Washington panchang, 17 December 2025
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 16:46 Moonrise 05:23 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
07:22 to 16:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:32 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 10:53 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta 11:45 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:45 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:04 – 13:14
- 16:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 16:03 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:46 to 07:22 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:46 – 19:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:35 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 05:17 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 16:03
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 09:37 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 04:35 next day
- Karana Vanija until 16:03, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 16:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 16:03 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:35 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 05:17 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:32 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:53 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:45 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:14
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:35 – 06:35 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. 05:25 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:45 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:46 – 19:41
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 07:22 – 07:22 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:22 – 07:22 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:22 – 08:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:32 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 10:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:53 – 12:04 | Good |
| Rog | 12:04 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:14 – 14:25 | Bad |
| Char | 14:25 – 15:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:35 – 16:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:46 – 18:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:36 – 20:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:25 – 22:15 | Good |
| Char | 22:15 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:54 – 03:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:43 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:22 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
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 08:56 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:17 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 15:59 NowMars
- 16:46 NowSun
- 17:59 NowVenus
- 19:12 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:17 NowSun
- 02:30 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
- 07:22 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:22 NowSaturn
- 10:22 NowJupiter
- 11:22 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:22 NowVenus
- 14:22 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:22 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:22 NowMoon
- 23:22 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:22 NowJupiter
- 01:22 NowMars
- 02:22 NowSun
- 03:22 NowVenus
- 04:22 NowMercury
- 05:22 NowMoon
- 06:22 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 07:18 Scorpio
- 07:18 – 09:19 Sagittarius
- 09:19 – 10:52 Capricorn
- 10:52 – 12:08 Aquarius
- 12:08 – 13:20 Pisces
- 13:20 – 14:44 Aries
- 14:44 – 16:34 Taurus
- 16:34 – 18:51 Gemini
- 18:51 – 21:21 Cancer
- 21:21 – 23:51 Leo
- 23:51 – 02:19 next day Virgo
- 02:19 – 04:50 next day Libra
- 04:50 – 07:14 next day Scorpio
- 07:14 – 07:22 next day Sagittarius
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