Houston panchang, 24 November 2023
Sunrise 06:54 Sunset 17:21 Moonrise 15:33 Kartika month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:54 to 17:21- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:12 – 09:31
- Durmuhurta 08:59 – 09:41
- Rahu Kalam 10:49 – 12:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:47 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta 12:28 – 13:10
- Yamaganda 14:44 – 16:03
- 07:37 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 07:37 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:21 to 06:55 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:21 – 20:04
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 06:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:43 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 03:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:52 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 05:52 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 07:37
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 03:25 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vyatipata until 18:53
- Karana Balava until 07:37, then Kaulava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:37 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 07:37 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:43 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 03:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 05:52 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 05:52 next day Karana becomes Gara
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) 21:34 – 18:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:12 – 09:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:59 – 09:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:49 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:28 – 13:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:44 – 16:03
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. 05:06 – 06:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:47 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:21 – 20:04
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:54 – 03:25 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 03:25 – 06:55 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:54 – 08:12 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:12 – 09:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:31 – 10:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:49 – 12:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:08 – 13:26 | Good |
| Rog | 13:26 – 14:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:44 – 16:03 | Bad |
| Char | 16:03 – 17:21 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:21 – 19:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:03 – 20:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:44 – 22:26 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:26 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:08 – 01:50 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:50 – 03:31 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:31 – 05:13 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:13 – 06:55 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
- 06:54 NowVenus
- 07:46 NowMercury
- 08:39 NowMoon
- 09:31 NowSaturn
- 10:23 NowJupiter
- 11:15 NowMars
- 12:08 NowSun
- 13:00 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:44 NowMoon
- 15:37 NowSaturn
- 16:29 NowJupiter
- 17:21 NowMars
- 18:29 NowSun
- 19:37 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 23:00 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:08 NowJupiter
- 01:16 NowMars
- 02:24 NowSun
- 03:31 NowVenus
- 04:39 NowMercury
- 05:47 NowMoon
- 06:54 NowVenus
- 07:54 NowMercury
- 08:54 NowMoon
- 09:54 NowSaturn
- 10:54 NowJupiter
- 11:54 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:54 NowVenus
- 14:54 NowMercury
- 15:54 NowMoon
- 16:54 NowSaturn
- 17:54 NowJupiter
- 18:54 NowMars
- 19:54 NowSun
- 20:54 NowVenus
- 21:54 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- 23:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:54 NowJupiter
- 01:54 NowMars
- 02:54 NowSun
- 03:54 NowVenus
- 04:54 NowMercury
- 05:54 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 06:20 Libra
- 06:20 – 08:40 Scorpio
- 08:40 – 10:43 Sagittarius
- 10:43 – 12:25 Capricorn
- 12:25 – 13:51 Aquarius
- 13:51 – 15:15 Pisces
- 15:15 – 16:49 Aries
- 16:49 – 18:44 Taurus
- 18:44 – 20:59 Gemini
- 20:59 – 23:20 Cancer
- 23:20 – 01:38 next day Leo
- 01:38 – 03:56 next day Virgo
- 03:56 – 06:16 next day Libra
- 06:16 – 06:55 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 CST (UTC-6) · Method