Washington panchang, 9 December 2028
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 16:44 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
07:16 to 16:44- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:16 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta 07:16 – 07:54
- Durmuhurta 07:54 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam 09:38 – 10:49
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 13:11 – 14:22
- 11:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 11:35 Karana becomes Taitila
- 11:48 Moon enters Virgo
- 16:12 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
16:44 to 07:17 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:30 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:40 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 11:35
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 04:40 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Priti until 16:12
- Karana Kaulava until 11:35, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 11:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 11:35 Karana becomes Taitila
- 11:48 Moon enters Virgo
- 16:12 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:30 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:40 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:16 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:16 – 07:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:54 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:38 – 10:49
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 14:22
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:16 – 04:40 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:40 – 07:17 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. 05:20 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:39
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 11:35 – 07:17 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:16 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:27 – 09:38 | Good |
| Rog | 09:38 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:49 – 12:00 | Bad |
| Char | 12:00 – 13:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:11 – 14:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:22 – 15:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:33 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:33 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:22 – 22:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:12 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:01 – 01:50 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:50 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:39 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:28 – 07:17 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
- 07:16 NowSaturn
- 08:04 NowJupiter
- 08:51 NowMars
- 09:38 NowSun
- 10:26 NowVenus
- 11:13 NowMercury
- 12:00 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:35 NowJupiter
- 14:22 NowMars
- 15:10 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:44 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 19:10 NowSaturn
- 20:22 NowJupiter
- 21:35 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:01 NowVenus
- 01:13 NowMercury
- 02:26 NowMoon
- 03:39 NowSaturn
- 04:52 NowJupiter
- 06:04 NowMars
- 07:16 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:16 NowMars
- 10:16 NowSun
- 11:16 NowVenus
- 12:16 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:16 NowMars
- 17:16 NowSun
- 18:16 NowVenus
- 19:16 NowMercury
- 20:16 NowMoon
- 21:16 NowSaturn
- 22:16 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSun
- 01:16 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:16 NowMoon
- 04:16 NowSaturn
- 05:16 NowJupiter
- 06:16 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 05:24 Libra
- 05:24 – 07:49 Scorpio
- 07:49 – 09:50 Sagittarius
- 09:50 – 11:23 Capricorn
- 11:23 – 12:38 Aquarius
- 12:38 – 13:51 Pisces
- 13:51 – 15:15 Aries
- 15:15 – 17:05 Taurus
- 17:05 – 19:22 Gemini
- 19:22 – 21:52 Cancer
- 21:52 – 00:21 next day Leo
- 00:21 – 02:50 next day Virgo
- 02:50 – 05:20 next day Libra
- 05:20 – 07:17 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