Washington panchang, 24 January 2029
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 17:19 Moonrise 12:04 Magha 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
07:21 to 17:19- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:36 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 12:00 – 12:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:20 – 13:35
- 08:14 Moon enters Taurus
Night
17:19 to 07:20 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:19 – 20:07
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:01 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 03:28 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 06:20 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 06:20 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 06:20 next day
- Nakshatra Krittika until 03:28 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Shukla until 01:01 next day
- Karana Taitila until 17:52, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:14 Moon enters Taurus
- 17:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:01 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 03:28 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 06:20 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 06:20 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:36 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:00 – 12:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:35
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. 05:29 – 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) 12:00 – 12:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:19 – 20:07
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:21 – 03:28 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:21 – 03:28 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:21 – 07:20 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 03:28 – 07:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:21 – 08:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:36 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:20 | Good |
| Rog | 12:20 – 13:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:35 – 14:50 | Bad |
| Char | 14:50 – 16:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:04 – 17:19 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:19 – 19:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:04 – 20:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:49 – 22:35 | Good |
| Char | 22:35 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:05 – 03:50 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:50 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:35 – 07:20 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
- 07:21 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:01 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:10 NowMercury
- 14:00 NowMoon
- 14:50 NowSaturn
- 15:39 NowJupiter
- 16:29 NowMars
- 17:19 NowSun
- 18:29 NowVenus
- 19:39 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:59 NowSaturn
- 23:10 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 05:00 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
- 07:21 NowMercury
- 08:21 NowMoon
- 09:21 NowSaturn
- 10:21 NowJupiter
- 11:21 NowMars
- 12:21 NowSun
- 13:21 NowVenus
- 14:21 NowMercury
- 15:21 NowMoon
- 16:21 NowSaturn
- 17:21 NowJupiter
- 18:21 NowMars
- 19:21 NowSun
- 20:21 NowVenus
- 21:21 NowMercury
- 22:21 NowMoon
- 23:21 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:21 NowJupiter
- 01:21 NowMars
- 02:21 NowSun
- 03:21 NowVenus
- 04:21 NowMercury
- 05:21 NowMoon
- 06:21 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:49 Sagittarius
- 06:49 – 08:22 Capricorn
- 08:22 – 09:37 Aquarius
- 09:37 – 10:50 Pisces
- 10:50 – 12:14 Aries
- 12:14 – 14:04 Taurus
- 14:04 – 16:21 Gemini
- 16:21 – 18:51 Cancer
- 18:51 – 21:21 Leo
- 21:21 – 23:49 Virgo
- 23:49 – 02:20 next day Libra
- 02:20 – 04:44 next day Scorpio
- 04:44 – 06:45 next day Sagittarius
- 06:45 – 07:20 next day Capricorn
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