Washington panchang, 3 December 2025
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 15:24 Margashirsha 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
07:11 to 16:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:22 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam 10:46 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta 11:38 – 12:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:17 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:58 – 13:09
- 07:30 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 12:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:44 Moon enters Taurus
Night
16:44 to 07:12 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:16 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:08 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 22:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 02:04 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:24 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 22:08
- Nakshatra Bharani until 07:30 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shiva until 02:04 next day
- Karana Gara until 12:03, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:30 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 12:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:44 Moon enters Taurus
- 22:08 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 22:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 02:04 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:24 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:22 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:38 – 12:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:09
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:11 – 07:30
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. 05:15 – 06:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:30 – 04:24 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:30 – 04:24 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:30 – 04:24 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:24 – 07:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:11 – 08:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:22 – 09:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:34 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:46 – 11:58 | Good |
| Rog | 11:58 – 13:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:09 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:33 – 16:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:44 – 18:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:33 – 20:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:21 – 22:10 | Good |
| Char | 22:10 – 23:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:58 – 01:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:46 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:35 – 05:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:23 – 07:12 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
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:22 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:45 NowMercury
- 13:33 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:09 NowJupiter
- 15:56 NowMars
- 16:44 NowSun
- 17:57 NowVenus
- 19:09 NowMercury
- 20:21 NowMoon
- 21:33 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:10 NowSun
- 02:23 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:11 NowSaturn
- 10:11 NowJupiter
- 11:11 NowMars
- 12:11 NowSun
- 13:11 NowVenus
- 14:11 NowMercury
- 15:11 NowMoon
- 16:11 NowSaturn
- 17:11 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:11 NowSun
- 20:11 NowVenus
- 21:11 NowMercury
- 22:11 NowMoon
- 23:11 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:11 NowJupiter
- 01:11 NowMars
- 02:11 NowSun
- 03:11 NowVenus
- 04:11 NowMercury
- 05:11 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:15 – 05:49 Libra
- 05:49 – 08:13 Scorpio
- 08:13 – 10:15 Sagittarius
- 10:15 – 11:47 Capricorn
- 11:47 – 13:03 Aquarius
- 13:03 – 14:15 Pisces
- 14:15 – 15:39 Aries
- 15:39 – 17:29 Taurus
- 17:29 – 19:47 Gemini
- 19:47 – 22:16 Cancer
- 22:16 – 00:46 next day Leo
- 00:46 – 03:14 next day Virgo
- 03:14 – 05:45 next day Libra
- 05:45 – 07:12 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