Washington panchang, 5 February 2025
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 17:33 Moonrise 11:00 Magha 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
07:11 to 17:33- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:29 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam 11:04 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:01 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:22 – 13:40
- 10:03 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 14:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 14:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:46 Moon enters Taurus
Night
17:33 to 07:10 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:33 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:13 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 14:06
- Nakshatra Bharani until 10:03 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shukla until 10:48
- Karana Bava until 14:06, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:03 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 14:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 14:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:46 Moon enters Taurus
- 01:13 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:29 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:04 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:01 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:22 – 13:40
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:11 – 10:03
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. 05:22 – 06:16
- 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 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:33 – 20:16
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:03 – 07:10 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:03 – 07:10 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:03 – 21:19
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:11 – 08:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:29 – 09:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:46 – 11:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:04 – 12:22 | Good |
| Rog | 12:22 – 13:40 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:40 – 14:57 | Bad |
| Char | 14:57 – 16:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:15 – 17:33 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:33 – 19:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:15 – 20:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:57 – 22:39 | Good |
| Char | 22:39 – 00:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:21 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:04 – 03:46 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:46 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:28 – 07:10 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
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:22 NowVenus
- 13:14 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 14:57 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:41 NowMars
- 17:33 NowSun
- 18:41 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:57 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 23:13 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:54 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:11 NowSaturn
- 10:11 NowJupiter
- 11:11 NowMars
- 12:11 NowSun
- 13:11 NowVenus
- 14:11 NowMercury
- 15:11 NowMoon
- 16:11 NowSaturn
- 17:11 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:11 NowSun
- 20:11 NowVenus
- 21:11 NowMercury
- 22:11 NowMoon
- 23:11 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:11 NowJupiter
- 01:11 NowMars
- 02:11 NowSun
- 03:11 NowVenus
- 04:11 NowMercury
- 05:11 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 06:02 Sagittarius
- 06:02 – 07:35 Capricorn
- 07:35 – 08:50 Aquarius
- 08:50 – 10:03 Pisces
- 10:03 – 11:27 Aries
- 11:27 – 13:16 Taurus
- 13:16 – 15:34 Gemini
- 15:34 – 18:04 Cancer
- 18:04 – 20:33 Leo
- 20:33 – 23:02 Virgo
- 23:02 – 01:32 next day Libra
- 01:32 – 03:57 next day Scorpio
- 03:57 – 05:58 next day Sagittarius
- 05:58 – 07:10 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