Washington panchang, 21 June 2028
Sunrise 05:44 Sunset 20:35 Moonrise 04:19 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
05:44 to 20:35- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:35 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam 11:18 – 13:10
- Durmuhurta 12:40 – 13:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:40 – 13:39 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:10 – 15:01
- 13:44 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:50 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:08 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
20:35 to 05:44 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:35 – 22:25
- Brahma Muhurta 04:31 – 05:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:22 next day Moon enters Gemini
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 16:08
- Nakshatra Rohini until 13:44 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shula until 13:50
- Karana Shakuni until 16:08, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Gemini
- 13:44 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 13:50 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:08 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 01:22 next day Moon enters Gemini
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:35 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:18 – 13:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:40 – 13:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:10 – 15:01
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:50 – 16:14
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. 04:31 – 05:07
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:40 – 13:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:35 – 22:25
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:44 – 13:44
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:44 – 05:44 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:44 – 07:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:35 – 09:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:27 – 11:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:18 – 13:10 | Good |
| Rog | 13:10 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:01 – 16:52 | Bad |
| Char | 16:52 – 18:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:44 – 20:35 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:35 – 21:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:44 – 22:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:52 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:01 – 01:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:10 – 02:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:18 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 04:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:36 – 05:44 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
- 05:44 NowMercury
- 06:58 NowMoon
- 08:13 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:41 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 13:10 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:38 NowMoon
- 16:52 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:21 NowMars
- 20:35 NowSun
- 21:21 NowVenus
- 22:07 NowMercury
- 22:52 NowMoon
- 23:38 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:10 NowMars
- 01:55 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:13 NowMoon
- 04:59 NowSaturn
- 05:44 NowMercury
- 06:44 NowMoon
- 07:44 NowSaturn
- 08:44 NowJupiter
- 09:44 NowMars
- 10:44 NowSun
- 11:44 NowVenus
- 12:44 NowMercury
- 13:44 NowMoon
- 14:44 NowSaturn
- 15:44 NowJupiter
- 16:44 NowMars
- 17:44 NowSun
- 18:44 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:44 NowMoon
- 21:44 NowSaturn
- 22:44 NowJupiter
- 23:44 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSun
- 01:44 NowVenus
- 02:44 NowMercury
- 03:44 NowMoon
- 04:44 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:31 – 05:21 Taurus
- 05:21 – 07:38 Gemini
- 07:38 – 10:08 Cancer
- 10:08 – 12:38 Leo
- 12:38 – 15:06 Virgo
- 15:06 – 17:37 Libra
- 17:37 – 20:01 Scorpio
- 20:01 – 22:02 Sagittarius
- 22:02 – 23:35 Capricorn
- 23:35 – 00:50 next day Aquarius
- 00:50 – 02:03 next day Pisces
- 02:03 – 03:27 next day Aries
- 03:27 – 05:17 next day Taurus
- 05:17 – 05:44 next day Gemini
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