Houston panchang, 29 December 2023
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 17:29 Moonrise 20:06 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:17 to 17:29- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:33 – 09:50
- Durmuhurta 09:19 – 10:00
- Rahu Kalam 11:06 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:03 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:24
- Yamaganda 14:56 – 16:13
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:58 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 15:39 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
17:29 to 07:17 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:29 – 20:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:14 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 22:14 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 22:14
- Nakshatra Pushya until 15:39 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 14:58
- Karana Vanija until 09:18, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:58 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 15:39 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 22:14 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 22:14 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:53 – 14:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:33 – 09:50
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 09:18 – 22:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:19 – 10:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:24
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:56 – 16:13
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:58 – 16:10
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:17 – 15:39
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:39 – 07:17 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. 05:26 – 06:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:03 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:29 – 20:15
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:17 – 08:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:33 – 09:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:50 – 11:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:06 – 12:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:23 – 13:40 | Good |
| Rog | 13:40 – 14:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:56 – 16:13 | Bad |
| Char | 16:13 – 17:29 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:29 – 19:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:13 – 20:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:56 – 22:40 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:40 – 00:23 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:23 – 02:07 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:07 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:50 – 05:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:33 – 07:17 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
- 07:17 NowVenus
- 08:08 NowMercury
- 08:59 NowMoon
- 09:50 NowSaturn
- 10:41 NowJupiter
- 11:32 NowMars
- 12:23 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:05 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:29 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 22:05 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:23 NowJupiter
- 01:32 NowMars
- 02:41 NowSun
- 03:50 NowVenus
- 04:59 NowMercury
- 06:08 NowMoon
- 07:17 NowVenus
- 08:17 NowMercury
- 09:17 NowMoon
- 10:17 NowSaturn
- 11:17 NowJupiter
- 12:17 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:17 NowVenus
- 15:17 NowMercury
- 16:17 NowMoon
- 17:17 NowSaturn
- 18:17 NowJupiter
- 19:17 NowMars
- 20:17 NowSun
- 21:17 NowVenus
- 22:17 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:17 NowSaturn
- 01:17 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:17 NowSun
- 04:17 NowVenus
- 05:17 NowMercury
- 06:17 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:22 Scorpio
- 06:22 – 08:26 Sagittarius
- 08:26 – 10:07 Capricorn
- 10:07 – 11:33 Aquarius
- 11:33 – 12:57 Pisces
- 12:57 – 14:31 Aries
- 14:31 – 16:26 Taurus
- 16:26 – 18:41 Gemini
- 18:41 – 21:02 Cancer
- 21:02 – 23:21 Leo
- 23:21 – 01:38 next day Virgo
- 01:38 – 03:59 next day Libra
- 03:59 – 06:18 next day Scorpio
- 06:18 – 07:17 next day Sagittarius
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