Washington panchang, 8 January 2025
Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 17:02 Moonrise 12:25 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 17:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:39 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:03 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 11:56 – 12:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:56 – 12:34 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:15 – 13:26
- 09:53 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 14:54 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:02 to 07:27 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:55
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:53 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 01:53 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 06:59 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 01:53 next day
- Nakshatra Bharani until 04:37 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 09:53
- Karana Taitila until 14:54, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:53 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 14:54 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:53 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 01:53 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 06:59 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:39 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:03 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:56 – 12:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:15 – 13:26
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:28 – 04:37 next day
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 06:11 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 05:12 – 07:10 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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:56 – 12:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:55
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:28 – 04:37 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:37 – 07:27 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:37 – 07:27 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:28 – 08:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:39 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:03 – 12:15 | Good |
| Rog | 12:15 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:26 – 14:38 | Bad |
| Char | 14:38 – 15:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:50 – 17:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:02 – 18:50 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:50 – 20:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:38 – 22:26 | Good |
| Char | 22:26 – 00:15 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:15 – 02:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:03 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:27 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
- 07:28 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:27 NowSun
- 12:15 NowVenus
- 13:02 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:38 NowSaturn
- 15:26 NowJupiter
- 16:14 NowMars
- 17:02 NowSun
- 18:14 NowVenus
- 19:26 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 23:02 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:15 NowSaturn
- 07:28 NowMercury
- 08:28 NowMoon
- 09:28 NowSaturn
- 10:28 NowJupiter
- 11:28 NowMars
- 12:28 NowSun
- 13:28 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:28 NowMoon
- 16:28 NowSaturn
- 17:28 NowJupiter
- 18:28 NowMars
- 19:28 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:28 NowMercury
- 22:28 NowMoon
- 23:28 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:28 NowJupiter
- 01:28 NowMars
- 02:28 NowSun
- 03:28 NowVenus
- 04:28 NowMercury
- 05:28 NowMoon
- 06:28 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:32 – 05:51 Scorpio
- 05:51 – 07:52 Sagittarius
- 07:52 – 09:25 Capricorn
- 09:25 – 10:40 Aquarius
- 10:40 – 11:53 Pisces
- 11:53 – 13:17 Aries
- 13:17 – 15:07 Taurus
- 15:07 – 17:24 Gemini
- 17:24 – 19:54 Cancer
- 19:54 – 22:23 Leo
- 22:23 – 00:52 next day Virgo
- 00:52 – 03:22 next day Libra
- 03:22 – 05:47 next day Scorpio
- 05:47 – 07:27 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