Washington panchang, 5 January 2025
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:59 Moonrise 11:04 Pausha 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
07:28 to 16:59- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:54 – 12:32
- Yamaganda 12:13 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam 14:36 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta 15:43 – 16:21
- Rahu Kalam 15:47 – 16:59
- 09:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 09:45 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:48 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Night
16:59 to 07:28 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:59 – 19:53
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 20:50 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 09:45
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 09:48 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Variyan until 18:20
- Karana Taitila until 09:45, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:45 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 09:45 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:48 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 18:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 20:50 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:13 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:36 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:43 – 16:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:47 – 16:59
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:20 – 04:57 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. 05:32 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:54 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:59 – 19:53
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:28 – 09:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 09:48 – 07:28 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:28 – 08:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:39 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:02 – 12:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:13 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:25 – 14:36 | Good |
| Rog | 14:36 – 15:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:47 – 16:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:59 – 18:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:47 – 20:36 | Good |
| Char | 20:36 – 22:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:25 – 00:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:13 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:02 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:39 – 07:28 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
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:15 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:26 NowJupiter
- 12:13 NowMars
- 13:01 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:11 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:24 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 23:01 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSaturn
- 01:26 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowSun
- 08:28 NowVenus
- 09:28 NowMercury
- 10:28 NowMoon
- 11:28 NowSaturn
- 12:28 NowJupiter
- 13:28 NowMars
- 14:28 NowSun
- 15:28 NowVenus
- 16:28 NowMercury
- 17:28 NowMoon
- 18:28 NowSaturn
- 19:28 NowJupiter
- 20:28 NowMars
- 21:28 NowSun
- 22:28 NowVenus
- 23:28 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMoon
- 01:28 NowSaturn
- 02:28 NowJupiter
- 03:28 NowMars
- 04:28 NowSun
- 05:28 NowVenus
- 06:28 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 06:03 Scorpio
- 06:03 – 08:04 Sagittarius
- 08:04 – 09:36 Capricorn
- 09:36 – 10:52 Aquarius
- 10:52 – 12:04 Pisces
- 12:04 – 13:29 Aries
- 13:29 – 15:18 Taurus
- 15:18 – 17:36 Gemini
- 17:36 – 20:06 Cancer
- 20:06 – 22:35 Leo
- 22:35 – 01:04 next day Virgo
- 01:04 – 03:34 next day Libra
- 03:34 – 05:59 next day Scorpio
- 05:59 – 07:28 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