Washington panchang, 22 September 2025
Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 19:03 Moonrise 07:41 Ashwin 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
06:57 to 19:03- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:28 – 09:58
- Yamaganda 11:29 – 13:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:24
- Durmuhurta 13:24 – 14:13
- Gulika Kalam 14:31 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta 15:49 – 16:38
- 10:28 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 17:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 17:26 Karana becomes Balava
Night
19:03 to 06:58 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:03 – 21:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:10 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 06:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 17:26
- Nakshatra Hasta until 04:10 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Shukla until 10:28
- Karana Bava until 17:26, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:28 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 17:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 17:26 Karana becomes Balava
- 04:10 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 06:21 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:24 – 14:13
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:31 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:49 – 16:38
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 04:10 – 06:58 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. 05:22 – 06:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:03 – 21:26
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:57 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:28 – 09:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:58 – 11:29 | Good |
| Rog | 11:29 – 13:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:00 – 14:31 | Bad |
| Char | 14:31 – 16:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:01 – 17:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:32 – 19:03 | Good |
| Char | 19:03 – 20:32 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:32 – 22:02 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:02 – 23:31 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:31 – 01:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:00 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:30 – 03:59 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:59 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:28 – 06:58 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:57 NowMoon
- 07:57 NowSaturn
- 08:58 NowJupiter
- 09:58 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 13:00 NowMercury
- 14:00 NowMoon
- 15:01 NowSaturn
- 16:01 NowJupiter
- 17:02 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:03 NowVenus
- 20:03 NowMercury
- 21:02 NowMoon
- 22:02 NowSaturn
- 23:01 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:00 NowSun
- 02:00 NowVenus
- 02:59 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
- 04:59 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowJupiter
- 06:57 NowMoon
- 07:57 NowSaturn
- 08:57 NowJupiter
- 09:57 NowMars
- 10:57 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 13:57 NowMoon
- 14:57 NowSaturn
- 15:57 NowJupiter
- 16:57 NowMars
- 17:57 NowSun
- 18:57 NowVenus
- 19:57 NowMercury
- 20:57 NowMoon
- 21:57 NowSaturn
- 22:57 NowJupiter
- 23:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:57 NowSun
- 01:57 NowVenus
- 02:57 NowMercury
- 03:57 NowMoon
- 04:57 NowSaturn
- 05:57 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 06:33 Leo
- 06:33 – 09:01 Virgo
- 09:01 – 11:32 Libra
- 11:32 – 13:56 Scorpio
- 13:56 – 15:58 Sagittarius
- 15:58 – 17:30 Capricorn
- 17:30 – 18:46 Aquarius
- 18:46 – 19:58 Pisces
- 19:58 – 21:23 Aries
- 21:23 – 23:12 Taurus
- 23:12 – 01:30 next day Gemini
- 01:30 – 04:00 next day Cancer
- 04:00 – 06:29 next day Leo
- 06:29 – 06:58 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