Washington panchang, 25 November 2026
Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 16:47 Moonrise 17:36 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
07:02 to 16:47- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:16 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam 10:42 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta 11:35 – 12:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:35 – 12:14 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:55 – 13:08
- 10:06 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 16:32 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:47 to 07:04 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:47 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:09 – 06:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:41 Moon enters Gemini
- 21:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 02:45 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 02:45 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 02:45 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 10:06 · lord Moon
- Yoga Siddha until 21:19
- Karana Taitila until 16:32, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:06 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 16:32 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:41 Moon enters Gemini
- 21:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 02:45 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 02:45 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:35 – 12:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:55 – 13:08
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. 05:08 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:35 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:47 – 19:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:02 – 10:06
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:02 – 02:45 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:06 – 07:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:02 – 08:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:16 – 09:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:29 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:42 – 11:55 | Good |
| Rog | 11:55 – 13:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:08 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:34 – 16:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:47 – 18:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:34 – 20:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:21 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:55 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:55 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:42 – 03:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:29 – 05:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:16 – 07:04 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
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:29 NowJupiter
- 10:17 NowMars
- 11:06 NowSun
- 11:55 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:09 NowJupiter
- 15:58 NowMars
- 16:47 NowSun
- 17:58 NowVenus
- 19:09 NowMercury
- 20:21 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:44 NowJupiter
- 23:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:41 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 11:02 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:02 NowVenus
- 14:02 NowMercury
- 15:02 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:02 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:02 NowSun
- 20:02 NowVenus
- 21:02 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 23:02 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 01:02 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:02 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:21 Libra
- 06:21 – 08:46 Scorpio
- 08:46 – 10:47 Sagittarius
- 10:47 – 12:20 Capricorn
- 12:20 – 13:35 Aquarius
- 13:35 – 14:48 Pisces
- 14:48 – 16:12 Aries
- 16:12 – 18:02 Taurus
- 18:02 – 20:19 Gemini
- 20:19 – 22:49 Cancer
- 22:49 – 01:18 next day Leo
- 01:18 – 03:47 next day Virgo
- 03:47 – 06:17 next day Libra
- 06:17 – 07:04 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