Washington panchang, 23 July 2025
Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 20:25 Moonrise 04:18 Ashadha 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
06:02 to 20:25- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:50 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:43 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:14 – 15:02
- 08:24 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 16:59 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:59 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
20:25 to 06:03 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:25 – 22:21
- Brahma Muhurta 04:46 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:29 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 16:59
- Nakshatra Ardra until 08:24 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Harshana until 00:20 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 16:59, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:24 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 16:59 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:59 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 00:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
- 01:29 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:50 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:26 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:14 – 15:02
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:20 – 01:32 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. 04:46 – 05:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:45 – 13:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:25 – 22:21
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:02 – 07:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:50 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 11:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:26 – 13:14 | Good |
| Rog | 13:14 – 15:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:02 – 16:50 | Bad |
| Char | 16:50 – 18:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:38 – 20:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:25 – 21:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:38 – 22:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:50 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:02 – 01:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:14 – 02:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:27 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:39 – 04:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:51 – 06:03 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
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:50 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:26 NowMercury
- 15:38 NowMoon
- 16:50 NowSaturn
- 18:02 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:25 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:02 NowMercury
- 22:50 NowMoon
- 23:38 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:26 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:27 NowMoon
- 05:15 NowSaturn
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:02 NowMoon
- 08:02 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 13:02 NowMercury
- 14:02 NowMoon
- 15:02 NowSaturn
- 16:02 NowJupiter
- 17:02 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:02 NowVenus
- 20:02 NowMercury
- 21:02 NowMoon
- 22:02 NowSaturn
- 23:02 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:02 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:02 NowMercury
- 04:02 NowMoon
- 05:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:46 – 05:33 Gemini
- 05:33 – 08:03 Cancer
- 08:03 – 10:33 Leo
- 10:33 – 13:01 Virgo
- 13:01 – 15:32 Libra
- 15:32 – 17:56 Scorpio
- 17:56 – 19:57 Sagittarius
- 19:57 – 21:30 Capricorn
- 21:30 – 22:45 Aquarius
- 22:45 – 23:58 Pisces
- 23:58 – 01:22 next day Aries
- 01:22 – 03:12 next day Taurus
- 03:12 – 05:29 next day Gemini
- 05:29 – 06:03 next day Cancer
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