Houston panchang, 7 January 2024
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:36 Moonrise 03:31 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 17:36- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:48
- Yamaganda 12:27 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam 15:02 – 16:19
- Durmuhurta 16:14 – 16:55
- Rahu Kalam 16:19 – 17:36
- 10:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 13:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:22 Yoga becomes Ganda
Night
17:36 to 07:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:36 – 20:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 13:16
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 10:38 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 17:22
- Karana Balava until 13:16, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 13:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:22 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 00:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:27 – 13:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:02 – 16:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:14 – 16:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:19 – 17:36
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:22 – 19:46
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 10:38
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 09:42 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 08:39 – 10:45
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:38 – 07:18 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. 05:29 – 06:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:07 – 12:48
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:36 – 20:20
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:18 – 08:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:36 – 09:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:53 – 11:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:10 – 12:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:27 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:44 – 15:02 | Good |
| Rog | 15:02 – 16:19 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:19 – 17:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:36 – 19:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:19 – 21:02 | Good |
| Char | 21:02 – 22:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:44 – 00:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:27 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:10 – 03:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:53 – 05:36 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 08:10 NowVenus
- 09:01 NowMercury
- 09:53 NowMoon
- 10:44 NowSaturn
- 11:36 NowJupiter
- 12:27 NowMars
- 13:19 NowSun
- 14:10 NowVenus
- 15:02 NowMercury
- 15:53 NowMoon
- 16:45 NowSaturn
- 17:36 NowJupiter
- 18:45 NowMars
- 19:53 NowSun
- 21:02 NowVenus
- 22:10 NowMercury
- 23:19 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:27 NowSaturn
- 01:36 NowJupiter
- 02:44 NowMars
- 03:53 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:10 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:18 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:18 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:18 NowMars
- 04:18 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 05:47 Scorpio
- 05:47 – 07:50 Sagittarius
- 07:50 – 09:32 Capricorn
- 09:32 – 10:58 Aquarius
- 10:58 – 12:22 Pisces
- 12:22 – 13:56 Aries
- 13:56 – 15:51 Taurus
- 15:51 – 18:06 Gemini
- 18:06 – 20:27 Cancer
- 20:27 – 22:45 Leo
- 22:45 – 01:03 next day Virgo
- 01:03 – 03:23 next day Libra
- 03:23 – 05:43 next day Scorpio
- 05:43 – 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