Washington panchang, 3 March 2025
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 18:02 Moonrise 08:28 Phalguna 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
06:38 to 18:02- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:03 – 09:29
- Yamaganda 10:54 – 12:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:45 – 15:11
- Durmuhurta 14:59 – 15:45
- 07:32 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 07:32 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:59 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:02 to 06:36 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:02 – 20:33
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:07 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:54 Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:47 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 04:47 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 07:32
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 17:59 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Brahma until 18:54
- Karana Vishti until 07:32, then Bava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:32 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 07:32 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:59 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 18:07 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:54 Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:47 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 04:47 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:29
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:54 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:59 – 15:45
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. 04:57 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:02 – 20:33
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:59 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:38 – 08:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:03 – 09:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:29 – 10:54 | Good |
| Rog | 10:54 – 12:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:20 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Char | 13:45 – 15:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:11 – 16:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:36 – 18:02 | Good |
| Char | 18:02 – 19:36 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:36 – 21:10 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:10 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:19 – 01:53 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:53 – 03:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:28 – 05:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:02 – 06:36 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
- 06:38 NowMoon
- 07:35 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:29 NowMars
- 10:26 NowSun
- 11:23 NowVenus
- 12:20 NowMercury
- 13:17 NowMoon
- 14:14 NowSaturn
- 15:11 NowJupiter
- 16:08 NowMars
- 17:05 NowSun
- 18:02 NowVenus
- 19:05 NowMercury
- 20:07 NowMoon
- 21:10 NowSaturn
- 22:13 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSun
- 01:22 NowVenus
- 02:25 NowMercury
- 03:28 NowMoon
- 04:31 NowSaturn
- 05:33 NowJupiter
- 06:38 NowMoon
- 07:38 NowSaturn
- 08:38 NowJupiter
- 09:38 NowMars
- 10:38 NowSun
- 11:38 NowVenus
- 12:38 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:38 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:38 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:38 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:38 NowJupiter
- 23:38 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSun
- 01:38 NowVenus
- 02:38 NowMercury
- 03:38 NowMoon
- 04:38 NowSaturn
- 05:38 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:52 Capricorn
- 05:52 – 07:08 Aquarius
- 07:08 – 08:20 Pisces
- 08:20 – 09:45 Aries
- 09:45 – 11:34 Taurus
- 11:34 – 13:52 Gemini
- 13:52 – 16:22 Cancer
- 16:22 – 18:51 Leo
- 18:51 – 21:20 Virgo
- 21:20 – 23:50 Libra
- 23:50 – 02:15 next day Scorpio
- 02:15 – 04:16 next day Sagittarius
- 04:16 – 05:48 next day Capricorn
- 05:48 – 06:36 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