Houston panchang, 10 January 2024
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 06:46 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:19 to 17:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:36 – 09:54
- Gulika Kalam 11:11 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta 12:08 – 12:49
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:08 – 12:49 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:28 – 13:46
- 08:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 08:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 08:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 09:47 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Night
17:38 to 07:19 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:22
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:22 Karana becomes Naga
- 05:57 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:57 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 06:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 06:19 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 08:41
- Nakshatra Mula until 08:10 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 09:47
- Karana Shakuni until 08:41, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 08:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 08:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 09:47 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 19:22 Karana becomes Naga
- 05:57 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:57 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 06:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 06:19 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:36 – 09:54
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:47 – 13:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:11 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:08 – 12:49
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:28 – 13:46
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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:08 – 12:49
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:22
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:19 – 08:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:36 – 09:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:54 – 11:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:11 – 12:28 | Good |
| Rog | 12:28 – 13:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:46 – 15:03 | Bad |
| Char | 15:03 – 16:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:21 – 17:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:38 – 19:21 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:21 – 21:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:03 – 22:46 | Good |
| Char | 22:46 – 00:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:28 – 02:11 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:11 – 03:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:54 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:36 – 07:19 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
- 07:19 NowMercury
- 08:10 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 09:54 NowJupiter
- 10:45 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:28 NowVenus
- 13:20 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:03 NowSaturn
- 15:55 NowJupiter
- 16:47 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:47 NowVenus
- 19:55 NowMercury
- 21:03 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:20 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:45 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
- 07:19 NowMercury
- 08:19 NowMoon
- 09:19 NowSaturn
- 10:19 NowJupiter
- 11:19 NowMars
- 12:19 NowSun
- 13:19 NowVenus
- 14:19 NowMercury
- 15:19 NowMoon
- 16:19 NowSaturn
- 17:19 NowJupiter
- 18:19 NowMars
- 19:19 NowSun
- 20:19 NowVenus
- 21:19 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:19 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:19 NowJupiter
- 01:19 NowMars
- 02:19 NowSun
- 03:19 NowVenus
- 04:19 NowMercury
- 05:19 NowMoon
- 06:19 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 05:35 Scorpio
- 05:35 – 07:38 Sagittarius
- 07:38 – 09:20 Capricorn
- 09:20 – 10:46 Aquarius
- 10:46 – 12:10 Pisces
- 12:10 – 13:44 Aries
- 13:44 – 15:39 Taurus
- 15:39 – 17:54 Gemini
- 17:54 – 20:15 Cancer
- 20:15 – 22:34 Leo
- 22:34 – 00:51 next day Virgo
- 00:51 – 03:12 next day Libra
- 03:12 – 05:31 next day Scorpio
- 05:31 – 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