Washington panchang, 20 October 2025
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 18:21 Moonrise 06:33 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
07:24 to 18:21- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:46 – 10:08
- Yamaganda 11:30 – 12:52
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:30 – 13:14
- Durmuhurta 13:14 – 13:58
- Gulika Kalam 14:14 – 15:36
- Durmuhurta 15:25 – 16:09
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 17:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
18:21 to 07:25 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:21 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:40 – 06:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:18 Karana becomes Naga
- 00:06 next day Moon enters Libra
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 08:25 next day
- Nakshatra Hasta until 10:46 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 17:04
- Karana Chatushpada until 19:18, then Naga
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 10:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 17:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 19:18 Karana becomes Naga
- 00:06 next day Moon enters Libra
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:34 – 17:04
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:46 – 10:08
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 12:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:14 – 13:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:14 – 15:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:25 – 16:09
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:04 – 18:16
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 10:46 – 07:25 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. 05:39 – 06:32
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:30 – 13:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:21 – 20:57
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:24 – 08:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:46 – 10:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:08 – 11:30 | Good |
| Rog | 11:30 – 12:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:52 – 14:14 | Bad |
| Char | 14:14 – 15:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:36 – 16:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:58 – 18:21 | Good |
| Char | 18:21 – 19:59 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:59 – 21:37 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:37 – 23:15 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:15 – 00:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:53 – 02:31 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:31 – 04:09 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:09 – 05:47 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:47 – 07:25 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
- 07:24 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:13 NowJupiter
- 10:08 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:52 NowMercury
- 13:47 NowMoon
- 14:42 NowSaturn
- 15:36 NowJupiter
- 16:31 NowMars
- 17:26 NowSun
- 18:21 NowVenus
- 19:26 NowMercury
- 20:31 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:42 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:53 NowSun
- 01:58 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:09 NowMoon
- 05:14 NowSaturn
- 06:19 NowJupiter
- 07:24 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:24 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:24 NowVenus
- 13:24 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:24 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:24 NowMars
- 18:24 NowSun
- 19:24 NowVenus
- 20:24 NowMercury
- 21:24 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:24 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
- 06:24 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:39 – 07:11 Virgo
- 07:11 – 09:42 Libra
- 09:42 – 12:06 Scorpio
- 12:06 – 14:08 Sagittarius
- 14:08 – 15:40 Capricorn
- 15:40 – 16:56 Aquarius
- 16:56 – 18:08 Pisces
- 18:08 – 19:32 Aries
- 19:32 – 21:22 Taurus
- 21:22 – 23:40 Gemini
- 23:40 – 02:09 next day Cancer
- 02:09 – 04:39 next day Leo
- 04:39 – 07:07 next day Virgo
- 07:07 – 07:25 next day Libra
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