Moonrise 22:40 Vaishakha 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
06:01 to 20:08- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:46 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam 11:18 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:04 – 14:50
- 06:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 07:26 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 12:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 12:51 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
20:08 to 06:00 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:08 – 22:06
- Brahma Muhurta 04:41 – 05:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:51 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 12:51
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 06:23 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Parigha until 07:26
- Karana Gara until 12:51, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 07:26 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 12:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 12:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 00:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:51 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:46 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:18 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:04 – 14:50
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. 04:41 – 05:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:08 – 22:06
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 06:01 – 06:23
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:01 – 06:23
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:01 – 12:51
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:01 – 07:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:46 – 09:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:32 – 11:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:18 – 13:04 | Good |
| Rog | 13:04 – 14:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:50 – 16:36 | Bad |
| Char | 16:36 – 18:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:22 – 20:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:08 – 21:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:22 – 22:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:36 – 23:50 | Good |
| Char | 23:50 – 01:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:04 – 02:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:18 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:32 – 04:46 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:46 – 06:00 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
- 06:01 NowMercury
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 08:22 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:43 NowMars
- 11:54 NowSun
- 13:04 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:26 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 18:57 NowMars
- 20:08 NowSun
- 20:57 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:25 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:15 NowJupiter
- 01:04 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:21 NowMoon
- 05:10 NowSaturn
- 06:01 NowMercury
- 07:01 NowMoon
- 08:01 NowSaturn
- 09:01 NowJupiter
- 10:01 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 13:01 NowMercury
- 14:01 NowMoon
- 15:01 NowSaturn
- 16:01 NowJupiter
- 17:01 NowMars
- 18:01 NowSun
- 19:01 NowVenus
- 20:01 NowMercury
- 21:01 NowMoon
- 22:01 NowSaturn
- 23:01 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:01 NowVenus
- 03:01 NowMercury
- 04:01 NowMoon
- 05:01 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:41 – 04:52 Pisces
- 04:52 – 06:16 Aries
- 06:16 – 08:06 Taurus
- 08:06 – 10:23 Gemini
- 10:23 – 12:53 Cancer
- 12:53 – 15:23 Leo
- 15:23 – 17:51 Virgo
- 17:51 – 20:22 Libra
- 20:22 – 22:46 Scorpio
- 22:46 – 00:47 next day Sagittarius
- 00:47 – 02:20 next day Capricorn
- 02:20 – 03:35 next day Aquarius
- 03:35 – 04:48 next day Pisces
- 04:48 – 06:00 next day Aries
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