Washington panchang, 14 March 2029
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 19:13 Moonrise 06:46 Phalguna month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:21 to 19:13- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:50 – 10:19
- Gulika Kalam 11:48 – 13:17
- Durmuhurta 12:53 – 13:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:53 – 13:41 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:17 – 14:46
- 09:44 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 11:10 Karana becomes Naga
Night
19:13 to 07:20 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:13 – 21:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:43 – 06:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 00:19 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 05:49 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 00:19 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 05:49 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sadhya until 09:44
- Karana Chatushpada until 11:10, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 09:44 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 11:10 Karana becomes Naga
- 23:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 00:19 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 05:49 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:50 – 10:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:48 – 13:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:53 – 13:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:46
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 22:48 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 21:40 – 23:55
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. 05:44 – 06:32
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:53 – 13:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:13 – 21:38
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:21 – 08:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:50 – 10:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:19 – 11:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:48 – 13:17 | Good |
| Rog | 13:17 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:15 | Bad |
| Char | 16:15 – 17:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:44 – 19:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:13 – 20:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:44 – 22:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:15 – 23:45 | Good |
| Char | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:16 – 02:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:47 – 04:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:18 – 05:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:49 – 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
- 08:20 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 10:19 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:15 NowSaturn
- 17:14 NowJupiter
- 18:14 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:13 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:15 NowMoon
- 23:15 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:16 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:19 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)
- 05:44 – 06:09 Capricorn
- 06:09 – 07:24 Aquarius
- 07:24 – 08:37 Pisces
- 08:37 – 10:01 Aries
- 10:01 – 11:51 Taurus
- 11:51 – 14:09 Gemini
- 14:09 – 16:39 Cancer
- 16:39 – 19:08 Leo
- 19:08 – 21:36 Virgo
- 21:36 – 00:07 next day Libra
- 00:07 – 02:31 next day Scorpio
- 02:31 – 04:33 next day Sagittarius
- 04:33 – 06:05 next day Capricorn
- 06:05 – 07:20 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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method