Washington panchang, 1 November 2028
Sunrise 07:37 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 17:26 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
07:37 to 18:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:55 – 10:14
- Gulika Kalam 11:32 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta 12:30 – 13:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:51 – 14:10
- 16:30 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:05 to 07:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:49 – 06:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:39 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:17 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 05:17 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:53 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 05:17 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 23:39 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Siddhi until 06:53 next day
- Karana Vishti until 16:30, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Libra
- 16:30 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:39 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:17 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 05:17 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:53 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:55 – 10:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:32 – 12:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:30 – 13:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:51 – 14:10
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:53 – 06:47 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:37 – 23:39
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:39 – 07:38 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. 05:49 – 06:43
- 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 – 13:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:48
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:37 – 08:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:55 – 10:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:14 – 11:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:32 – 12:51 | Good |
| Rog | 12:51 – 14:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:10 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Char | 15:28 – 16:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:47 – 18:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:05 – 19:47 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:47 – 21:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:28 – 23:10 | Good |
| Char | 23:10 – 00:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:52 – 02:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:33 – 04:15 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:15 – 05:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:56 – 07:38 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
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:29 NowMoon
- 09:21 NowSaturn
- 10:14 NowJupiter
- 11:06 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:43 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:20 NowJupiter
- 17:13 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:13 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 04:15 NowMercury
- 05:22 NowMoon
- 06:30 NowSaturn
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:37 NowMoon
- 09:37 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:37 NowMars
- 12:37 NowSun
- 13:37 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:37 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:37 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:37 NowMars
- 02:37 NowSun
- 03:37 NowVenus
- 04:37 NowMercury
- 05:37 NowMoon
- 06:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:49 – 06:23 Virgo
- 06:23 – 08:54 Libra
- 08:54 – 11:18 Scorpio
- 11:18 – 13:19 Sagittarius
- 13:19 – 14:52 Capricorn
- 14:52 – 16:07 Aquarius
- 16:07 – 17:20 Pisces
- 17:20 – 18:44 Aries
- 18:44 – 20:34 Taurus
- 20:34 – 22:51 Gemini
- 22:51 – 01:21 next day Cancer
- 01:21 – 03:51 next day Leo
- 03:51 – 06:19 next day Virgo
- 06:19 – 07:38 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