Houston panchang, 30 October 2023
Sunrise 07:34 Sunset 18:35 Moonrise 19:58 Ashwin month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:34 to 18:35- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:57 – 10:19
- Yamaganda 11:42 – 13:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:42 – 13:26
- Durmuhurta 13:26 – 14:11
- Gulika Kalam 14:27 – 15:50
- Durmuhurta 15:39 – 16:23
- 11:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 11:53 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:30 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
18:35 to 07:35 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:35 – 21:11
- Brahma Muhurta 05:51 – 06:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:22 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:03 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 11:53
- Nakshatra Krittika until 17:30 · lord Sun
- Yoga Variyan until 05:03 next day
- Karana Gara until 11:53, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Libra
- 11:53 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 11:53 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:30 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 23:22 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:03 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:30 – 07:02
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:57 – 10:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:26 – 14:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:27 – 15:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:39 – 16:23
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:03 – 16:19 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. 05:50 – 06:42
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:42 – 13:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:35 – 21:11
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:30 – 07:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:34 – 08:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:57 – 10:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:19 – 11:42 | Good |
| Rog | 11:42 – 13:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:04 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Char | 14:27 – 15:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:50 – 17:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:12 – 18:35 | Good |
| Char | 18:35 – 20:12 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:12 – 21:50 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:50 – 23:27 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:27 – 01:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:05 – 02:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:42 – 04:20 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:20 – 05:57 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:57 – 07:35 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:09 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 14:00 NowMoon
- 14:55 NowSaturn
- 15:50 NowJupiter
- 16:45 NowMars
- 17:40 NowSun
- 18:35 NowVenus
- 19:40 NowMercury
- 20:45 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:00 NowMars
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:10 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:20 NowMoon
- 05:25 NowSaturn
- 06:30 NowJupiter
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:34 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:34 NowMoon
- 22:34 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
- 06:34 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:50 – 06:38 Virgo
- 06:38 – 08:59 Libra
- 08:59 – 11:18 Scorpio
- 11:18 – 13:22 Sagittarius
- 13:22 – 15:03 Capricorn
- 15:03 – 16:29 Aquarius
- 16:29 – 17:53 Pisces
- 17:53 – 19:27 Aries
- 19:27 – 21:22 Taurus
- 21:22 – 23:37 Gemini
- 23:37 – 01:58 next day Cancer
- 01:58 – 04:17 next day Leo
- 04:17 – 06:34 next day Virgo
- 06:34 – 07:35 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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method