Washington panchang, 19 November 2025
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 16:50 Moonrise 06:29 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
06:56 to 16:50- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:10 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:39 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta 11:33 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:53 – 13:07
- 12:30 Karana becomes Naga
Night
16:50 to 06:57 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:50 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:04 – 06:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 23:22 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 00:28 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 01:47 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:47 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:47 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 00:28 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shobhana until 23:22
- Karana Chatushpada until 12:30, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:30 Karana becomes Naga
- 17:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 23:22 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 00:28 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 01:47 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:47 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:10 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:39 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:33 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:07
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:22 – 01:46 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. 05:04 – 06:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:50 – 19:39
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 00:28 – 06:57 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 00:28 – 06:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:56 – 08:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:10 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:39 – 11:53 | Good |
| Rog | 11:53 – 13:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:07 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:35 – 16:50 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:50 – 18:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:36 – 20:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:22 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:54 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:54 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:39 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:11 – 06:57 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
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:14 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 11:53 NowVenus
- 12:42 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:11 NowJupiter
- 16:00 NowMars
- 16:50 NowSun
- 18:00 NowVenus
- 19:11 NowMercury
- 20:22 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:54 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:15 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 07:56 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:56 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:56 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:56 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:56 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:56 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 06:44 Libra
- 06:44 – 09:08 Scorpio
- 09:08 – 11:10 Sagittarius
- 11:10 – 12:42 Capricorn
- 12:42 – 13:58 Aquarius
- 13:58 – 15:10 Pisces
- 15:10 – 16:35 Aries
- 16:35 – 18:24 Taurus
- 18:24 – 20:42 Gemini
- 20:42 – 23:12 Cancer
- 23:12 – 01:41 next day Leo
- 01:41 – 04:09 next day Virgo
- 04:09 – 06:40 next day Libra
- 06:40 – 06:57 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