Washington panchang, 16 March 2025
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 19:15 Moonrise 21:49 Phalguna month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 19:15- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:53 – 13:40
- Yamaganda 13:16 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam 16:16 – 17:45
- Durmuhurta 17:39 – 18:27
- Rahu Kalam 17:45 – 19:15
- 07:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 07:28 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:45 Moon enters Libra
Night
19:15 to 07:16 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:15 – 21:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:40 – 06:28 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:45 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:17 next day Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 06:15 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 07:28
- Nakshatra Chitra until 05:17 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhruva until 06:15 next day
- Karana Gara until 07:28, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Pisces
- 07:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 07:28 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:45 Moon enters Libra
- 20:45 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:17 next day Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 06:15 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:16 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:16 – 17:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:39 – 18:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:45 – 19:15
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:15 – 09:51 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. 05:41 – 06:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:53 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:15 – 21:39
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:18 – 08:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:48 – 10:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:17 – 11:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:47 – 13:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:16 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:46 – 16:16 | Good |
| Rog | 16:16 – 17:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:45 – 19:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:15 – 20:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:45 – 22:15 | Good |
| Char | 22:15 – 23:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:45 – 01:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:16 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:46 – 04:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:16 – 05:46 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:46 – 07:16 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
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:17 NowMoon
- 11:17 NowSaturn
- 12:17 NowJupiter
- 13:16 NowMars
- 14:16 NowSun
- 15:16 NowVenus
- 16:16 NowMercury
- 17:15 NowMoon
- 18:15 NowSaturn
- 19:15 NowJupiter
- 20:15 NowMars
- 21:15 NowSun
- 22:15 NowVenus
- 23:15 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMoon
- 01:16 NowSaturn
- 02:16 NowJupiter
- 03:16 NowMars
- 04:16 NowSun
- 05:16 NowVenus
- 06:16 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:18 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:18 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:18 NowMars
- 04:18 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:41 – 06:01 Capricorn
- 06:01 – 07:17 Aquarius
- 07:17 – 08:29 Pisces
- 08:29 – 09:54 Aries
- 09:54 – 11:43 Taurus
- 11:43 – 14:01 Gemini
- 14:01 – 16:30 Cancer
- 16:30 – 19:00 Leo
- 19:00 – 21:28 Virgo
- 21:28 – 23:59 Libra
- 23:59 – 02:23 next day Scorpio
- 02:23 – 04:25 next day Sagittarius
- 04:25 – 05:57 next day Capricorn
- 05:57 – 07:13 next day Aquarius
- 07:13 – 07:16 next day Pisces
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 EDT (UTC-4) · Method