Washington panchang, 22 January 2025
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 17:17 Moonrise 01:12 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
07:22 to 17:17- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:37 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 12:00 – 12:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:00 – 12:39 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:20 – 13:34
- 16:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
17:17 to 07:22 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:17 – 20:06
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:07 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 07:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 07:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 07:08 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 16:04 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shula until 18:07
- Karana Taitila until 18:01, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 16:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 18:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 18:07 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 07:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 07:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:37 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:00 – 12:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:34
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:07 – 20:31
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 15:33 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 14:25 – 16:41
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 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:00 – 12:39
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:17 – 20:06
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:22 – 08:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:37 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:20 | Good |
| Rog | 12:20 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:34 – 14:48 | Bad |
| Char | 14:48 – 16:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:02 – 17:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:17 – 19:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:02 – 20:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:48 – 22:34 | Good |
| Char | 22:34 – 00:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:19 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:05 – 03:50 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:50 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:36 – 07:22 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
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:01 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:09 NowMercury
- 13:59 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:27 NowMars
- 17:17 NowSun
- 18:27 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 23:09 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 05:01 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:22 NowSaturn
- 10:22 NowJupiter
- 11:22 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:22 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:22 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:22 NowMoon
- 23:22 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:22 NowJupiter
- 01:22 NowMars
- 02:22 NowSun
- 03:22 NowVenus
- 04:22 NowMercury
- 05:22 NowMoon
- 06:22 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:57 Sagittarius
- 06:57 – 08:30 Capricorn
- 08:30 – 09:45 Aquarius
- 09:45 – 10:58 Pisces
- 10:58 – 12:22 Aries
- 12:22 – 14:11 Taurus
- 14:11 – 16:29 Gemini
- 16:29 – 18:59 Cancer
- 18:59 – 21:28 Leo
- 21:28 – 23:57 Virgo
- 23:57 – 02:27 next day Libra
- 02:27 – 04:52 next day Scorpio
- 04:52 – 06:53 next day Sagittarius
- 06:53 – 07:22 next day Capricorn
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