Washington panchang, 16 July 2028
Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 20:30 Moonrise 00:46 Ashadha 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
05:57 to 20:30- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Yamaganda 13:14 – 15:03
- Gulika Kalam 16:52 – 18:41
- Durmuhurta 18:34 – 19:32
- Rahu Kalam 18:41 – 20:30
- 06:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:09 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
20:30 to 05:58 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:30 – 22:24
- Brahma Muhurta 04:42 – 05:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:55 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 05:09 next day Moon enters Taurus
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 06:51
- Nakshatra Bharani until 22:55 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shula until 03:19 next day
- Karana Gara until 06:51, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:09 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:55 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 05:09 next day Moon enters Taurus
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:53 – 05:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:52 – 18:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:34 – 19:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:41 – 20:30
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:19 – 05:43 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 05:57 – 22:55
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 12:55 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 11:51 – 13:58
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. 04:42 – 05:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:30 – 22:24
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:57 – 07:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:46 – 09:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:35 – 11:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:24 – 13:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:14 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:03 – 16:52 | Good |
| Rog | 16:52 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:41 – 20:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:30 – 21:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:41 – 22:52 | Good |
| Char | 22:52 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:14 – 02:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:25 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 04:47 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:47 – 05:58 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
- 05:57 NowSun
- 07:10 NowVenus
- 08:23 NowMercury
- 09:35 NowMoon
- 10:48 NowSaturn
- 12:01 NowJupiter
- 13:14 NowMars
- 14:26 NowSun
- 15:39 NowVenus
- 16:52 NowMercury
- 18:05 NowMoon
- 19:17 NowSaturn
- 20:30 NowJupiter
- 21:17 NowMars
- 22:05 NowSun
- 22:52 NowVenus
- 23:39 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:27 NowMoon
- 01:14 NowSaturn
- 02:01 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:23 NowVenus
- 05:11 NowMercury
- 05:57 NowSun
- 06:57 NowVenus
- 07:57 NowMercury
- 08:57 NowMoon
- 09:57 NowSaturn
- 10:57 NowJupiter
- 11:57 NowMars
- 12:57 NowSun
- 13:57 NowVenus
- 14:57 NowMercury
- 15:57 NowMoon
- 16:57 NowSaturn
- 17:57 NowJupiter
- 18:57 NowMars
- 19:57 NowSun
- 20:57 NowVenus
- 21:57 NowMercury
- 22:57 NowMoon
- 23:57 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:57 NowJupiter
- 01:57 NowMars
- 02:57 NowSun
- 03:57 NowVenus
- 04:57 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 06:00 Gemini
- 06:00 – 08:30 Cancer
- 08:30 – 10:59 Leo
- 10:59 – 13:28 Virgo
- 13:28 – 15:58 Libra
- 15:58 – 18:23 Scorpio
- 18:23 – 20:24 Sagittarius
- 20:24 – 21:57 Capricorn
- 21:57 – 23:12 Aquarius
- 23:12 – 00:25 next day Pisces
- 00:25 – 01:49 next day Aries
- 01:49 – 03:39 next day Taurus
- 03:39 – 05:56 next day Gemini
- 05:56 – 05:58 next day Cancer
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