Washington panchang, 17 September 2025
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 19:11 Moonrise 02:15 Bhadrapada 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
06:52 to 19:11- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:25 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 13:02
- Durmuhurta 12:37 – 13:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:26 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:02 – 14:34
- 13:25 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 14:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 14:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
19:11 to 06:53 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:11 – 21:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:02 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 01:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 14:10
- Nakshatra Pushya until 21:02 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Parigha until 13:25
- Karana Balava until 14:10, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Virgo
- 13:25 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 14:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 14:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 21:02 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 01:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:37 – 13:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:02 – 14:34
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. 05:19 – 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) 12:37 – 13:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:11 – 21:31
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:10 – 06:53 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:52 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:25 – 09:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:57 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 13:02 | Good |
| Rog | 13:02 – 14:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:34 – 16:06 | Bad |
| Char | 16:06 – 17:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:39 – 19:11 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:11 – 20:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:39 – 22:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:07 – 23:34 | Good |
| Char | 23:34 – 01:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:02 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 03:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:58 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 06:53 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
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:54 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 12:00 NowSun
- 13:02 NowVenus
- 14:03 NowMercury
- 15:05 NowMoon
- 16:06 NowSaturn
- 17:08 NowJupiter
- 18:09 NowMars
- 19:11 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:08 NowMercury
- 22:07 NowMoon
- 23:05 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:04 NowJupiter
- 01:02 NowMars
- 02:01 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:55 NowSaturn
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:52 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:52 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:52 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:52 Leo
- 06:52 – 09:21 Virgo
- 09:21 – 11:52 Libra
- 11:52 – 14:16 Scorpio
- 14:16 – 16:17 Sagittarius
- 16:17 – 17:50 Capricorn
- 17:50 – 19:05 Aquarius
- 19:05 – 20:18 Pisces
- 20:18 – 21:42 Aries
- 21:42 – 23:32 Taurus
- 23:32 – 01:49 next day Gemini
- 01:49 – 04:19 next day Cancer
- 04:19 – 06:49 next day Leo
- 06:49 – 06:53 next day Virgo
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