Washington panchang, 29 January 2025
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 17:25 Moonrise 07:41 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
07:17 to 17:25- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:33 – 09:49
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:41 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:37
- 07:35 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 07:35 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 10:51 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Night
17:25 to 07:17 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:25 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 20:45 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 05:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 05:41 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 07:35
- Nakshatra Shravana until 20:45 · lord Moon
- Yoga Siddhi until 10:51
- Karana Naga until 07:35, then Kimstughna
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:35 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 07:35 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 10:51 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 18:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 20:45 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 05:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 05:41 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:33 – 09:49
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:51 – 08:03 next day
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:37
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 20:45 – 07:17 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. 05:26 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 17:25 – 20:11
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:41 – 07:17 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:33 – 09:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:49 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 14:53 | Bad |
| Char | 14:53 – 16:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:09 – 17:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:25 – 19:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:09 – 20:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:53 – 22:37 | Good |
| Char | 22:37 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 02:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:05 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:49 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:17 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
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:02 NowMoon
- 14:53 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:25 NowSun
- 18:34 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 22:02 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:58 NowMoon
- 06:07 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:17 NowJupiter
- 11:17 NowMars
- 12:17 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:17 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:17 NowMercury
- 05:17 NowMoon
- 06:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:29 Sagittarius
- 06:29 – 08:02 Capricorn
- 08:02 – 09:17 Aquarius
- 09:17 – 10:30 Pisces
- 10:30 – 11:54 Aries
- 11:54 – 13:44 Taurus
- 13:44 – 16:01 Gemini
- 16:01 – 18:31 Cancer
- 18:31 – 21:01 Leo
- 21:01 – 23:29 Virgo
- 23:29 – 02:00 next day Libra
- 02:00 – 04:24 next day Scorpio
- 04:24 – 06:25 next day Sagittarius
- 06:25 – 07:17 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