Washington panchang, 17 September 2028
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 19:11 Moonrise 05:26 Bhadrapada 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
06:53 to 19:11- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:26
- Yamaganda 13:02 – 14:34
- Gulika Kalam 16:06 – 17:38
- Durmuhurta 17:32 – 18:21
- Rahu Kalam 17:38 – 19:11
- 08:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 08:55 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 18:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
19:11 to 06:53 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:11 – 21:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:23 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 05:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 18:17
- Nakshatra Magha until 08:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sadhya until 22:23
- Karana Vishti until 08:10, then Shakuni
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 08:55 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 18:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 22:23 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 04:21 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 05:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:00 – 08:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:02 – 14:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:06 – 17:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:32 – 18:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:38 – 19:11
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. 05:19 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:37 – 13:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:11 – 21:31
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:53 – 06:53 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:53 – 08:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:25 – 09:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:57 – 11:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:29 – 13:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:02 – 14:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:34 – 16:06 | Good |
| Rog | 16:06 – 17:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:38 – 19:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:11 – 20:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:38 – 22:06 | Good |
| Char | 22:06 – 23:34 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:34 – 01:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:02 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 03:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:58 – 05:26 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:26 – 06:53 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
- 06:53 NowSun
- 07:54 NowVenus
- 08:56 NowMercury
- 09:57 NowMoon
- 10:59 NowSaturn
- 12:00 NowJupiter
- 13:02 NowMars
- 14:03 NowSun
- 15:05 NowVenus
- 16:06 NowMercury
- 17:08 NowMoon
- 18:09 NowSaturn
- 19:11 NowJupiter
- 20:09 NowMars
- 21:08 NowSun
- 22:06 NowVenus
- 23:05 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMoon
- 01:02 NowSaturn
- 02:01 NowJupiter
- 02:59 NowMars
- 03:58 NowSun
- 04:56 NowVenus
- 05:55 NowMercury
- 06:53 NowSun
- 07:53 NowVenus
- 08:53 NowMercury
- 09:53 NowMoon
- 10:53 NowSaturn
- 11:53 NowJupiter
- 12:53 NowMars
- 13:53 NowSun
- 14:53 NowVenus
- 15:53 NowMercury
- 16:53 NowMoon
- 17:53 NowSaturn
- 18:53 NowJupiter
- 19:53 NowMars
- 20:53 NowSun
- 21:53 NowVenus
- 22:53 NowMercury
- 23:53 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:53 NowSaturn
- 01:53 NowJupiter
- 02:53 NowMars
- 03:53 NowSun
- 04:53 NowVenus
- 05:53 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:52 Leo
- 06:52 – 09:20 Virgo
- 09:20 – 11:51 Libra
- 11:51 – 14:15 Scorpio
- 14:15 – 16:16 Sagittarius
- 16:16 – 17:49 Capricorn
- 17:49 – 19:04 Aquarius
- 19:04 – 20:17 Pisces
- 20:17 – 21:41 Aries
- 21:41 – 23:31 Taurus
- 23:31 – 01:48 next day Gemini
- 01:48 – 04:18 next day Cancer
- 04:18 – 06:48 next day Leo
- 06:48 – 06:53 next day Virgo
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