Washington panchang, 6 December 2025
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 18:29 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
07:13 to 16:44- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:13 – 08:25
- Durmuhurta 07:13 – 07:52
- Durmuhurta 07:52 – 08:30
- Rahu Kalam 09:36 – 10:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:18
- Yamaganda 13:10 – 14:21
- 10:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 10:56 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
16:44 to 07:14 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:43 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 21:21 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 10:56
- Nakshatra Ardra until 19:43 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shubha until 13:15
- Karana Gara until 10:56, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 10:56 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:15 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:43 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 21:21 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:13 – 08:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:13 – 07:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:52 – 08:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:36 – 10:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:10 – 14:21
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. 05:18 – 06:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:44 – 19:38
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:13 – 08:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:25 – 09:36 | Good |
| Rog | 09:36 – 10:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:47 – 11:59 | Bad |
| Char | 11:59 – 13:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:10 – 14:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:21 – 15:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:33 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:44 – 18:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:33 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:22 – 22:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:10 – 23:59 | Good |
| Char | 23:59 – 01:48 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:48 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:37 – 05:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:26 – 07:14 next day | Good |
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
- 07:13 NowSaturn
- 08:01 NowJupiter
- 08:49 NowMars
- 09:36 NowSun
- 10:24 NowVenus
- 11:11 NowMercury
- 11:59 NowMoon
- 12:46 NowSaturn
- 13:34 NowJupiter
- 14:21 NowMars
- 15:09 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:44 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 19:09 NowSaturn
- 20:22 NowJupiter
- 21:34 NowMars
- 22:47 NowSun
- 23:59 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:12 NowMercury
- 02:24 NowMoon
- 03:37 NowSaturn
- 04:49 NowJupiter
- 06:02 NowMars
- 07:13 NowSaturn
- 08:13 NowJupiter
- 09:13 NowMars
- 10:13 NowSun
- 11:13 NowVenus
- 12:13 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 14:13 NowSaturn
- 15:13 NowJupiter
- 16:13 NowMars
- 17:13 NowSun
- 18:13 NowVenus
- 19:13 NowMercury
- 20:13 NowMoon
- 21:13 NowSaturn
- 22:13 NowJupiter
- 23:13 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSun
- 01:13 NowVenus
- 02:13 NowMercury
- 03:13 NowMoon
- 04:13 NowSaturn
- 05:13 NowJupiter
- 06:13 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 05:37 Libra
- 05:37 – 08:02 Scorpio
- 08:02 – 10:03 Sagittarius
- 10:03 – 11:35 Capricorn
- 11:35 – 12:51 Aquarius
- 12:51 – 14:03 Pisces
- 14:03 – 15:28 Aries
- 15:28 – 17:17 Taurus
- 17:17 – 19:35 Gemini
- 19:35 – 22:05 Cancer
- 22:05 – 00:34 next day Leo
- 00:34 – 03:03 next day Virgo
- 03:03 – 05:33 next day Libra
- 05:33 – 07:14 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