Washington panchang, 24 May 2025
Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:20 Moonrise 03:48 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
05:49 to 20:20- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:49 – 07:38
- Durmuhurta 05:49 – 06:47
- Durmuhurta 06:47 – 07:45
- Rahu Kalam 09:27 – 11:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:34
- Yamaganda 14:54 – 16:42
- 09:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:50 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:08 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
20:20 to 05:49 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:20 – 22:14
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:36 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 01:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 09:50
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 01:42 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Saubhagya until 01:36 next day
- Karana Taitila until 09:50, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 09:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 09:50 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:36 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 01:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:49 – 07:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:49 – 06:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:47 – 07:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:27 – 11:16
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:54 – 16:42
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. 04:33 – 05:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:20 – 22:14
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:49 – 07:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:38 – 09:27 | Good |
| Rog | 09:27 – 11:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:16 – 13:05 | Bad |
| Char | 13:05 – 14:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:54 – 16:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:42 – 18:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:31 – 20:20 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:20 – 21:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:31 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:42 – 23:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:53 – 01:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:04 – 02:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:16 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:27 – 04:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:38 – 05:49 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
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 07:02 NowJupiter
- 08:15 NowMars
- 09:27 NowSun
- 10:40 NowVenus
- 11:52 NowMercury
- 13:05 NowMoon
- 14:17 NowSaturn
- 15:30 NowJupiter
- 16:42 NowMars
- 17:55 NowSun
- 19:08 NowVenus
- 20:20 NowMercury
- 21:07 NowMoon
- 21:55 NowSaturn
- 22:42 NowJupiter
- 23:30 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:17 NowSun
- 01:04 NowVenus
- 01:52 NowMercury
- 02:39 NowMoon
- 03:27 NowSaturn
- 04:14 NowJupiter
- 05:01 NowMars
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowJupiter
- 07:49 NowMars
- 08:49 NowSun
- 09:49 NowVenus
- 10:49 NowMercury
- 11:49 NowMoon
- 12:49 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 16:49 NowVenus
- 17:49 NowMercury
- 18:49 NowMoon
- 19:49 NowSaturn
- 20:49 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:49 NowSun
- 23:49 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMercury
- 01:49 NowMoon
- 02:49 NowSaturn
- 03:49 NowJupiter
- 04:49 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:33 – 05:22 Aries
- 05:22 – 07:12 Taurus
- 07:12 – 09:29 Gemini
- 09:29 – 11:59 Cancer
- 11:59 – 14:29 Leo
- 14:29 – 16:57 Virgo
- 16:57 – 19:28 Libra
- 19:28 – 21:52 Scorpio
- 21:52 – 23:53 Sagittarius
- 23:53 – 01:26 next day Capricorn
- 01:26 – 02:41 next day Aquarius
- 02:41 – 03:54 next day Pisces
- 03:54 – 05:18 next day Aries
- 05:18 – 05:49 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