Washington panchang, 28 February 2029
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 17:59 Moonrise 18:22 Phalguna 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
06:42 to 17:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam 10:56 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 11:58 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:20 – 13:45
- 07:43 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 12:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 12:10 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Night
17:59 to 06:41 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:59 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:50 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 12:10
- Nakshatra Magha until 07:43 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sukarman until 13:46
- Karana Bava until 12:10, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:43 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 12:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 12:10 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:46 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 22:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:56 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:58 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:45
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. 05:00 – 05:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:59 – 20:31
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:42 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:31 – 10:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:56 – 12:20 | Good |
| Rog | 12:20 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:45 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Char | 15:09 – 16:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:34 – 17:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:59 – 19:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:34 – 21:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:09 – 22:44 | Good |
| Char | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 01:55 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:55 – 03:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:30 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:41 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
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:31 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:13 NowMoon
- 15:09 NowSaturn
- 16:06 NowJupiter
- 17:02 NowMars
- 17:59 NowSun
- 19:02 NowVenus
- 20:06 NowMercury
- 21:09 NowMoon
- 22:13 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:23 NowSun
- 02:27 NowVenus
- 03:30 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:42 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:42 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:42 NowMoon
- 22:42 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:04 Capricorn
- 06:04 – 07:20 Aquarius
- 07:20 – 08:32 Pisces
- 08:32 – 09:56 Aries
- 09:56 – 11:46 Taurus
- 11:46 – 14:04 Gemini
- 14:04 – 16:34 Cancer
- 16:34 – 19:03 Leo
- 19:03 – 21:32 Virgo
- 21:32 – 00:02 next day Libra
- 00:02 – 02:26 next day Scorpio
- 02:26 – 04:28 next day Sagittarius
- 04:28 – 06:00 next day Capricorn
- 06:00 – 06:41 next day Aquarius
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