Houston panchang, 15 November 2023
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 17:24 Moonrise 09:12 Kartika month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:47 to 17:24- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam 10:46 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta 11:44 – 12:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:27 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:05 – 13:25
- 13:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:30 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 15:30 Moon enters Sagittarius
Night
17:24 to 06:47 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:24 – 20:05
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:29 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 01:05 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 01:05 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 01:05 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 15:30 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Sukarman until 22:29
- Karana Taitila until 13:44, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Libra
- 13:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:30 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 15:30 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 22:29 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 01:05 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 01:05 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:44 – 12:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:25
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. 05:00 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:44 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:24 – 20:05
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 15:30 – 06:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:47 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:26 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:46 – 12:05 | Good |
| Rog | 12:05 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:25 – 14:45 | Bad |
| Char | 14:45 – 16:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:05 – 17:24 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:24 – 19:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:05 – 20:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:45 – 22:25 | Good |
| Char | 22:25 – 00:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:06 – 01:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:46 – 03:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:27 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:47 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
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:52 NowMoon
- 14:45 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:31 NowMars
- 17:24 NowSun
- 18:31 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:45 NowMoon
- 21:52 NowSaturn
- 22:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:06 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:20 NowVenus
- 03:27 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:47 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:56 Libra
- 06:56 – 09:15 Scorpio
- 09:15 – 11:19 Sagittarius
- 11:19 – 13:00 Capricorn
- 13:00 – 14:26 Aquarius
- 14:26 – 15:50 Pisces
- 15:50 – 17:24 Aries
- 17:24 – 19:19 Taurus
- 19:19 – 21:34 Gemini
- 21:34 – 23:55 Cancer
- 23:55 – 02:14 next day Leo
- 02:14 – 04:31 next day Virgo
- 04:31 – 06:47 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 CST (UTC-6) · Method