Washington panchang, 26 February 2025
Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 17:56 Moonrise 06:11 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
06:45 to 17:56- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:09 – 09:33
- Gulika Kalam 10:57 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 11:58 – 12:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:21 – 13:45
- 06:53 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 11:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 16:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
Night
17:56 to 06:44 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:56 – 20:30
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:07 Moon enters Aquarius
- 22:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 22:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 22:25
- Nakshatra Shravana until 06:53 · lord Moon
- Yoga Parigha until 16:27
- Karana Vishti until 11:35, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:53 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 11:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 16:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 18:07 Moon enters Aquarius
- 22:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 22:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 19:20 – 05:54
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:58 – 12:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:21 – 13:45
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:53 – 05:13 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. 05:02 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:56 – 20:30
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:45 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:09 – 09:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:33 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:57 – 12:21 | Good |
| Rog | 12:21 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:45 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Char | 15:09 – 16:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:32 – 17:56 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:56 – 19:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:32 – 21:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:08 – 22:44 | Good |
| Char | 22:44 – 00:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:20 – 01:56 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:56 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:32 – 05:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:08 – 06:44 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
- 06:45 NowMercury
- 07:41 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:33 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:25 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:17 NowMercury
- 14:13 NowMoon
- 15:09 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 17:00 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 19:00 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:08 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:20 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:45 NowMercury
- 07:45 NowMoon
- 08:45 NowSaturn
- 09:45 NowJupiter
- 10:45 NowMars
- 11:45 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:45 NowMoon
- 15:45 NowSaturn
- 16:45 NowJupiter
- 17:45 NowMars
- 18:45 NowSun
- 19:45 NowVenus
- 20:45 NowMercury
- 21:45 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:45 NowVenus
- 03:45 NowMercury
- 04:45 NowMoon
- 05:45 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:12 Capricorn
- 06:12 – 07:27 Aquarius
- 07:27 – 08:40 Pisces
- 08:40 – 10:04 Aries
- 10:04 – 11:54 Taurus
- 11:54 – 14:11 Gemini
- 14:11 – 16:41 Cancer
- 16:41 – 19:11 Leo
- 19:11 – 21:39 Virgo
- 21:39 – 00:10 next day Libra
- 00:10 – 02:34 next day Scorpio
- 02:34 – 04:35 next day Sagittarius
- 04:35 – 06:08 next day Capricorn
- 06:08 – 06:44 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