Washington panchang, 16 May 2028
Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 20:14 Moonrise 01:49 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
05:55 to 20:14- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:47 – 09:44
- Yamaganda 09:30 – 11:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam 13:04 – 14:52
- Rahu Kalam 16:39 – 18:26
- 06:05 Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:43 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:31 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 19:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 19:57 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
20:14 to 05:54 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 20:14 – 22:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:37 – 05:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 19:57
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 16:31 · lord Mars
- Yoga Brahma until 06:05
- Karana Balava until 06:43, then Kaulava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Taurus
- 06:05 Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:43 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:31 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 19:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 19:57 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:47 – 09:44
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:30 – 11:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:04 – 14:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:39 – 18:26
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:55 – 16:31
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 16:31 – 05:54 next day
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. 04:37 – 05:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 20:14 – 22:10
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:55 – 19:57
Choghadiya
| Rog | 05:55 – 07:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:42 – 09:30 | Bad |
| Char | 09:30 – 11:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:17 – 13:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:04 – 14:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:52 – 16:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:39 – 18:26 | Good |
| Rog | 18:26 – 20:14 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:14 – 21:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 21:26 – 22:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:39 – 23:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:51 – 01:04 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:04 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:16 – 03:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:29 – 04:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:42 – 05:54 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
- 05:55 NowMars
- 07:07 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:30 NowMercury
- 10:41 NowMoon
- 11:53 NowSaturn
- 13:04 NowJupiter
- 14:16 NowMars
- 15:27 NowSun
- 16:39 NowVenus
- 17:50 NowMercury
- 19:02 NowMoon
- 20:14 NowSaturn
- 21:02 NowJupiter
- 21:50 NowMars
- 22:39 NowSun
- 23:27 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMercury
- 01:04 NowMoon
- 01:52 NowSaturn
- 02:41 NowJupiter
- 03:29 NowMars
- 04:17 NowSun
- 05:06 NowVenus
- 05:55 NowMars
- 06:55 NowSun
- 07:55 NowVenus
- 08:55 NowMercury
- 09:55 NowMoon
- 10:55 NowSaturn
- 11:55 NowJupiter
- 12:55 NowMars
- 13:55 NowSun
- 14:55 NowVenus
- 15:55 NowMercury
- 16:55 NowMoon
- 17:55 NowSaturn
- 18:55 NowJupiter
- 19:55 NowMars
- 20:55 NowSun
- 21:55 NowVenus
- 22:55 NowMercury
- 23:55 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:55 NowSaturn
- 01:55 NowJupiter
- 02:55 NowMars
- 03:55 NowSun
- 04:55 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:37 – 05:53 Aries
- 05:53 – 07:42 Taurus
- 07:42 – 10:00 Gemini
- 10:00 – 12:30 Cancer
- 12:30 – 14:59 Leo
- 14:59 – 17:28 Virgo
- 17:28 – 19:58 Libra
- 19:58 – 22:23 Scorpio
- 22:23 – 00:24 next day Sagittarius
- 00:24 – 01:56 next day Capricorn
- 01:56 – 03:12 next day Aquarius
- 03:12 – 04:25 next day Pisces
- 04:25 – 05:49 next day Aries
- 05:49 – 05:54 next day Taurus
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