Washington panchang, 19 July 2028
Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 20:28 Moonrise 03:01 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
05:59 to 20:28- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:48 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam 11:25 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:02
- 11:07 Moon enters Gemini
- 17:04 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
20:28 to 06:00 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:28 – 22:23
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:06 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 22:38 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 04:07 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 04:07 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 04:07 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 22:38 · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhruva until 22:06
- Karana Gara until 17:04, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:07 Moon enters Gemini
- 17:04 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:06 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 22:38 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 04:07 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 04:07 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:48 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:25 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:02
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:06 – 01:42 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. 04:43 – 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) 12:45 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:28 – 22:23
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:59 – 22:38
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:59 – 07:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:48 – 09:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:37 – 11:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:25 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:02 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Char | 16:51 – 18:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:40 – 20:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:28 – 21:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:40 – 22:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:51 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:03 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:26 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:37 – 04:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:49 – 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
- 05:59 NowMercury
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 12:01 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:26 NowMercury
- 15:39 NowMoon
- 16:51 NowSaturn
- 18:03 NowJupiter
- 19:16 NowMars
- 20:28 NowSun
- 21:16 NowVenus
- 22:03 NowMercury
- 22:51 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 02:50 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:25 NowMoon
- 05:13 NowSaturn
- 05:59 NowMercury
- 06:59 NowMoon
- 07:59 NowSaturn
- 08:59 NowJupiter
- 09:59 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:59 NowMoon
- 14:59 NowSaturn
- 15:59 NowJupiter
- 16:59 NowMars
- 17:59 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 19:59 NowMercury
- 20:59 NowMoon
- 21:59 NowSaturn
- 22:59 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSun
- 01:59 NowVenus
- 02:59 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
- 04:59 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:43 – 05:48 Gemini
- 05:48 – 08:18 Cancer
- 08:18 – 10:48 Leo
- 10:48 – 13:16 Virgo
- 13:16 – 15:47 Libra
- 15:47 – 18:11 Scorpio
- 18:11 – 20:12 Sagittarius
- 20:12 – 21:45 Capricorn
- 21:45 – 23:00 Aquarius
- 23:00 – 00:13 next day Pisces
- 00:13 – 01:37 next day Aries
- 01:37 – 03:27 next day Taurus
- 03:27 – 05:44 next day Gemini
- 05:44 – 06:00 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