Washington panchang, 12 November 2025
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 16:55 Kartika 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
06:49 to 16:55- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam 10:36 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta 11:31 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:52 – 13:07
- 08:05 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 08:05 Moon enters Leo
- 12:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 12:28 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
16:55 to 06:50 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:55 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:27 Yoga becomes Indra
- 00:41 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 12:28
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 08:05 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Brahma until 20:27
- Karana Kaulava until 12:28, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Libra
- 08:05 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 08:05 Moon enters Leo
- 12:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 12:28 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:27 Yoga becomes Indra
- 00:41 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:36 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:31 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:07
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. 04:58 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:55 – 19:42
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:49 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:20 – 10:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:36 – 11:52 | Good |
| Rog | 11:52 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:07 – 14:23 | Bad |
| Char | 14:23 – 15:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:39 – 16:55 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:55 – 18:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:39 – 20:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:23 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:37 – 03:21 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:21 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:50 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
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:20 NowJupiter
- 10:11 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:42 NowMercury
- 13:33 NowMoon
- 14:23 NowSaturn
- 15:14 NowJupiter
- 16:04 NowMars
- 16:55 NowSun
- 18:04 NowVenus
- 19:14 NowMercury
- 20:23 NowMoon
- 21:33 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:02 NowSun
- 02:11 NowVenus
- 03:21 NowMercury
- 04:31 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 07:11 Libra
- 07:11 – 09:36 Scorpio
- 09:36 – 11:37 Sagittarius
- 11:37 – 13:10 Capricorn
- 13:10 – 14:25 Aquarius
- 14:25 – 15:38 Pisces
- 15:38 – 17:02 Aries
- 17:02 – 18:52 Taurus
- 18:52 – 21:09 Gemini
- 21:09 – 23:39 Cancer
- 23:39 – 02:08 next day Leo
- 02:08 – 04:37 next day Virgo
- 04:37 – 06:50 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 EST (UTC-5) · Method