Washington panchang, 18 September 2025
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 19:09 Moonrise 03:25 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
06:53 to 19:09- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:53 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam 09:57 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta 10:59 – 11:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:37 – 13:26
- Rahu Kalam 14:33 – 16:05
- Durmuhurta 15:53 – 16:42
- 12:07 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 13:55 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 13:55 Karana becomes Gara
Night
19:09 to 06:54 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 19:09 – 21:30
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:35 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 21:35 Moon enters Leo
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 13:55
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 21:35 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shiva until 12:07
- Karana Taitila until 13:55, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Virgo
- 12:07 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 13:55 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 13:55 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:35 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 21:35 Moon enters Leo
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:53 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:57 – 11:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:59 – 11:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:33 – 16:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:53 – 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. 05:20 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 19:09 – 21:30
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:53 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:25 – 09:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:57 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Char | 11:29 – 13:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:01 – 14:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:33 – 16:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:05 – 17:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:37 – 19:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:09 – 20:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:38 – 22:06 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:06 – 23:34 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:34 – 01:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:02 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:30 – 03:58 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:58 – 05:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:26 – 06:54 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
- 06:53 NowJupiter
- 07:55 NowMars
- 08:56 NowSun
- 09:57 NowVenus
- 10:59 NowMercury
- 12:00 NowMoon
- 13:01 NowSaturn
- 14:03 NowJupiter
- 15:04 NowMars
- 16:05 NowSun
- 17:07 NowVenus
- 18:08 NowMercury
- 19:09 NowMoon
- 20:08 NowSaturn
- 21:07 NowJupiter
- 22:06 NowMars
- 23:04 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:03 NowVenus
- 01:02 NowMercury
- 02:00 NowMoon
- 02:59 NowSaturn
- 03:58 NowJupiter
- 04:57 NowMars
- 05:55 NowSun
- 06:53 NowJupiter
- 07:53 NowMars
- 08:53 NowSun
- 09:53 NowVenus
- 10:53 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 12:53 NowSaturn
- 13:53 NowJupiter
- 14:53 NowMars
- 15:53 NowSun
- 16:53 NowVenus
- 17:53 NowMercury
- 18:53 NowMoon
- 19:53 NowSaturn
- 20:53 NowJupiter
- 21:53 NowMars
- 22:53 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMercury
- 01:53 NowMoon
- 02:53 NowSaturn
- 03:53 NowJupiter
- 04:53 NowMars
- 05:53 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:49 Leo
- 06:49 – 09:17 Virgo
- 09:17 – 11:48 Libra
- 11:48 – 14:12 Scorpio
- 14:12 – 16:13 Sagittarius
- 16:13 – 17:46 Capricorn
- 17:46 – 19:01 Aquarius
- 19:01 – 20:14 Pisces
- 20:14 – 21:38 Aries
- 21:38 – 23:28 Taurus
- 23:28 – 01:45 next day Gemini
- 01:45 – 04:15 next day Cancer
- 04:15 – 06:45 next day Leo
- 06:45 – 06:54 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