Washington panchang, 28 December 2028
Sunrise 07:27 Sunset 16:52 Moonrise 14:12 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- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:27 – 08:38
- Gulika Kalam 09:48 – 10:59
- Durmuhurta 10:35 – 11:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:51 – 12:28
- Rahu Kalam 13:20 – 14:31
- Durmuhurta 14:22 – 14:59
- 12:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 12:51 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:52 to 07:27 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:52 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:30 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:43 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 17:59 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 01:04 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 12:51
- Nakshatra Krittika until 17:59 · lord Sun
- Yoga Sadhya until 17:43
- Karana Balava until 12:51, then Kaulava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:51 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 12:51 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:43 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 17:59 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 01:04 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:27 – 08:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:48 – 10:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:35 – 11:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:22 – 14:59
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:59 – 07:27 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. 05:30 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:51 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:52 – 19:47
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:27 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:38 – 09:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:48 – 10:59 | Bad |
| Char | 10:59 – 12:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:10 – 13:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:20 – 14:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:31 – 15:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:42 – 16:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:52 – 18:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:42 – 20:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:31 – 22:20 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:20 – 00:10 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:10 – 01:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:59 – 03:48 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:48 – 05:38 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:38 – 07:27 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
- 07:27 NowJupiter
- 08:14 NowMars
- 09:01 NowSun
- 09:48 NowVenus
- 10:35 NowMercury
- 11:22 NowMoon
- 12:10 NowSaturn
- 12:57 NowJupiter
- 13:44 NowMars
- 14:31 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:05 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 18:05 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:31 NowMars
- 21:44 NowSun
- 22:57 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMercury
- 01:23 NowMoon
- 02:36 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
- 05:01 NowMars
- 06:14 NowSun
- 07:27 NowJupiter
- 08:27 NowMars
- 09:27 NowSun
- 10:27 NowVenus
- 11:27 NowMercury
- 12:27 NowMoon
- 13:27 NowSaturn
- 14:27 NowJupiter
- 15:27 NowMars
- 16:27 NowSun
- 17:27 NowVenus
- 18:27 NowMercury
- 19:27 NowMoon
- 20:27 NowSaturn
- 21:27 NowJupiter
- 22:27 NowMars
- 23:27 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:27 NowVenus
- 01:27 NowMercury
- 02:27 NowMoon
- 03:27 NowSaturn
- 04:27 NowJupiter
- 05:27 NowMars
- 06:27 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:30 – 06:34 Scorpio
- 06:34 – 08:35 Sagittarius
- 08:35 – 10:08 Capricorn
- 10:08 – 11:23 Aquarius
- 11:23 – 12:36 Pisces
- 12:36 – 14:00 Aries
- 14:00 – 15:50 Taurus
- 15:50 – 18:07 Gemini
- 18:07 – 20:37 Cancer
- 20:37 – 23:07 Leo
- 23:07 – 01:35 next day Virgo
- 01:35 – 04:06 next day Libra
- 04:06 – 06:30 next day Scorpio
- 06:30 – 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