Houston panchang, 6 January 2024
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:35 Moonrise 02:29 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 17:35- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:18 – 08:35
- Durmuhurta 07:18 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta 07:59 – 08:41
- Rahu Kalam 09:53 – 11:10
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:47
- Yamaganda 13:44 – 15:01
- 09:53 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 13:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 13:12 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:35 to 07:18 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:35 – 20:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:39 Yoga becomes Shula
- 01:20 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:31 next day Moon enters Scorpio
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 13:12
- Nakshatra Swati until 09:53 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 18:39
- Karana Vishti until 13:12, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:53 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 13:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 13:12 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:39 Yoga becomes Shula
- 01:20 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:31 next day Moon enters Scorpio
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:18 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:59 – 08:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:53 – 11:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:44 – 15:01
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:39 – 20:39
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. 05:28 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:35 – 20:20
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 09:53
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 09:53
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:18 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:35 – 09:53 | Good |
| Rog | 09:53 – 11:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:10 – 12:27 | Bad |
| Char | 12:27 – 13:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:44 – 15:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:01 – 16:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:18 – 17:35 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:35 – 19:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:18 – 21:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:01 – 22:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:44 – 00:27 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:27 – 02:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:10 – 03:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:53 – 05:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:36 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowSaturn
- 08:10 NowJupiter
- 09:01 NowMars
- 09:53 NowSun
- 10:44 NowVenus
- 11:35 NowMercury
- 12:27 NowMoon
- 13:18 NowSaturn
- 14:10 NowJupiter
- 15:01 NowMars
- 15:52 NowSun
- 16:44 NowVenus
- 17:35 NowMercury
- 18:44 NowMoon
- 19:52 NowSaturn
- 21:01 NowJupiter
- 22:10 NowMars
- 23:18 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:27 NowVenus
- 01:35 NowMercury
- 02:44 NowMoon
- 03:53 NowSaturn
- 05:01 NowJupiter
- 06:10 NowMars
- 07:18 NowSaturn
- 08:18 NowJupiter
- 09:18 NowMars
- 10:18 NowSun
- 11:18 NowVenus
- 12:18 NowMercury
- 13:18 NowMoon
- 14:18 NowSaturn
- 15:18 NowJupiter
- 16:18 NowMars
- 17:18 NowSun
- 18:18 NowVenus
- 19:18 NowMercury
- 20:18 NowMoon
- 21:18 NowSaturn
- 22:18 NowJupiter
- 23:18 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSun
- 01:18 NowVenus
- 02:18 NowMercury
- 03:18 NowMoon
- 04:18 NowSaturn
- 05:18 NowJupiter
- 06:18 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:50 Scorpio
- 05:50 – 07:54 Sagittarius
- 07:54 – 09:36 Capricorn
- 09:36 – 11:02 Aquarius
- 11:02 – 12:26 Pisces
- 12:26 – 14:00 Aries
- 14:00 – 15:55 Taurus
- 15:55 – 18:10 Gemini
- 18:10 – 20:31 Cancer
- 20:31 – 22:49 Leo
- 22:49 – 01:07 next day Virgo
- 01:07 – 03:27 next day Libra
- 03:27 – 05:47 next day Scorpio
- 05:47 – 07:18 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