Washington panchang, 21 May 2025
Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 20:18 Moonrise 02:31 Vaishakha 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
05:51 to 20:18- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:40 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam 11:16 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:05 – 14:53
- 06:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 15:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 17:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 17:52 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
20:18 to 05:51 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:18 – 22:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:34 – 05:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:38 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 04:51 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 17:52
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 09:28 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 15:04
- Karana Taitila until 06:43, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Taurus
- 06:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 15:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 17:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 17:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:38 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 04:51 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:20 – 15:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:40 – 09:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:16 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:05 – 14:53
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:04 – 16:16
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 04:51 – 15:42 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. 04:35 – 05:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:18 – 22:12
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:51 – 07:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:40 – 09:28 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:28 – 11:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:16 – 13:05 | Good |
| Rog | 13:05 – 14:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:53 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Char | 16:41 – 18:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:29 – 20:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:18 – 21:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:29 – 22:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:41 – 23:53 | Good |
| Char | 23:53 – 01:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:04 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:16 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 04:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:39 – 05:51 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
- 05:51 NowMercury
- 07:04 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:29 NowMoon
- 16:41 NowSaturn
- 17:53 NowJupiter
- 19:05 NowMars
- 20:18 NowSun
- 21:05 NowVenus
- 21:53 NowMercury
- 22:41 NowMoon
- 23:29 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:04 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:15 NowMoon
- 05:03 NowSaturn
- 05:51 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:51 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:51 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:51 NowMoon
- 14:51 NowSaturn
- 15:51 NowJupiter
- 16:51 NowMars
- 17:51 NowSun
- 18:51 NowVenus
- 19:51 NowMercury
- 20:51 NowMoon
- 21:51 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:51 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSun
- 01:51 NowVenus
- 02:51 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:35 – 05:34 Aries
- 05:34 – 07:24 Taurus
- 07:24 – 09:41 Gemini
- 09:41 – 12:11 Cancer
- 12:11 – 14:40 Leo
- 14:40 – 17:09 Virgo
- 17:09 – 19:39 Libra
- 19:39 – 22:04 Scorpio
- 22:04 – 00:05 next day Sagittarius
- 00:05 – 01:38 next day Capricorn
- 01:38 – 02:53 next day Aquarius
- 02:53 – 04:06 next day Pisces
- 04:06 – 05:30 next day Aries
- 05:30 – 05:51 next day Taurus
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