Washington panchang, 27 January 2025
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 17:22 Moonrise 06:16 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
07:19 to 17:22- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:34 – 09:50
- Yamaganda 11:05 – 12:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:41
- Durmuhurta 12:41 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam 13:36 – 14:52
- Durmuhurta 14:41 – 15:22
- 10:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 10:05 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:27 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
17:22 to 07:18 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:22 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 22:28 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 04:22 next day Moon enters Capricorn
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 10:05
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 22:28 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 15:27
- Karana Vanija until 10:05, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 10:05 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:27 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 21:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 22:28 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 04:22 next day Moon enters Capricorn
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 09:50
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:41 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:36 – 14:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:41 – 15:22
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:27 – 16:39
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:19 – 22:28
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 22:28 – 07:18 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. 05:27 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:41
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:22 – 20:10
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:19 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:34 – 09:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:50 – 11:05 | Good |
| Rog | 11:05 – 12:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:21 – 13:36 | Bad |
| Char | 13:36 – 14:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:52 – 16:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:07 – 17:22 | Good |
| Char | 17:22 – 19:07 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:07 – 20:51 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:51 – 22:36 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:36 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:20 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:05 – 03:49 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:49 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:34 – 07:18 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:00 NowJupiter
- 09:50 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:30 NowVenus
- 12:21 NowMercury
- 13:11 NowMoon
- 14:01 NowSaturn
- 14:52 NowJupiter
- 15:42 NowMars
- 16:32 NowSun
- 17:22 NowVenus
- 18:32 NowMercury
- 19:42 NowMoon
- 20:51 NowSaturn
- 22:01 NowJupiter
- 23:11 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSun
- 01:30 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:59 NowSaturn
- 06:09 NowJupiter
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:19 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:19 NowVenus
- 13:19 NowMercury
- 14:19 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:19 NowJupiter
- 17:19 NowMars
- 18:19 NowSun
- 19:19 NowVenus
- 20:19 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:19 NowSaturn
- 23:19 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:19 NowMercury
- 04:19 NowMoon
- 05:19 NowSaturn
- 06:19 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:37 Sagittarius
- 06:37 – 08:10 Capricorn
- 08:10 – 09:25 Aquarius
- 09:25 – 10:38 Pisces
- 10:38 – 12:02 Aries
- 12:02 – 13:52 Taurus
- 13:52 – 16:09 Gemini
- 16:09 – 18:39 Cancer
- 18:39 – 21:09 Leo
- 21:09 – 23:37 Virgo
- 23:37 – 02:08 next day Libra
- 02:08 – 04:32 next day Scorpio
- 04:32 – 06:33 next day Sagittarius
- 06:33 – 07:18 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