Washington panchang, 13 August 2025
Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 20:03 Moonrise 22:22 Shravana 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
06:21 to 20:03- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:47
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 13:12
- Durmuhurta 12:45 – 13:40
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:45 – 13:40 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:12 – 14:55
- 06:35 Yoga becomes Shula
- 08:01 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 18:54 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:03 to 06:22 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:03 – 22:07
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:36 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 23:36 Moon enters Aries
- 03:42 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 05:46 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 18:54
- Nakshatra Revati until 23:36 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Dhriti until 06:35
- Karana Kaulava until 08:01, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:35 Yoga becomes Shula
- 08:01 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 18:54 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:36 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 23:36 Moon enters Aries
- 03:42 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 05:46 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:35 – 08:35
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:45 – 13:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:12 – 14:55
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:42 – 06:06 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:21 – 23:36
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:36 – 06:22 next day
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 07:17 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 06:19 – 06:22 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. 04:59 – 05:40
- 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 – 13:40
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:03 – 22:07
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 23:36 – 06:22 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:21 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:47 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 13:12 | Good |
| Rog | 13:12 – 14:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:55 – 16:38 | Bad |
| Char | 16:38 – 18:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:21 – 20:03 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:03 – 21:21 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:21 – 22:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:38 – 23:55 | Good |
| Char | 23:55 – 01:13 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:13 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 03:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:47 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:22 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
- 06:21 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:55 NowMars
- 12:04 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:21 NowMercury
- 15:29 NowMoon
- 16:38 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:55 NowMars
- 20:03 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:38 NowMoon
- 23:30 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:21 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:04 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:30 NowSaturn
- 06:21 NowMercury
- 07:21 NowMoon
- 08:21 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:21 NowMars
- 11:21 NowSun
- 12:21 NowVenus
- 13:21 NowMercury
- 14:21 NowMoon
- 15:21 NowSaturn
- 16:21 NowJupiter
- 17:21 NowMars
- 18:21 NowSun
- 19:21 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:21 NowMoon
- 22:21 NowSaturn
- 23:21 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMars
- 01:21 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:21 NowMercury
- 04:21 NowMoon
- 05:21 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:41 Cancer
- 06:41 – 09:10 Leo
- 09:10 – 11:39 Virgo
- 11:39 – 14:09 Libra
- 14:09 – 16:34 Scorpio
- 16:34 – 18:35 Sagittarius
- 18:35 – 20:08 Capricorn
- 20:08 – 21:23 Aquarius
- 21:23 – 22:36 Pisces
- 22:36 – 00:00 next day Aries
- 00:00 – 01:49 next day Taurus
- 01:49 – 04:07 next day Gemini
- 04:07 – 06:22 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