Washington panchang, 27 December 2028
Sunrise 07:27 Sunset 16:52 Moonrise 13:30 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
07:27 to 16:52- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:37 – 09:48
- Gulika Kalam 10:58 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta 11:50 – 12:28
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:50 – 12:28 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:09 – 13:20
- 11:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 11:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:41 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Night
16:52 to 07:27 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:52 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 23:04 Moon enters Taurus
- 00:29 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 11:57
- Nakshatra Bharani until 16:41 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 18:19
- Karana Vishti until 11:57, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 11:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:41 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 18:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 23:04 Moon enters Taurus
- 00:29 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:37 – 09:48
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:58 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:50 – 12:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:20
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:27 – 16:41
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. 05:30 – 06:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:50 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:52 – 19:47
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 11:57 – 07:27 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:41 – 07:27 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 16:41 – 07:27 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:27 – 08:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:37 – 09:48 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:48 – 10:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:58 – 12:09 | Good |
| Rog | 12:09 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:20 – 14:30 | Bad |
| Char | 14:30 – 15:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:41 – 16:52 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:52 – 18:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:41 – 20:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:30 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 00:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:09 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:59 – 03:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:48 – 05:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:37 – 07:27 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
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:14 NowMoon
- 09:01 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:35 NowMars
- 11:22 NowSun
- 12:09 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:43 NowMoon
- 14:30 NowSaturn
- 15:17 NowJupiter
- 16:05 NowMars
- 16:52 NowSun
- 18:05 NowVenus
- 19:17 NowMercury
- 20:30 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMars
- 01:22 NowSun
- 02:35 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
- 05:01 NowMoon
- 06:14 NowSaturn
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:27 NowSaturn
- 10:27 NowJupiter
- 11:27 NowMars
- 12:27 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:27 NowMercury
- 15:27 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:27 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:27 NowMoon
- 23:27 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:27 NowVenus
- 04:27 NowMercury
- 05:27 NowMoon
- 06:27 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 06:38 Scorpio
- 06:38 – 08:39 Sagittarius
- 08:39 – 10:12 Capricorn
- 10:12 – 11:27 Aquarius
- 11:27 – 12:40 Pisces
- 12:40 – 14:04 Aries
- 14:04 – 15:54 Taurus
- 15:54 – 18:11 Gemini
- 18:11 – 20:41 Cancer
- 20:41 – 23:11 Leo
- 23:11 – 01:39 next day Virgo
- 01:39 – 04:10 next day Libra
- 04:10 – 06:34 next day Scorpio
- 06:34 – 07:27 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