Washington panchang, 18 March 2029
Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 19:17 Moonrise 08:28 Chaitra (adhika) 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
07:15 to 19:17- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:52 – 13:40
- Yamaganda 13:16 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam 16:16 – 17:47
- Durmuhurta 17:41 – 18:29
- Rahu Kalam 17:47 – 19:17
- 07:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 07:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:06 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:41 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
19:17 to 07:13 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:17 – 21:40
- Brahma Muhurta 05:38 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:57 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 07:44
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:41 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 13:06
- Karana Gara until 07:44, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 07:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 07:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:06 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:41 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 20:57 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:06 – 13:53 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:16 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:16 – 17:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:41 – 18:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:47 – 19:17
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 14:41 – 07:13 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. 05:39 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:52 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:17 – 21:40
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:15 – 14:41
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:41 – 07:13 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:15 – 08:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:45 – 10:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:15 – 11:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:46 – 13:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:16 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:46 – 16:16 | Good |
| Rog | 16:16 – 17:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:47 – 19:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:17 – 20:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:46 – 22:16 | Good |
| Char | 22:16 – 23:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:46 – 01:15 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:15 – 02:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:45 – 04:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:14 – 05:44 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:44 – 07:13 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
- 07:15 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:15 NowMercury
- 10:15 NowMoon
- 11:16 NowSaturn
- 12:16 NowJupiter
- 13:16 NowMars
- 14:16 NowSun
- 15:16 NowVenus
- 16:16 NowMercury
- 17:17 NowMoon
- 18:17 NowSaturn
- 19:17 NowJupiter
- 20:17 NowMars
- 21:16 NowSun
- 22:16 NowVenus
- 23:16 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMoon
- 01:15 NowSaturn
- 02:15 NowJupiter
- 03:14 NowMars
- 04:14 NowSun
- 05:14 NowVenus
- 06:14 NowMercury
- 07:15 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:15 NowMercury
- 10:15 NowMoon
- 11:15 NowSaturn
- 12:15 NowJupiter
- 13:15 NowMars
- 14:15 NowSun
- 15:15 NowVenus
- 16:15 NowMercury
- 17:15 NowMoon
- 18:15 NowSaturn
- 19:15 NowJupiter
- 20:15 NowMars
- 21:15 NowSun
- 22:15 NowVenus
- 23:15 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMoon
- 01:15 NowSaturn
- 02:15 NowJupiter
- 03:15 NowMars
- 04:15 NowSun
- 05:15 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:39 – 05:53 Capricorn
- 05:53 – 07:09 Aquarius
- 07:09 – 08:21 Pisces
- 08:21 – 09:46 Aries
- 09:46 – 11:35 Taurus
- 11:35 – 13:53 Gemini
- 13:53 – 16:23 Cancer
- 16:23 – 18:52 Leo
- 18:52 – 21:21 Virgo
- 21:21 – 23:51 Libra
- 23:51 – 02:16 next day Scorpio
- 02:16 – 04:17 next day Sagittarius
- 04:17 – 05:49 next day Capricorn
- 05:49 – 07:05 next day Aquarius
- 07:05 – 07:13 next day Pisces
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