Houston panchang, 8 January 2024
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:37 Moonrise 04:35 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 17:37- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:36 – 09:53
- Yamaganda 11:10 – 12:28
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:07 – 12:48
- Durmuhurta 12:48 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam 13:45 – 15:02
- Durmuhurta 14:52 – 15:33
- 10:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 12:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
17:37 to 07:19 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:37 – 20:21
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:47 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 12:29
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 10:33 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 15:25
- Karana Taitila until 12:29, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 12:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 23:47 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:36 – 09:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:10 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:48 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:52 – 15:33
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 17:37 – 20:21
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 10:33
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:18 – 08:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:36 – 09:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:53 – 11:10 | Good |
| Rog | 11:10 – 12:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:28 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Char | 13:45 – 15:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:02 – 16:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:19 – 17:37 | Good |
| Char | 17:37 – 19:19 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:19 – 21:02 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:02 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:45 – 00:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:28 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:10 – 03:53 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:53 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:36 – 07:19 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:10 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 09:53 NowMars
- 10:45 NowSun
- 11:36 NowVenus
- 12:28 NowMercury
- 13:19 NowMoon
- 14:11 NowSaturn
- 15:02 NowJupiter
- 15:54 NowMars
- 16:45 NowSun
- 17:37 NowVenus
- 18:45 NowMercury
- 19:54 NowMoon
- 21:02 NowSaturn
- 22:11 NowJupiter
- 23:19 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:28 NowSun
- 01:36 NowVenus
- 02:45 NowMercury
- 03:53 NowMoon
- 05:02 NowSaturn
- 06:10 NowJupiter
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:18 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:18 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:18 NowMars
- 18:18 NowSun
- 19:18 NowVenus
- 20:18 NowMercury
- 21:18 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:18 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:18 NowSaturn
- 06:18 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 05:43 Scorpio
- 05:43 – 07:46 Sagittarius
- 07:46 – 09:28 Capricorn
- 09:28 – 10:54 Aquarius
- 10:54 – 12:18 Pisces
- 12:18 – 13:52 Aries
- 13:52 – 15:47 Taurus
- 15:47 – 18:02 Gemini
- 18:02 – 20:23 Cancer
- 20:23 – 22:41 Leo
- 22:41 – 00:59 next day Virgo
- 00:59 – 03:20 next day Libra
- 03:20 – 05:39 next day Scorpio
- 05:39 – 07:19 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