Dallas panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 07:34 Sunset 19:36 Moonrise 07:16 Phalguna month
Dallas, Texas, United States · 32.78°, -96.81° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:34 to 19:36- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 09:04 – 10:34
- Gulika Kalam 12:05 – 13:35
- Durmuhurta 13:11 – 13:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:11 – 13:59 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:35 – 15:05
- 09:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 13:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 17:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Night
19:36 to 07:33 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:36 – 21:59
- Brahma Muhurta 05:57 – 06:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 20:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 07:26 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 20:23
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 18:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 17:31
- Karana Chatushpada until 09:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 13:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 17:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 20:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 20:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 07:26 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:04 – 10:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:11 – 13:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:35 – 15:05
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 19:06 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 18:06 – 20:05
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. 05:58 – 06:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:11 – 13:59
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:36 – 21:59
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:34 – 09:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 09:04 – 10:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:34 – 12:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:05 – 13:35 | Good |
| Rog | 13:35 – 15:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:05 – 16:35 | Bad |
| Char | 16:35 – 18:06 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:06 – 19:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:36 – 21:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:05 – 22:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:35 – 00:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:05 – 01:34 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:34 – 03:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:04 – 04:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:33 – 06:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 06:03 – 07:33 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
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:35 NowMars
- 12:35 NowSun
- 13:35 NowVenus
- 14:35 NowMercury
- 15:35 NowMoon
- 16:35 NowSaturn
- 17:36 NowJupiter
- 18:36 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:36 NowVenus
- 21:35 NowMercury
- 22:35 NowMoon
- 23:35 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:35 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:34 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:33 NowMercury
- 05:33 NowMoon
- 06:33 NowSaturn
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:34 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:34 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
- 06:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:58 – 06:04 Capricorn
- 06:04 – 07:27 Aquarius
- 07:27 – 08:47 Pisces
- 08:47 – 10:19 Aries
- 10:19 – 12:12 Taurus
- 12:12 – 14:28 Gemini
- 14:28 – 16:52 Cancer
- 16:52 – 19:13 Leo
- 19:13 – 21:34 Virgo
- 21:34 – 23:58 Libra
- 23:58 – 02:19 next day Scorpio
- 02:19 – 04:22 next day Sagittarius
- 04:22 – 06:00 next day Capricorn
- 06:00 – 07:23 next day Aquarius
- 07:23 – 07:33 next day Pisces
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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method