Washington panchang, 17 November 2025
Sunrise 06:54 Sunset 16:51 Moonrise 04:26 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
06:54 to 16:51- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:09 – 09:23
- Yamaganda 10:38 – 11:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 12:52
- Gulika Kalam 13:07 – 14:22
- Durmuhurta 14:12 – 14:52
- 07:29 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
16:51 to 06:55 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:51 – 19:40
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:31 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 20:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 20:42 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:39 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 20:42
- Nakshatra Chitra until 18:31 · lord Mars
- Yoga Ayushman until 21:39
- Karana Gara until 07:29, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:29 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:31 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 20:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 20:42 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:39 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:38 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 12:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:12 – 14:52
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:54 – 18:31
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. 05:02 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:51 – 19:40
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:54 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:09 – 09:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:23 – 10:38 | Good |
| Rog | 10:38 – 11:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:53 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Char | 13:07 – 14:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:22 – 15:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:36 – 16:51 | Good |
| Char | 16:51 – 18:36 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:36 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:22 – 22:08 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:08 – 23:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:53 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:39 – 03:24 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:24 – 05:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:10 – 06:55 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
- 06:54 NowMoon
- 07:44 NowSaturn
- 08:34 NowJupiter
- 09:23 NowMars
- 10:13 NowSun
- 11:03 NowVenus
- 11:53 NowMercury
- 12:42 NowMoon
- 13:32 NowSaturn
- 14:22 NowJupiter
- 15:11 NowMars
- 16:01 NowSun
- 16:51 NowVenus
- 18:01 NowMercury
- 19:12 NowMoon
- 20:22 NowSaturn
- 21:32 NowJupiter
- 22:43 NowMars
- 23:53 NowSun
- Next day
- 01:03 NowVenus
- 02:14 NowMercury
- 03:24 NowMoon
- 04:35 NowSaturn
- 05:45 NowJupiter
- 06:54 NowMoon
- 07:54 NowSaturn
- 08:54 NowJupiter
- 09:54 NowMars
- 10:54 NowSun
- 11:54 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:54 NowMoon
- 14:54 NowSaturn
- 15:54 NowJupiter
- 16:54 NowMars
- 17:54 NowSun
- 18:54 NowVenus
- 19:54 NowMercury
- 20:54 NowMoon
- 21:54 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:54 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSun
- 01:54 NowVenus
- 02:54 NowMercury
- 03:54 NowMoon
- 04:54 NowSaturn
- 05:54 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:52 Libra
- 06:52 – 09:16 Scorpio
- 09:16 – 11:17 Sagittarius
- 11:17 – 12:50 Capricorn
- 12:50 – 14:05 Aquarius
- 14:05 – 15:18 Pisces
- 15:18 – 16:42 Aries
- 16:42 – 18:32 Taurus
- 18:32 – 20:49 Gemini
- 20:49 – 23:19 Cancer
- 23:19 – 01:49 next day Leo
- 01:49 – 04:17 next day Virgo
- 04:17 – 06:48 next day Libra
- 06:48 – 06:55 next day Scorpio
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