Washington panchang, 25 April 2029
Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 19:54 Moonrise 16:57 Chaitra 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
06:18 to 19:54- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:00 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam 11:24 – 13:06
- Durmuhurta 12:39 – 13:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:39 – 13:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:06 – 14:48
- 06:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 07:33 Karana becomes Balava
- 08:43 Moon enters Virgo
- 17:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:52 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
19:54 to 06:17 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:54 – 21:58
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:35 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:43 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 02:45 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 04:05 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 17:52
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 00:43 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Dhruva until 06:42
- Karana Bava until 07:33, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Aries
- 06:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 07:33 Karana becomes Balava
- 08:43 Moon enters Virgo
- 17:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:52 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:43 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 02:45 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 04:05 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:42 – 10:18
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:24 – 13:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:39 – 13:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:06 – 14:48
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. 04:55 – 05:36
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:39 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:54 – 21:58
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:18 – 17:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 00:43 – 06:17 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 00:43 – 06:17 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:18 – 08:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:00 – 09:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:42 – 11:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:24 – 13:06 | Good |
| Rog | 13:06 – 14:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:48 – 16:30 | Bad |
| Char | 16:30 – 18:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:12 – 19:54 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:54 – 21:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:11 – 22:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:29 – 23:47 | Good |
| Char | 23:47 – 01:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:05 – 02:23 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:23 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 04:59 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:59 – 06:17 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
- 06:18 NowMercury
- 07:26 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:50 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 13:06 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:30 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:46 NowMars
- 19:54 NowSun
- 20:46 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:29 NowMoon
- 23:21 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:05 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:25 NowSaturn
- 06:18 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:18 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:18 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:18 NowMars
- 18:18 NowSun
- 19:18 NowVenus
- 20:18 NowMercury
- 21:18 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:18 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 05:52 Pisces
- 05:52 – 07:16 Aries
- 07:16 – 09:06 Taurus
- 09:06 – 11:23 Gemini
- 11:23 – 13:53 Cancer
- 13:53 – 16:23 Leo
- 16:23 – 18:51 Virgo
- 18:51 – 21:22 Libra
- 21:22 – 23:46 Scorpio
- 23:46 – 01:47 next day Sagittarius
- 01:47 – 03:20 next day Capricorn
- 03:20 – 04:35 next day Aquarius
- 04:35 – 05:48 next day Pisces
- 05:48 – 06:17 next day Aries
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