Washington panchang, 25 February 2024
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 17:54 Moonrise 19:10 Magha 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
06:48 to 17:54- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 12:21 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam 15:08 – 16:31
- Durmuhurta 16:26 – 17:10
- Rahu Kalam 16:31 – 17:54
- 10:06 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 10:06 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:54 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Night
17:54 to 06:46 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:54 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:40 Moon enters Virgo
- 23:26 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:56 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 10:06
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 14:54 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhriti until 04:56 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 10:06, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:06 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 10:06 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:54 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 21:40 Moon enters Virgo
- 23:26 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:56 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:08 – 16:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:26 – 17:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:31 – 17:54
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:56 – 06:56 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. 05:04 – 05:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:54 – 20:29
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:54 – 06:46 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:48 – 08:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:11 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 10:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:58 – 12:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:21 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:44 – 15:08 | Good |
| Rog | 15:08 – 16:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:31 – 17:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:54 – 19:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:31 – 21:07 | Good |
| Char | 21:07 – 22:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:57 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:33 – 05:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:10 – 06:46 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
- 06:48 NowSun
- 07:43 NowVenus
- 08:39 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:30 NowSaturn
- 11:25 NowJupiter
- 12:21 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:12 NowVenus
- 15:08 NowMercury
- 16:03 NowMoon
- 16:59 NowSaturn
- 17:54 NowJupiter
- 18:59 NowMars
- 20:03 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 22:12 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:29 NowMars
- 03:33 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:42 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowSun
- 07:48 NowVenus
- 08:48 NowMercury
- 09:48 NowMoon
- 10:48 NowSaturn
- 11:48 NowJupiter
- 12:48 NowMars
- 13:48 NowSun
- 14:48 NowVenus
- 15:48 NowMercury
- 16:48 NowMoon
- 17:48 NowSaturn
- 18:48 NowJupiter
- 19:48 NowMars
- 20:48 NowSun
- 21:48 NowVenus
- 22:48 NowMercury
- 23:48 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSaturn
- 01:48 NowJupiter
- 02:48 NowMars
- 03:48 NowSun
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:48 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 06:19 Capricorn
- 06:19 – 07:34 Aquarius
- 07:34 – 08:47 Pisces
- 08:47 – 10:11 Aries
- 10:11 – 12:01 Taurus
- 12:01 – 14:18 Gemini
- 14:18 – 16:48 Cancer
- 16:48 – 19:17 Leo
- 19:17 – 21:46 Virgo
- 21:46 – 00:17 next day Libra
- 00:17 – 02:41 next day Scorpio
- 02:41 – 04:42 next day Sagittarius
- 04:42 – 06:15 next day Capricorn
- 06:15 – 06:46 next day Aquarius
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