Washington panchang, 4 March 2025
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 18:03 Moonrise 09:00 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
06:36 to 18:03- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:54 – 09:39
- Yamaganda 09:28 – 10:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:42
- Gulika Kalam 12:20 – 13:45
- Rahu Kalam 15:11 – 16:37
- 15:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:36 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 16:07 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Night
18:03 to 06:35 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:03 – 20:33
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:43 Moon enters Taurus
- 02:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 02:21 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 02:21 next day
- Nakshatra Bharani until 16:07 · lord Venus
- Yoga Indra until 15:36
- Karana Kaulava until 15:31, then Taitila
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 15:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:36 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 16:07 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 21:43 Moon enters Taurus
- 02:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 02:21 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:54 – 09:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:28 – 10:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:11 – 16:37
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:36 – 12:37 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. 04:56 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:03 – 20:33
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:36 – 08:10
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:07 – 06:35 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:07 – 06:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:36 – 08:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:02 – 09:28 | Bad |
| Char | 09:28 – 10:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:54 – 12:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:20 – 13:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:45 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:11 – 16:37 | Good |
| Rog | 16:37 – 18:03 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:03 – 19:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:37 – 21:11 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:11 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:45 – 00:19 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:19 – 01:53 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:53 – 03:27 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:27 – 05:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:01 – 06:35 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
- 06:36 NowMars
- 07:34 NowSun
- 08:31 NowVenus
- 09:28 NowMercury
- 10:25 NowMoon
- 11:22 NowSaturn
- 12:20 NowJupiter
- 13:17 NowMars
- 14:14 NowSun
- 15:11 NowVenus
- 16:08 NowMercury
- 17:06 NowMoon
- 18:03 NowSaturn
- 19:05 NowJupiter
- 20:08 NowMars
- 21:11 NowSun
- 22:13 NowVenus
- 23:16 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMoon
- 01:21 NowSaturn
- 02:24 NowJupiter
- 03:27 NowMars
- 04:30 NowSun
- 05:32 NowVenus
- 06:36 NowMars
- 07:36 NowSun
- 08:36 NowVenus
- 09:36 NowMercury
- 10:36 NowMoon
- 11:36 NowSaturn
- 12:36 NowJupiter
- 13:36 NowMars
- 14:36 NowSun
- 15:36 NowVenus
- 16:36 NowMercury
- 17:36 NowMoon
- 18:36 NowSaturn
- 19:36 NowJupiter
- 20:36 NowMars
- 21:36 NowSun
- 22:36 NowVenus
- 23:36 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMoon
- 01:36 NowSaturn
- 02:36 NowJupiter
- 03:36 NowMars
- 04:36 NowSun
- 05:36 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:48 Capricorn
- 05:48 – 07:04 Aquarius
- 07:04 – 08:16 Pisces
- 08:16 – 09:41 Aries
- 09:41 – 11:30 Taurus
- 11:30 – 13:48 Gemini
- 13:48 – 16:18 Cancer
- 16:18 – 18:47 Leo
- 18:47 – 21:16 Virgo
- 21:16 – 23:46 Libra
- 23:46 – 02:11 next day Scorpio
- 02:11 – 04:12 next day Sagittarius
- 04:12 – 05:44 next day Capricorn
- 05:44 – 06:35 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