Washington panchang, 28 March 2029
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 19:27 Moonrise 18:08 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
06:59 to 19:27- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:33 – 10:06
- Gulika Kalam 11:39 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta 12:48 – 13:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:48 – 13:38 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:13 – 14:46
- 16:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:03 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Night
19:27 to 06:58 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:27 – 21:45
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:43 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 22:19 Moon enters Virgo
- 02:22 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 02:22 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 02:22 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 17:03 · lord Venus
- Yoga Ganda until 20:43
- Karana Gara until 16:16, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Pisces
- 16:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:03 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 20:43 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 22:19 Moon enters Virgo
- 02:22 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 02:22 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:33 – 10:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:39 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:48 – 13:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 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. 05:27 – 06:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:48 – 13:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:27 – 21:45
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:59 – 17:03
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:59 – 08:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:33 – 10:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:06 – 11:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:39 – 13:13 | Good |
| Rog | 13:13 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:20 | Bad |
| Char | 16:20 – 17:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:53 – 19:27 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:27 – 20:53 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:53 – 22:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:19 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:12 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:12 – 02:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:38 – 04:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:05 – 05:31 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:31 – 06:58 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
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 08:01 NowMoon
- 09:04 NowSaturn
- 10:06 NowJupiter
- 11:08 NowMars
- 12:11 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:20 NowSaturn
- 17:22 NowJupiter
- 18:24 NowMars
- 19:27 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:15 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:10 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 04:05 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:00 NowSaturn
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:59 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 15:59 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 17:59 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 19:59 NowVenus
- 20:59 NowMercury
- 21:59 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:29 Aquarius
- 06:29 – 07:42 Pisces
- 07:42 – 09:06 Aries
- 09:06 – 10:56 Taurus
- 10:56 – 13:14 Gemini
- 13:14 – 15:43 Cancer
- 15:43 – 18:13 Leo
- 18:13 – 20:41 Virgo
- 20:41 – 23:12 Libra
- 23:12 – 01:36 next day Scorpio
- 01:36 – 03:38 next day Sagittarius
- 03:38 – 05:10 next day Capricorn
- 05:10 – 06:26 next day Aquarius
- 06:26 – 06:58 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