Washington panchang, 27 September 2028
Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 18:55 Moonrise 15:58 Ashwin 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
07:02 to 18:55- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:31 – 10:00
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:58
- Durmuhurta 12:34 – 13:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:34 – 13:22 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:58 – 14:27
- 11:28 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:55 to 07:03 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:55 – 21:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:34 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 21:48 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 00:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 00:25 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 00:25 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 21:48 · lord Sun
- Yoga Atiganda until 19:34
- Karana Taitila until 11:28, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:28 Karana becomes Gara
- 19:34 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 21:48 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 00:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 00:25 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:31 – 10:00
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:34 – 13:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:58 – 14:27
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. 05:25 – 06:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:34 – 13:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:55 – 21:20
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:02 – 07:03 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:02 – 08:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:31 – 10:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:00 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:58 | Good |
| Rog | 12:58 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:27 – 15:56 | Bad |
| Char | 15:56 – 17:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:25 – 18:55 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:55 – 20:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:26 – 21:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:57 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:59 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:59 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 04:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:01 – 05:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:32 – 07:03 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
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:01 NowMoon
- 09:00 NowSaturn
- 10:00 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:57 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 18:55 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 04:01 NowMercury
- 05:01 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 11:02 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:02 NowVenus
- 14:02 NowMercury
- 15:02 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:02 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:02 NowSun
- 20:02 NowVenus
- 21:02 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 23:02 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 01:02 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:02 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 06:12 Leo
- 06:12 – 08:41 Virgo
- 08:41 – 11:11 Libra
- 11:11 – 13:36 Scorpio
- 13:36 – 15:37 Sagittarius
- 15:37 – 17:10 Capricorn
- 17:10 – 18:25 Aquarius
- 18:25 – 19:38 Pisces
- 19:38 – 21:02 Aries
- 21:02 – 22:52 Taurus
- 22:52 – 01:09 next day Gemini
- 01:09 – 03:39 next day Cancer
- 03:39 – 06:08 next day Leo
- 06:08 – 07:03 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