Washington panchang, 3 December 2028
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 18:15 Margashirsha month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:11 to 16:44- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:17
- Yamaganda 11:58 – 13:09
- Gulika Kalam 14:21 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta 15:28 – 16:06
- Rahu Kalam 15:33 – 16:44
- 08:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 08:35 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 10:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
16:44 to 07:12 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:16 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:18 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 20:18 Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:56 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 20:18
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 10:23 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sadhya until 08:35
- Karana Taitila until 08:33, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 08:35 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 10:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 20:18 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 20:18 Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:56 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:09
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:21 – 15:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:28 – 16:06
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:33 – 16:44
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. 05:15 – 06:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:11 – 08:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:23 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 10:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:46 – 11:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:58 – 13:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:09 – 14:21 | Good |
| Rog | 14:21 – 15:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:33 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:33 – 20:21 | Good |
| Char | 20:21 – 22:10 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:10 – 23:58 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:58 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:47 – 03:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:35 – 05:23 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:23 – 07:12 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
- 07:11 NowSun
- 07:59 NowVenus
- 08:47 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:22 NowSaturn
- 11:10 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:45 NowSun
- 13:33 NowVenus
- 14:21 NowMercury
- 15:09 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 19:09 NowSun
- 20:21 NowVenus
- 21:33 NowMercury
- 22:46 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:10 NowJupiter
- 02:23 NowMars
- 03:35 NowSun
- 04:47 NowVenus
- 06:00 NowMercury
- 07:11 NowSun
- 08:11 NowVenus
- 09:11 NowMercury
- 10:11 NowMoon
- 11:11 NowSaturn
- 12:11 NowJupiter
- 13:11 NowMars
- 14:11 NowSun
- 15:11 NowVenus
- 16:11 NowMercury
- 17:11 NowMoon
- 18:11 NowSaturn
- 19:11 NowJupiter
- 20:11 NowMars
- 21:11 NowSun
- 22:11 NowVenus
- 23:11 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMoon
- 01:11 NowSaturn
- 02:11 NowJupiter
- 03:11 NowMars
- 04:11 NowSun
- 05:11 NowVenus
- 06:11 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:15 – 05:48 Libra
- 05:48 – 08:12 Scorpio
- 08:12 – 10:14 Sagittarius
- 10:14 – 11:46 Capricorn
- 11:46 – 13:02 Aquarius
- 13:02 – 14:14 Pisces
- 14:14 – 15:39 Aries
- 15:39 – 17:28 Taurus
- 17:28 – 19:46 Gemini
- 19:46 – 22:16 Cancer
- 22:16 – 00:45 next day Leo
- 00:45 – 03:14 next day Virgo
- 03:14 – 05:44 next day Libra
- 05:44 – 07:12 next day Scorpio
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 EST (UTC-5) · Method