Washington panchang, 4 October 2028
Sunrise 07:08 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 18:54 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
07:08 to 18:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:35 – 10:02
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:33 – 13:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:33 – 13:19 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:23
- 14:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 14:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:58 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 14:58 Moon enters Aries
Night
18:44 to 07:09 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:44 – 21:13
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:07 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 03:33 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 14:34
- Nakshatra Revati until 14:58 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vyaghata until 01:07 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 14:34, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Virgo
- 14:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 14:34 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:58 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 14:58 Moon enters Aries
- 01:07 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 03:33 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 10:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:33 – 13:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:23
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:08 – 14:58
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:58 – 07:09 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. 05:29 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:33 – 13:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:44 – 21:13
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:34 – 07:09 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:08 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:35 – 10:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:02 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:23 – 15:50 | Bad |
| Char | 15:50 – 17:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:17 – 18:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:44 – 20:17 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:17 – 21:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:50 – 23:23 | Good |
| Char | 23:23 – 00:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:56 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:29 – 04:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:03 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:36 – 07:09 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
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:06 NowMoon
- 09:04 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 11:00 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:54 NowMercury
- 14:52 NowMoon
- 15:50 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:50 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 03:01 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 05:05 NowMoon
- 06:07 NowSaturn
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 09:08 NowSaturn
- 10:08 NowJupiter
- 11:08 NowMars
- 12:08 NowSun
- 13:08 NowVenus
- 14:08 NowMercury
- 15:08 NowMoon
- 16:08 NowSaturn
- 17:08 NowJupiter
- 18:08 NowMars
- 19:08 NowSun
- 20:08 NowVenus
- 21:08 NowMercury
- 22:08 NowMoon
- 23:08 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:08 NowJupiter
- 01:08 NowMars
- 02:08 NowSun
- 03:08 NowVenus
- 04:08 NowMercury
- 05:08 NowMoon
- 06:08 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 05:45 Leo
- 05:45 – 08:13 Virgo
- 08:13 – 10:44 Libra
- 10:44 – 13:08 Scorpio
- 13:08 – 15:09 Sagittarius
- 15:09 – 16:42 Capricorn
- 16:42 – 17:57 Aquarius
- 17:57 – 19:10 Pisces
- 19:10 – 20:34 Aries
- 20:34 – 22:24 Taurus
- 22:24 – 00:42 next day Gemini
- 00:42 – 03:12 next day Cancer
- 03:12 – 05:41 next day Leo
- 05:41 – 07:09 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