Washington panchang, 24 May 2028
Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:20 Moonrise 05:39 Jyeshtha 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
05:49 to 20:20- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:38 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam 11:16 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:34 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:05 – 14:54
- 06:10 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 15:53 Karana becomes Bava
Night
20:20 to 05:49 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:20 – 22:14
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:24 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 03:24 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:25 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 05:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 03:24 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 05:08 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Atiganda until 06:10
- Karana Kimstughna until 15:53, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Taurus
- 06:10 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 15:53 Karana becomes Bava
- 03:24 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 03:24 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:25 next day Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 05:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:38 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:16 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:05 – 14:54
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. 04:33 – 05:11
- 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 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:20 – 22:14
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:49 – 05:08 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:24 – 05:49 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:08 – 05:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:49 – 07:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:38 – 09:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:27 – 11:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:16 – 13:05 | Good |
| Rog | 13:05 – 14:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:54 – 16:43 | Bad |
| Char | 16:43 – 18:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:31 – 20:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:20 – 21:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:31 – 22:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:42 – 23:53 | Good |
| Char | 23:53 – 01:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:04 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:16 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 04:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:38 – 05:49 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
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 07:02 NowMoon
- 08:14 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:55 NowJupiter
- 19:08 NowMars
- 20:20 NowSun
- 21:08 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 22:42 NowMoon
- 23:30 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:04 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:14 NowMoon
- 05:01 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:49 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:49 NowMars
- 10:49 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:49 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:49 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSun
- 01:49 NowVenus
- 02:49 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:33 – 05:21 Aries
- 05:21 – 07:11 Taurus
- 07:11 – 09:28 Gemini
- 09:28 – 11:58 Cancer
- 11:58 – 14:28 Leo
- 14:28 – 16:56 Virgo
- 16:56 – 19:27 Libra
- 19:27 – 21:51 Scorpio
- 21:51 – 23:52 Sagittarius
- 23:52 – 01:25 next day Capricorn
- 01:25 – 02:40 next day Aquarius
- 02:40 – 03:53 next day Pisces
- 03:53 – 05:17 next day Aries
- 05:17 – 05:49 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