Washington panchang, 17 October 2028
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 18:24 Moonrise 06:46 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
07:21 to 18:24- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:34 – 10:18
- Yamaganda 10:07 – 11:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:15
- Gulika Kalam 12:53 – 14:16
- Rahu Kalam 15:38 – 17:01
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 12:45 Karana becomes Naga
Night
18:24 to 07:22 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:24 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 05:38 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:57 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 21:21 Moon enters Libra
- 22:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:56 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 22:56
- Nakshatra Hasta until 10:46 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 19:57
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:45, then Naga
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 12:45 Karana becomes Naga
- 19:57 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 21:21 Moon enters Libra
- 22:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:56 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:08 – 19:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:34 – 10:18
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:07 – 11:30
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:53 – 14:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:38 – 17:01
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 19:57 – 21:09
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. 05:38 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 – 13:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:24 – 21:00
Choghadiya
| Rog | 07:21 – 08:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:44 – 10:07 | Bad |
| Char | 10:07 – 11:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:30 – 12:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:53 – 14:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:16 – 15:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:38 – 17:01 | Good |
| Rog | 17:01 – 18:24 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:24 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:01 – 21:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:39 – 23:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:16 – 00:53 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:53 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:30 – 04:07 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:07 – 05:45 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:45 – 07:22 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
- 07:21 NowMars
- 08:16 NowSun
- 09:11 NowVenus
- 10:07 NowMercury
- 11:02 NowMoon
- 11:57 NowSaturn
- 12:53 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:43 NowSun
- 15:38 NowVenus
- 16:34 NowMercury
- 17:29 NowMoon
- 18:24 NowSaturn
- 19:29 NowJupiter
- 20:34 NowMars
- 21:39 NowSun
- 22:43 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMoon
- 01:58 NowSaturn
- 03:03 NowJupiter
- 04:07 NowMars
- 05:12 NowSun
- 06:17 NowVenus
- 07:21 NowMars
- 08:21 NowSun
- 09:21 NowVenus
- 10:21 NowMercury
- 11:21 NowMoon
- 12:21 NowSaturn
- 13:21 NowJupiter
- 14:21 NowMars
- 15:21 NowSun
- 16:21 NowVenus
- 17:21 NowMercury
- 18:21 NowMoon
- 19:21 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:21 NowMars
- 22:21 NowSun
- 23:21 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMercury
- 01:21 NowMoon
- 02:21 NowSaturn
- 03:21 NowJupiter
- 04:21 NowMars
- 05:21 NowSun
- 06:21 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:38 – 07:22 Virgo
- 07:22 – 09:53 Libra
- 09:53 – 12:17 Scorpio
- 12:17 – 14:18 Sagittarius
- 14:18 – 15:51 Capricorn
- 15:51 – 17:06 Aquarius
- 17:06 – 18:19 Pisces
- 18:19 – 19:43 Aries
- 19:43 – 21:33 Taurus
- 21:33 – 23:50 Gemini
- 23:50 – 02:20 next day Cancer
- 02:20 – 04:50 next day Leo
- 04:50 – 07:18 next day Virgo
- 07:18 – 07:22 next day Libra
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