Washington panchang, 8 October 2025
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 19:24 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
07:12 to 18:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:37 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam 11:29 – 12:55
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:18 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:55 – 14:21
- 13:15 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 16:02 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 16:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 16:53 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:38 to 07:13 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:38 – 21:09
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:08 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 16:53
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 13:15 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Harshana until 16:02
- Karana Gara until 16:53, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Virgo
- 13:15 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 16:02 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 16:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 16:53 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:08 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:37 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:29 – 12:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:55 – 14:21
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:02 – 17:14
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:12 – 13:15
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 13:15 – 07:13 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. 05:31 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:38 – 21:09
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:12 – 16:53
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:12 – 08:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:37 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:29 – 12:55 | Good |
| Rog | 12:55 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:21 – 15:46 | Bad |
| Char | 15:46 – 17:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:12 – 18:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:38 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:12 – 21:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:47 – 23:21 | Good |
| Char | 23:21 – 00:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:55 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:38 – 07:13 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
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 09:06 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:00 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:41 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:41 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 03:01 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 05:07 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:12 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:12 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:12 NowSun
- 20:12 NowVenus
- 21:12 NowMercury
- 22:12 NowMoon
- 23:12 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 07:59 Virgo
- 07:59 – 10:29 Libra
- 10:29 – 12:54 Scorpio
- 12:54 – 14:55 Sagittarius
- 14:55 – 16:27 Capricorn
- 16:27 – 17:43 Aquarius
- 17:43 – 18:55 Pisces
- 18:55 – 20:20 Aries
- 20:20 – 22:09 Taurus
- 22:09 – 00:27 next day Gemini
- 00:27 – 02:57 next day Cancer
- 02:57 – 05:26 next day Leo
- 05:26 – 07:13 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