Washington panchang, 31 December 2028
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:55 Moonrise 17:06 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
07:28 to 16:55- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:52 – 12:30
- Yamaganda 12:11 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:33 – 15:44
- Durmuhurta 15:39 – 16:17
- Rahu Kalam 15:44 – 16:55
- 11:48 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 11:48 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:04 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
16:55 to 07:28 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:55 – 19:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:20 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 23:09 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 11:48
- Nakshatra Ardra until 18:20 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Brahma until 13:04
- Karana Bava until 11:48, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:48 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 11:48 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:04 Yoga becomes Indra
- 18:20 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 23:09 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:11 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:33 – 15:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:39 – 16:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:44 – 16:55
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. 05:31 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:52 – 12:30
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:55 – 19:49
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:28 – 08:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:38 – 09:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:49 – 11:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:00 – 12:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:11 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:22 – 14:33 | Good |
| Rog | 14:33 – 15:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:44 – 16:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:55 – 18:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:44 – 20:33 | Good |
| Char | 20:33 – 22:22 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:22 – 00:11 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:11 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:00 – 03:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:49 – 05:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:39 – 07:28 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
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:02 NowMercury
- 09:49 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:24 NowJupiter
- 12:11 NowMars
- 12:58 NowSun
- 13:46 NowVenus
- 14:33 NowMercury
- 15:20 NowMoon
- 16:07 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 18:07 NowMars
- 19:20 NowSun
- 20:33 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:58 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:11 NowSaturn
- 01:24 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:49 NowSun
- 05:02 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:28 NowVenus
- 09:28 NowMercury
- 10:28 NowMoon
- 11:28 NowSaturn
- 12:28 NowJupiter
- 13:28 NowMars
- 14:28 NowSun
- 15:28 NowVenus
- 16:28 NowMercury
- 17:28 NowMoon
- 18:28 NowSaturn
- 19:28 NowJupiter
- 20:28 NowMars
- 21:28 NowSun
- 22:28 NowVenus
- 23:28 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMoon
- 01:28 NowSaturn
- 02:28 NowJupiter
- 03:28 NowMars
- 04:28 NowSun
- 05:28 NowVenus
- 06:28 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 06:22 Scorpio
- 06:22 – 08:23 Sagittarius
- 08:23 – 09:56 Capricorn
- 09:56 – 11:11 Aquarius
- 11:11 – 12:24 Pisces
- 12:24 – 13:48 Aries
- 13:48 – 15:38 Taurus
- 15:38 – 17:56 Gemini
- 17:56 – 20:26 Cancer
- 20:26 – 22:55 Leo
- 22:55 – 01:23 next day Virgo
- 01:23 – 03:54 next day Libra
- 03:54 – 06:18 next day Scorpio
- 06:18 – 07:28 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