Houston panchang, 31 December 2023
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 17:31 Moonrise 21:57 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 17:31- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:44
- Yamaganda 12:24 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam 14:57 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta 16:09 – 16:50
- Rahu Kalam 16:14 – 17:31
- 13:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:10 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
17:31 to 07:17 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:31 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:06 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 02:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 02:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 02:58 next day
- Nakshatra Magha until 21:06 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 16:10
- Karana Kaulava until 13:40, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:10 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 21:06 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 02:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 02:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:24 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:57 – 16:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:09 – 16:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:14 – 17:31
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. 05:27 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:44
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:31 – 20:16
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:17 – 08:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:34 – 09:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:51 – 11:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:07 – 12:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:24 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:41 – 14:57 | Good |
| Rog | 14:57 – 16:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:14 – 17:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:31 – 19:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:14 – 20:57 | Good |
| Char | 20:57 – 22:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:41 – 00:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:24 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:07 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:34 – 07:17 next day | Good |
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 NowSun
- 08:08 NowVenus
- 08:59 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:42 NowSaturn
- 11:33 NowJupiter
- 12:24 NowMars
- 13:15 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 14:57 NowMercury
- 15:49 NowMoon
- 16:40 NowSaturn
- 17:31 NowJupiter
- 18:40 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:57 NowVenus
- 22:06 NowMercury
- 23:15 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:24 NowSaturn
- 01:33 NowJupiter
- 02:42 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 05:00 NowVenus
- 06:09 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowSun
- 08:17 NowVenus
- 09:17 NowMercury
- 10:17 NowMoon
- 11:17 NowSaturn
- 12:17 NowJupiter
- 13:17 NowMars
- 14:17 NowSun
- 15:17 NowVenus
- 16:17 NowMercury
- 17:17 NowMoon
- 18:17 NowSaturn
- 19:17 NowJupiter
- 20:17 NowMars
- 21:17 NowSun
- 22:17 NowVenus
- 23:17 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:17 NowMoon
- 01:17 NowSaturn
- 02:17 NowJupiter
- 03:17 NowMars
- 04:17 NowSun
- 05:17 NowVenus
- 06:17 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:14 Scorpio
- 06:14 – 08:18 Sagittarius
- 08:18 – 09:59 Capricorn
- 09:59 – 11:25 Aquarius
- 11:25 – 12:49 Pisces
- 12:49 – 14:23 Aries
- 14:23 – 16:18 Taurus
- 16:18 – 18:33 Gemini
- 18:33 – 20:54 Cancer
- 20:54 – 23:13 Leo
- 23:13 – 01:30 next day Virgo
- 01:30 – 03:51 next day Libra
- 03:51 – 06:10 next day Scorpio
- 06:10 – 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