Washington panchang, 20 December 2028
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 16:47 Moonrise 10:23 Pausha 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
07:24 to 16:47- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:34 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam 10:55 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta 11:47 – 12:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:06 – 13:16
- 10:00 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:58 Moon enters Aquarius
- 14:50 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
16:47 to 07:24 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:47 – 19:43
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:53 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 22:53 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 22:53
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 01:06 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 14:50
- Karana Bava until 10:00, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:00 Karana becomes Balava
- 11:58 Moon enters Aquarius
- 14:50 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 22:53 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 22:53 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:55 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:47 – 12:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:16
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:50 – 16:02
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:24 – 01:06 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. 05:27 – 06:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:47 – 19:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 01:06 – 07:24 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:24 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 09:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:45 – 10:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:55 – 12:06 | Good |
| Rog | 12:06 – 13:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:16 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Char | 14:27 – 15:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:37 – 16:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:47 – 18:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:37 – 20:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:27 – 22:16 | Good |
| Char | 22:16 – 00:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:06 – 01:55 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:55 – 03:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:45 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:35 – 07:24 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
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:45 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:06 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:40 NowMoon
- 14:27 NowSaturn
- 15:14 NowJupiter
- 16:00 NowMars
- 16:47 NowSun
- 18:01 NowVenus
- 19:14 NowMercury
- 20:27 NowMoon
- 21:40 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:06 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:45 NowMercury
- 04:58 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:24 NowMoon
- 09:24 NowSaturn
- 10:24 NowJupiter
- 11:24 NowMars
- 12:24 NowSun
- 13:24 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:24 NowJupiter
- 18:24 NowMars
- 19:24 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:24 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:24 NowSun
- 03:24 NowVenus
- 04:24 NowMercury
- 05:24 NowMoon
- 06:24 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 07:06 Scorpio
- 07:06 – 09:07 Sagittarius
- 09:07 – 10:39 Capricorn
- 10:39 – 11:55 Aquarius
- 11:55 – 13:07 Pisces
- 13:07 – 14:32 Aries
- 14:32 – 16:21 Taurus
- 16:21 – 18:39 Gemini
- 18:39 – 21:09 Cancer
- 21:09 – 23:38 Leo
- 23:38 – 02:07 next day Virgo
- 02:07 – 04:37 next day Libra
- 04:37 – 07:02 next day Scorpio
- 07:02 – 07:24 next day Sagittarius
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