Washington panchang, 18 October 2028
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 18:23 Moonrise 08:03 Kartika 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
07:22 to 18:23- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:45 – 10:07
- Gulika Kalam 11:30 – 12:52
- Durmuhurta 12:30 – 13:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:14 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:52 – 14:15
- 07:58 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 09:11 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:56 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
18:23 to 07:23 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:23 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 05:39 – 06:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 19:31 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:28 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 05:56 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 19:31
- Nakshatra Chitra until 07:58 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vishkambha until 15:56
- Karana Kimstughna until 09:11, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Libra
- 07:58 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 09:11 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:56 Yoga becomes Priti
- 19:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 19:31 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:28 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 05:56 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:45 – 10:07
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 12:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:30 – 13:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:52 – 14:15
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 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 – 13:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:23 – 20:59
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 19:31 – 07:23 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:22 – 08:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:45 – 10:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:07 – 11:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:30 – 12:52 | Good |
| Rog | 12:52 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:15 – 15:38 | Bad |
| Char | 15:38 – 17:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:00 – 18:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:23 – 20:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:00 – 21:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:38 – 23:15 | Good |
| Char | 23:15 – 00:53 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:53 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 04:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:08 – 05:45 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:45 – 07:23 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
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:07 NowJupiter
- 11:02 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:43 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:33 NowJupiter
- 17:28 NowMars
- 18:23 NowSun
- 19:28 NowVenus
- 20:33 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:43 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 04:08 NowMercury
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:22 NowSaturn
- 10:22 NowJupiter
- 11:22 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:22 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:22 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:22 NowMoon
- 23:22 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:22 NowJupiter
- 01:22 NowMars
- 02:22 NowSun
- 03:22 NowVenus
- 04:22 NowMercury
- 05:22 NowMoon
- 06:22 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:38 – 07:18 Virgo
- 07:18 – 09:49 Libra
- 09:49 – 12:13 Scorpio
- 12:13 – 14:14 Sagittarius
- 14:14 – 15:47 Capricorn
- 15:47 – 17:02 Aquarius
- 17:02 – 18:15 Pisces
- 18:15 – 19:39 Aries
- 19:39 – 21:29 Taurus
- 21:29 – 23:47 Gemini
- 23:47 – 02:16 next day Cancer
- 02:16 – 04:46 next day Leo
- 04:46 – 07:14 next day Virgo
- 07:14 – 07:23 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