Washington panchang, 26 March 2025
Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 19:25 Moonrise 05:37 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
07:02 to 19:25- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:35 – 10:08
- Gulika Kalam 11:41 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta 12:49 – 13:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:49 – 13:38 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:13 – 14:46
- 16:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 16:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
19:25 to 07:01 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:25 – 21:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:54 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 02:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 16:13
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 16:59 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sadhya until 23:54
- Karana Taitila until 16:13, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 16:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 16:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 23:54 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 02:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 10:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:49 – 13:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 14:46
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:02 – 16:59
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. 05:29 – 06:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:49 – 13:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:25 – 21:44
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:02 – 16:13
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:02 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:35 – 10:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:08 – 11:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:41 – 13:13 | Good |
| Rog | 13:13 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:19 | Bad |
| Char | 16:19 – 17:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:52 – 19:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:25 – 20:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:52 – 22:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:19 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:13 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:13 – 02:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:40 – 04:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:07 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:34 – 07:01 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
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:04 NowMoon
- 09:06 NowSaturn
- 10:08 NowJupiter
- 11:10 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:19 NowSaturn
- 17:21 NowJupiter
- 18:23 NowMars
- 19:25 NowSun
- 20:23 NowVenus
- 21:21 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:15 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:11 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 04:07 NowMercury
- 05:05 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 11:02 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:02 NowVenus
- 14:02 NowMercury
- 15:02 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:02 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:02 NowSun
- 20:02 NowVenus
- 21:02 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 23:02 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 01:02 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:02 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:37 Aquarius
- 06:37 – 07:50 Pisces
- 07:50 – 09:14 Aries
- 09:14 – 11:04 Taurus
- 11:04 – 13:21 Gemini
- 13:21 – 15:51 Cancer
- 15:51 – 18:21 Leo
- 18:21 – 20:49 Virgo
- 20:49 – 23:20 Libra
- 23:20 – 01:44 next day Scorpio
- 01:44 – 03:45 next day Sagittarius
- 03:45 – 05:18 next day Capricorn
- 05:18 – 06:33 next day Aquarius
- 06:33 – 07:01 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