Washington panchang, 25 May 2024
Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:21 Moonrise 23:05 Vaishakha 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
05:49 to 20:21- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:49 – 07:38
- Durmuhurta 05:49 – 06:47
- Durmuhurta 06:47 – 07:45
- Rahu Kalam 09:27 – 11:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:34
- Yamaganda 14:54 – 16:43
- 09:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 09:28 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
20:21 to 05:48 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:21 – 22:14
- Brahma Muhurta 04:32 – 05:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:05 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:00 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 01:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 09:28
- Nakshatra Mula until 01:05 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sadhya until 23:00
- Karana Gara until 09:28, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Taurus
- 09:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 09:28 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:05 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:00 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 01:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:49 – 07:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:49 – 06:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:47 – 07:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:27 – 11:16
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:54 – 16:43
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. 04:33 – 05:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:21 – 22:14
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:49 – 07:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:38 – 09:27 | Good |
| Rog | 09:27 – 11:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:16 – 13:05 | Bad |
| Char | 13:05 – 14:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:54 – 16:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:43 – 18:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:32 – 20:21 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:21 – 21:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:32 – 22:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:43 – 23:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:54 – 01:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:05 – 02:15 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:15 – 03:26 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:26 – 04:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:37 – 05:48 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
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 07:01 NowJupiter
- 08:14 NowMars
- 09:27 NowSun
- 10:39 NowVenus
- 11:52 NowMercury
- 13:05 NowMoon
- 14:18 NowSaturn
- 15:30 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 19:08 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:08 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:30 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:17 NowSun
- 01:05 NowVenus
- 01:52 NowMercury
- 02:39 NowMoon
- 03:26 NowSaturn
- 04:14 NowJupiter
- 05:01 NowMars
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowJupiter
- 07:49 NowMars
- 08:49 NowSun
- 09:49 NowVenus
- 10:49 NowMercury
- 11:49 NowMoon
- 12:49 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 16:49 NowVenus
- 17:49 NowMercury
- 18:49 NowMoon
- 19:49 NowSaturn
- 20:49 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:49 NowSun
- 23:49 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMercury
- 01:49 NowMoon
- 02:49 NowSaturn
- 03:49 NowJupiter
- 04:49 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:33 – 05:17 Aries
- 05:17 – 07:07 Taurus
- 07:07 – 09:24 Gemini
- 09:24 – 11:54 Cancer
- 11:54 – 14:24 Leo
- 14:24 – 16:52 Virgo
- 16:52 – 19:23 Libra
- 19:23 – 21:47 Scorpio
- 21:47 – 23:48 Sagittarius
- 23:48 – 01:21 next day Capricorn
- 01:21 – 02:36 next day Aquarius
- 02:36 – 03:49 next day Pisces
- 03:49 – 05:13 next day Aries
- 05:13 – 05:48 next day Taurus
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