Houston panchang, 7 February 2024
Sunrise 07:08 Sunset 18:02 Moonrise 05:27 Pausha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:08 to 18:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:30 – 09:52
- Gulika Kalam 11:13 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:57 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:35 – 13:57
- 13:14 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:22 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 17:07 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:02 to 07:08 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:02 – 20:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:34 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:47 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 23:47
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 17:07 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vajra until 15:22
- Karana Gara until 13:14, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 13:14 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:22 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 17:07 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 22:34 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:47 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:30 – 09:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:13 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:35 – 13:57
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. 05:23 – 06:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 12:57
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:02 – 20:39
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:08 – 08:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:30 – 09:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:52 – 11:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:13 – 12:35 | Good |
| Rog | 12:35 – 13:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:57 – 15:19 | Bad |
| Char | 15:19 – 16:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:40 – 18:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:02 – 19:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:40 – 21:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:19 – 22:57 | Good |
| Char | 22:57 – 00:35 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:35 – 02:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:13 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:29 – 07:08 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
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:41 NowSun
- 12:35 NowVenus
- 13:30 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:13 NowJupiter
- 17:08 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:08 NowVenus
- 20:13 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 09:08 NowSaturn
- 10:08 NowJupiter
- 11:08 NowMars
- 12:08 NowSun
- 13:08 NowVenus
- 14:08 NowMercury
- 15:08 NowMoon
- 16:08 NowSaturn
- 17:08 NowJupiter
- 18:08 NowMars
- 19:08 NowSun
- 20:08 NowVenus
- 21:08 NowMercury
- 22:08 NowMoon
- 23:08 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:08 NowJupiter
- 01:08 NowMars
- 02:08 NowSun
- 03:08 NowVenus
- 04:08 NowMercury
- 05:08 NowMoon
- 06:08 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:23 – 05:48 Sagittarius
- 05:48 – 07:30 Capricorn
- 07:30 – 08:56 Aquarius
- 08:56 – 10:20 Pisces
- 10:20 – 11:54 Aries
- 11:54 – 13:49 Taurus
- 13:49 – 16:04 Gemini
- 16:04 – 18:25 Cancer
- 18:25 – 20:43 Leo
- 20:43 – 23:01 Virgo
- 23:01 – 01:22 next day Libra
- 01:22 – 03:41 next day Scorpio
- 03:41 – 05:44 next day Sagittarius
- 05:44 – 07:08 next day Capricorn
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