Washington panchang, 31 December 2025
Sunrise 07:27 Sunset 16:54 Moonrise 13:59 Pausha month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:27 to 16:54- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:38 – 09:49
- Gulika Kalam 11:00 – 12:11
- Durmuhurta 11:52 – 12:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:52 – 12:30 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:11 – 13:22
- 10:43 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 15:00 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 15:18 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 15:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:54 to 07:28 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:54 – 19:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:31 – 06:29 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:36 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:42 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 15:18
- Nakshatra Krittika until 15:00 · lord Sun
- Yoga Sadhya until 10:43
- Karana Balava until 15:18, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:43 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 15:00 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 15:18 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 15:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:36 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 06:42 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 09:49
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:00 – 12:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:52 – 12:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:11 – 13:22
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 – 06:29
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:52 – 12:30
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:54 – 19:49
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:27 – 15:00
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:27 – 15:00
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:27 – 15:18
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:00 – 07:28 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:27 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:38 – 09:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:49 – 11:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:00 – 12:11 | Good |
| Rog | 12:11 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 14:33 | Bad |
| Char | 14:33 – 15:43 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:43 – 16:54 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:54 – 18:44 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:44 – 20:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:33 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 00:11 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:11 – 02:00 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:00 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:49 – 05:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:38 – 07:28 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
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:15 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:11 NowVenus
- 12:58 NowMercury
- 13:45 NowMoon
- 14:33 NowSaturn
- 15:20 NowJupiter
- 16:07 NowMars
- 16:54 NowSun
- 18:07 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:33 NowMoon
- 21:45 NowSaturn
- 22:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:37 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:15 NowSaturn
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:27 NowSaturn
- 10:27 NowJupiter
- 11:27 NowMars
- 12:27 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:27 NowMercury
- 15:27 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:27 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:27 NowMoon
- 23:27 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:27 NowVenus
- 04:27 NowMercury
- 05:27 NowMoon
- 06:27 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 06:23 Scorpio
- 06:23 – 08:24 Sagittarius
- 08:24 – 09:57 Capricorn
- 09:57 – 11:12 Aquarius
- 11:12 – 12:25 Pisces
- 12:25 – 13:49 Aries
- 13:49 – 15:39 Taurus
- 15:39 – 17:56 Gemini
- 17:56 – 20:26 Cancer
- 20:26 – 22:56 Leo
- 22:56 – 01:24 next day Virgo
- 01:24 – 03:55 next day Libra
- 03:55 – 06:19 next day Scorpio
- 06:19 – 07:28 next day Sagittarius
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 EST (UTC-5) · Method