Washington panchang, 25 December 2023
Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 16:50 Moonrise 15:30 Margashirsha month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:26 to 16:50- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:36 – 09:47
- Yamaganda 10:57 – 12:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:49 – 12:27
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:04
- Gulika Kalam 13:18 – 14:29
- Durmuhurta 14:19 – 14:57
- 11:09 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
16:50 to 07:26 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:50 – 19:45
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:51 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:17 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 19:17 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:27 Moon enters Gemini
- 07:22 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 19:17
- Nakshatra Rohini until 11:09 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shubha until 17:51
- Karana Vanija until 19:17, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:09 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 17:51 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:17 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 19:17 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:27 Moon enters Gemini
- 07:22 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:36 – 09:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 14:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:19 – 14:57
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. 05:29 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:49 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:50 – 19:45
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:26 – 11:09
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:26 – 11:09
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 11:09 – 07:26 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 11:09 – 07:26 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:26 – 08:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:36 – 09:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:47 – 10:57 | Good |
| Rog | 10:57 – 12:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:08 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Char | 13:18 – 14:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:29 – 15:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:39 – 16:50 | Good |
| Char | 16:50 – 18:39 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:39 – 20:29 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:29 – 22:18 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:18 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:08 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:57 – 03:47 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:47 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:36 – 07:26 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:26 NowMoon
- 08:13 NowSaturn
- 09:00 NowJupiter
- 09:47 NowMars
- 10:34 NowSun
- 11:21 NowVenus
- 12:08 NowMercury
- 12:55 NowMoon
- 13:42 NowSaturn
- 14:29 NowJupiter
- 15:16 NowMars
- 16:03 NowSun
- 16:50 NowVenus
- 18:03 NowMercury
- 19:16 NowMoon
- 20:29 NowSaturn
- 21:42 NowJupiter
- 22:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:08 NowSun
- 01:21 NowVenus
- 02:34 NowMercury
- 03:47 NowMoon
- 05:00 NowSaturn
- 06:13 NowJupiter
- 07:26 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:26 NowMars
- 11:26 NowSun
- 12:26 NowVenus
- 13:26 NowMercury
- 14:26 NowMoon
- 15:26 NowSaturn
- 16:26 NowJupiter
- 17:26 NowMars
- 18:26 NowSun
- 19:26 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:26 NowMoon
- 22:26 NowSaturn
- 23:26 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMars
- 01:26 NowSun
- 02:26 NowVenus
- 03:26 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:26 NowSaturn
- 06:26 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:49 Scorpio
- 06:49 – 08:50 Sagittarius
- 08:50 – 10:23 Capricorn
- 10:23 – 11:38 Aquarius
- 11:38 – 12:51 Pisces
- 12:51 – 14:15 Aries
- 14:15 – 16:05 Taurus
- 16:05 – 18:22 Gemini
- 18:22 – 20:52 Cancer
- 20:52 – 23:21 Leo
- 23:21 – 01:50 next day Virgo
- 01:50 – 04:20 next day Libra
- 04:20 – 06:45 next day Scorpio
- 06:45 – 07:26 next day Sagittarius
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 EST (UTC-5) · Method