Washington panchang, 2 April 2025
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 19:31 Moonrise 09:20 Chaitra 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
06:51 to 19:31- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:26 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam 11:36 – 13:11
- Durmuhurta 12:46 – 13:37
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:46 – 13:37 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:11 – 14:46
- 14:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 14:20 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:19 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Night
19:31 to 06:50 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:31 – 21:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:05 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:32 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:11 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 14:20
- Nakshatra Rohini until 21:32 · lord Moon
- Yoga Ayushman until 17:19
- Karana Balava until 14:20, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Pisces
- 14:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 14:20 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:19 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 21:32 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:11 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:36 – 13:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:46 – 13:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 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. 05:21 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:46 – 13:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:31 – 21:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:51 – 21:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:32 – 06:50 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 21:32 – 06:50 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:51 – 08:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:26 – 10:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:01 – 11:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:36 – 13:11 | Good |
| Rog | 13:11 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:21 | Bad |
| Char | 16:21 – 17:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:56 – 19:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:31 – 20:56 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:56 – 22:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:21 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:11 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:11 – 02:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:35 – 04:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:00 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 06:50 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
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:55 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 10:01 NowJupiter
- 11:05 NowMars
- 12:08 NowSun
- 13:11 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:21 NowSaturn
- 17:25 NowJupiter
- 18:28 NowMars
- 19:31 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:21 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:11 NowMars
- 02:07 NowSun
- 03:04 NowVenus
- 04:00 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 06:10 Aquarius
- 06:10 – 07:22 Pisces
- 07:22 – 08:47 Aries
- 08:47 – 10:36 Taurus
- 10:36 – 12:54 Gemini
- 12:54 – 15:24 Cancer
- 15:24 – 17:53 Leo
- 17:53 – 20:22 Virgo
- 20:22 – 22:52 Libra
- 22:52 – 01:17 next day Scorpio
- 01:17 – 03:18 next day Sagittarius
- 03:18 – 04:50 next day Capricorn
- 04:50 – 06:06 next day Aquarius
- 06:06 – 06:50 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