Washington panchang, 19 March 2025
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 19:18 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
07:13 to 19:18- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:44 – 10:14
- Gulika Kalam 11:45 – 13:16
- Durmuhurta 12:51 – 13:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:51 – 13:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:16 – 14:46
- 08:07 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 11:20 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 15:07 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 15:07 Karana becomes Gara
Night
19:18 to 07:12 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:18 – 21:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:37 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:14 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 15:07
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 11:20 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Harshana until 08:07
- Karana Taitila until 15:07, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:07 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 11:20 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 15:07 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 15:07 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:14 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:07 – 09:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:44 – 10:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:45 – 13:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:51 – 13:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:16 – 14:46
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. 05:38 – 06:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:51 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:18 – 21:41
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 11:20 – 07:12 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 11:20 – 07:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:13 – 08:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:44 – 10:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:14 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:45 – 13:16 | Good |
| Rog | 13:16 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:17 | Bad |
| Char | 16:17 – 17:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:47 – 19:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:18 – 20:47 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:47 – 22:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:16 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:15 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:15 – 02:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:44 – 04:13 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:13 – 05:43 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:43 – 07:12 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
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:14 NowMoon
- 09:14 NowSaturn
- 10:14 NowJupiter
- 11:15 NowMars
- 12:15 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:17 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:16 NowMoon
- 23:16 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:15 NowJupiter
- 01:15 NowMars
- 02:14 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:13 NowMercury
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:13 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:13 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:13 NowMercury
- 15:13 NowMoon
- 16:13 NowSaturn
- 17:13 NowJupiter
- 18:13 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:13 NowVenus
- 21:13 NowMercury
- 22:13 NowMoon
- 23:13 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:13 NowMercury
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:38 – 05:49 Capricorn
- 05:49 – 07:05 Aquarius
- 07:05 – 08:17 Pisces
- 08:17 – 09:42 Aries
- 09:42 – 11:31 Taurus
- 11:31 – 13:49 Gemini
- 13:49 – 16:19 Cancer
- 16:19 – 18:48 Leo
- 18:48 – 21:17 Virgo
- 21:17 – 23:47 Libra
- 23:47 – 02:12 next day Scorpio
- 02:12 – 04:13 next day Sagittarius
- 04:13 – 05:45 next day Capricorn
- 05:45 – 07:01 next day Aquarius
- 07:01 – 07:12 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