Washington panchang, 21 March 2029
Sunrise 07:10 Sunset 19:20 Moonrise 10:24 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
07:10 to 19:20- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:41 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam 11:44 – 13:15
- Durmuhurta 12:51 – 13:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:51 – 13:39 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:15 – 14:46
- 14:03 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 14:03 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:45 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
19:20 to 07:09 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:20 – 21:42
- Brahma Muhurta 05:34 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:13 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:43 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 14:03
- Nakshatra Rohini until 22:13 · lord Moon
- Yoga Priti until 14:45
- Karana Taitila until 14:03, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Pisces
- 14:03 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 14:03 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:45 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:13 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:43 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:41 – 10:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:44 – 13:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:51 – 13:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:15 – 14:46
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. 05:35 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:51 – 13:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:20 – 21:42
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:10 – 22:13
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:10 – 22:13
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:03 – 07:09 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 22:13 – 07:09 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:10 – 08:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:41 – 10:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:13 – 11:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:44 – 13:15 | Good |
| Rog | 13:15 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:17 | Bad |
| Char | 16:17 – 17:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:49 – 19:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:20 – 20:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:48 – 22:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:17 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:43 – 04:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:11 – 05:40 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:40 – 07:09 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
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:14 NowSun
- 13:15 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:19 NowMars
- 19:20 NowSun
- 20:19 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:16 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:15 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:11 NowMercury
- 05:10 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:10 NowMoon
- 09:10 NowSaturn
- 10:10 NowJupiter
- 11:10 NowMars
- 12:10 NowSun
- 13:10 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:10 NowMoon
- 16:10 NowSaturn
- 17:10 NowJupiter
- 18:10 NowMars
- 19:10 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:10 NowMercury
- 22:10 NowMoon
- 23:10 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:10 NowJupiter
- 01:10 NowMars
- 02:10 NowSun
- 03:10 NowVenus
- 04:10 NowMercury
- 05:10 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:35 – 05:42 Capricorn
- 05:42 – 06:57 Aquarius
- 06:57 – 08:10 Pisces
- 08:10 – 09:34 Aries
- 09:34 – 11:24 Taurus
- 11:24 – 13:41 Gemini
- 13:41 – 16:11 Cancer
- 16:11 – 18:40 Leo
- 18:40 – 21:09 Virgo
- 21:09 – 23:39 Libra
- 23:39 – 02:04 next day Scorpio
- 02:04 – 04:05 next day Sagittarius
- 04:05 – 05:38 next day Capricorn
- 05:38 – 06:53 next day Aquarius
- 06:53 – 07:09 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