Washington panchang, 23 February 2025
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:53 Moonrise 04:04 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
06:49 to 17:53- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 12:21 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam 15:07 – 16:30
- Durmuhurta 16:25 – 17:09
- Rahu Kalam 16:30 – 17:53
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 15:26 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:53 to 06:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:53 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:35 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 03:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:15 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 03:15 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 08:12 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Siddhi until 23:35
- Karana Bava until 15:26, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 15:26 Karana becomes Balava
- 23:35 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 03:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:15 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:07 – 16:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:25 – 17:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:30 – 17:53
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:35 – 21:44 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. 05:06 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:59 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:53 – 20:28
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:49 – 08:12
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:49 – 08:12
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:49 – 08:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:12 – 09:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:35 – 10:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:58 – 12:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:21 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:44 – 15:07 | Good |
| Rog | 15:07 – 16:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:30 – 17:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:53 – 19:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:30 – 21:07 | Good |
| Char | 21:07 – 22:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:57 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 05:11 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:11 – 06:48 next day | Good |
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
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:45 NowVenus
- 08:40 NowMercury
- 09:35 NowMoon
- 10:31 NowSaturn
- 11:26 NowJupiter
- 12:21 NowMars
- 13:16 NowSun
- 14:12 NowVenus
- 15:07 NowMercury
- 16:02 NowMoon
- 16:58 NowSaturn
- 17:53 NowJupiter
- 18:58 NowMars
- 20:02 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 22:11 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSaturn
- 01:25 NowJupiter
- 02:30 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:39 NowVenus
- 05:43 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:49 NowVenus
- 08:49 NowMercury
- 09:49 NowMoon
- 10:49 NowSaturn
- 11:49 NowJupiter
- 12:49 NowMars
- 13:49 NowSun
- 14:49 NowVenus
- 15:49 NowMercury
- 16:49 NowMoon
- 17:49 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:49 NowMars
- 20:49 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:49 NowMercury
- 23:49 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSaturn
- 01:49 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 03:49 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 06:24 Capricorn
- 06:24 – 07:39 Aquarius
- 07:39 – 08:52 Pisces
- 08:52 – 10:16 Aries
- 10:16 – 12:06 Taurus
- 12:06 – 14:23 Gemini
- 14:23 – 16:53 Cancer
- 16:53 – 19:22 Leo
- 19:22 – 21:51 Virgo
- 21:51 – 00:21 next day Libra
- 00:21 – 02:46 next day Scorpio
- 02:46 – 04:47 next day Sagittarius
- 04:47 – 06:20 next day Capricorn
- 06:20 – 06:48 next day Aquarius
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