Washington panchang, 15 October 2028
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 18:27 Moonrise 04:15 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
07:19 to 18:27- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:31 – 13:15
- Yamaganda 12:53 – 14:17
- Gulika Kalam 15:40 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta 16:58 – 17:43
- Rahu Kalam 17:04 – 18:27
- 08:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 09:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Night
18:27 to 07:20 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:27 – 21:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:37 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:48 Moon enters Virgo
- 04:19 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 06:15 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 09:47
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 16:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shukla until 08:21
- Karana Taitila until 09:47, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 09:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 20:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:48 Moon enters Virgo
- 04:19 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 06:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 06:15 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:53 – 14:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:40 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:58 – 17:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:04 – 18:27
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. 05:36 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:31 – 13:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:27 – 21:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:29 – 07:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:19 – 08:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:42 – 10:06 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:06 – 11:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:29 – 12:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:53 – 14:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:17 – 15:40 | Good |
| Rog | 15:40 – 17:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:04 – 18:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:27 – 20:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:04 – 21:40 | Good |
| Char | 21:40 – 23:17 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:17 – 00:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:53 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 04:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:07 – 05:43 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:43 – 07:20 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
- 07:19 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:10 NowMercury
- 10:06 NowMoon
- 11:02 NowSaturn
- 11:57 NowJupiter
- 12:53 NowMars
- 13:49 NowSun
- 14:44 NowVenus
- 15:40 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:31 NowSaturn
- 18:27 NowJupiter
- 19:32 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:40 NowVenus
- 22:45 NowMercury
- 23:49 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:53 NowSaturn
- 01:58 NowJupiter
- 03:02 NowMars
- 04:07 NowSun
- 05:11 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowSun
- 08:19 NowVenus
- 09:19 NowMercury
- 10:19 NowMoon
- 11:19 NowSaturn
- 12:19 NowJupiter
- 13:19 NowMars
- 14:19 NowSun
- 15:19 NowVenus
- 16:19 NowMercury
- 17:19 NowMoon
- 18:19 NowSaturn
- 19:19 NowJupiter
- 20:19 NowMars
- 21:19 NowSun
- 22:19 NowVenus
- 23:19 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMoon
- 01:19 NowSaturn
- 02:19 NowJupiter
- 03:19 NowMars
- 04:19 NowSun
- 05:19 NowVenus
- 06:19 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:36 – 07:30 Virgo
- 07:30 – 10:01 Libra
- 10:01 – 12:25 Scorpio
- 12:25 – 14:26 Sagittarius
- 14:26 – 15:59 Capricorn
- 15:59 – 17:14 Aquarius
- 17:14 – 18:27 Pisces
- 18:27 – 19:51 Aries
- 19:51 – 21:41 Taurus
- 21:41 – 23:58 Gemini
- 23:58 – 02:28 next day Cancer
- 02:28 – 04:58 next day Leo
- 04:58 – 07:20 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