Washington panchang, 24 February 2025
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 17:54 Moonrise 04:53 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
06:48 to 17:54- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:11 – 09:34
- Yamaganda 10:58 – 12:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:59 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:44 – 15:08
- Durmuhurta 14:57 – 15:41
- 08:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 14:26 Moon enters Capricorn
- 14:52 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:54 to 06:46 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:54 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:44 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 02:17 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 02:17 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 02:17 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 08:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyatipata until 21:44
- Karana Kaulava until 14:52, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 14:26 Moon enters Capricorn
- 14:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:44 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 02:17 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 02:17 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- 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
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:34
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:58 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:44 – 15:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:57 – 15:41
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:48 – 08:29
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:29 – 02:11 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 02:11 – 06:46 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. 05:05 – 05:56
- 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 17:54 – 20:29
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:48 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:11 – 09:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:34 – 10:58 | Good |
| Rog | 10:58 – 12:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:21 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Char | 13:44 – 15:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:08 – 16:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:31 – 17:54 | Good |
| Char | 17:54 – 19:31 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:31 – 21:07 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:07 – 22:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:20 – 01:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:57 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:33 – 05:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:10 – 06:46 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
- 06:48 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:39 NowJupiter
- 09:34 NowMars
- 10:30 NowSun
- 11:25 NowVenus
- 12:21 NowMercury
- 13:17 NowMoon
- 14:12 NowSaturn
- 15:08 NowJupiter
- 16:03 NowMars
- 16:59 NowSun
- 17:54 NowVenus
- 18:59 NowMercury
- 20:03 NowMoon
- 21:07 NowSaturn
- 22:12 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:20 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:29 NowMercury
- 03:33 NowMoon
- 04:38 NowSaturn
- 05:42 NowJupiter
- 06:48 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:48 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:48 NowSun
- 11:48 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:48 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSun
- 01:48 NowVenus
- 02:48 NowMercury
- 03:48 NowMoon
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:48 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:20 Capricorn
- 06:20 – 07:35 Aquarius
- 07:35 – 08:48 Pisces
- 08:48 – 10:12 Aries
- 10:12 – 12:02 Taurus
- 12:02 – 14:19 Gemini
- 14:19 – 16:49 Cancer
- 16:49 – 19:18 Leo
- 19:18 – 21:47 Virgo
- 21:47 – 00:18 next day Libra
- 00:18 – 02:42 next day Scorpio
- 02:42 – 04:43 next day Sagittarius
- 04:43 – 06:16 next day Capricorn
- 06:16 – 06:46 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