Washington panchang, 28 September 2025
Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 13:45 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
07:02 to 18:53- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:34 – 13:22
- Yamaganda 12:58 – 14:27
- Gulika Kalam 15:56 – 17:25
- Durmuhurta 17:19 – 18:06
- Rahu Kalam 17:25 – 18:53
- 15:02 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 18:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:24 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 18:24 Moon enters Sagittarius
Night
18:53 to 07:03 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:53 – 21:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 07:02 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 07:02 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 07:02 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 18:24 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Ayushman until 15:02
- Karana Gara until 18:03, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Virgo
- 15:02 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 18:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:24 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 18:24 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 07:02 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 07:02 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:58 – 14:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:56 – 17:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:19 – 18:06
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:25 – 18:53
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:02 – 18:24
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. 05:25 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:34 – 13:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:53 – 21:19
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:02 – 18:24
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:24 – 07:03 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:24 – 07:03 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:02 – 08:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:31 – 10:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:00 – 11:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:29 – 12:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:58 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:27 – 15:56 | Good |
| Rog | 15:56 – 17:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:25 – 18:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:53 – 20:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:25 – 21:56 | Good |
| Char | 21:56 – 23:27 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:27 – 00:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:58 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:30 – 04:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:01 – 05:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:32 – 07:03 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
- 07:02 NowSun
- 08:02 NowVenus
- 09:01 NowMercury
- 10:00 NowMoon
- 10:59 NowSaturn
- 11:59 NowJupiter
- 12:58 NowMars
- 13:57 NowSun
- 14:56 NowVenus
- 15:56 NowMercury
- 16:55 NowMoon
- 17:54 NowSaturn
- 18:53 NowJupiter
- 19:54 NowMars
- 20:55 NowSun
- 21:56 NowVenus
- 22:57 NowMercury
- 23:57 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSaturn
- 01:59 NowJupiter
- 03:00 NowMars
- 04:01 NowSun
- 05:02 NowVenus
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:02 NowSun
- 08:02 NowVenus
- 09:02 NowMercury
- 10:02 NowMoon
- 11:02 NowSaturn
- 12:02 NowJupiter
- 13:02 NowMars
- 14:02 NowSun
- 15:02 NowVenus
- 16:02 NowMercury
- 17:02 NowMoon
- 18:02 NowSaturn
- 19:02 NowJupiter
- 20:02 NowMars
- 21:02 NowSun
- 22:02 NowVenus
- 23:02 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMoon
- 01:02 NowSaturn
- 02:02 NowJupiter
- 03:02 NowMars
- 04:02 NowSun
- 05:02 NowVenus
- 06:02 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 06:09 Leo
- 06:09 – 08:38 Virgo
- 08:38 – 11:08 Libra
- 11:08 – 13:33 Scorpio
- 13:33 – 15:34 Sagittarius
- 15:34 – 17:07 Capricorn
- 17:07 – 18:22 Aquarius
- 18:22 – 19:35 Pisces
- 19:35 – 20:59 Aries
- 20:59 – 22:49 Taurus
- 22:49 – 01:06 next day Gemini
- 01:06 – 03:36 next day Cancer
- 03:36 – 06:05 next day Leo
- 06:05 – 07:03 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