Washington panchang, 12 November 2026
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 16:55 Moonrise 10:11 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
06:48 to 16:55- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:48 – 08:04
- Gulika Kalam 09:20 – 10:36
- Durmuhurta 10:11 – 10:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam 13:07 – 14:23
- Durmuhurta 14:13 – 14:54
- 07:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 07:39 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
16:55 to 06:49 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:55 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 20:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:47 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 07:39
- Nakshatra Mula until 06:47 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sukarman until 17:56
- Karana Gara until 07:39, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 07:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 07:39 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:56 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 20:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:47 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:48 – 08:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:20 – 10:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:11 – 10:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:13 – 14:54
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. 04:57 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:55 – 19:42
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:48 – 06:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:48 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:04 – 09:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:20 – 10:36 | Bad |
| Char | 10:36 – 11:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:52 – 13:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:07 – 14:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:23 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:39 – 16:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:55 – 18:39 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:39 – 20:24 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:24 – 22:08 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:08 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:52 – 01:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:36 – 03:21 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:21 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:05 – 06:49 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:39 NowMars
- 08:29 NowSun
- 09:20 NowVenus
- 10:11 NowMercury
- 11:01 NowMoon
- 11:52 NowSaturn
- 12:42 NowJupiter
- 13:33 NowMars
- 14:23 NowSun
- 15:14 NowVenus
- 16:04 NowMercury
- 16:55 NowMoon
- 18:04 NowSaturn
- 19:14 NowJupiter
- 20:24 NowMars
- 21:33 NowSun
- 22:43 NowVenus
- 23:52 NowMercury
- Next day
- 01:02 NowMoon
- 02:11 NowSaturn
- 03:21 NowJupiter
- 04:30 NowMars
- 05:40 NowSun
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:48 NowMars
- 08:48 NowSun
- 09:48 NowVenus
- 10:48 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:48 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:48 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMercury
- 01:48 NowMoon
- 02:48 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
- 04:48 NowMars
- 05:48 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 07:12 Libra
- 07:12 – 09:37 Scorpio
- 09:37 – 11:38 Sagittarius
- 11:38 – 13:11 Capricorn
- 13:11 – 14:26 Aquarius
- 14:26 – 15:39 Pisces
- 15:39 – 17:03 Aries
- 17:03 – 18:53 Taurus
- 18:53 – 21:10 Gemini
- 21:10 – 23:40 Cancer
- 23:40 – 02:09 next day Leo
- 02:09 – 04:38 next day Virgo
- 04:38 – 06:49 next day Libra
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