Houston panchang, 14 February 2024
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 18:08 Moonrise 10:08 Magha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:03 to 18:08- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:26 – 09:49
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:57 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:35 – 13:58
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 11:37 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:08 to 07:02 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:08 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:56 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 22:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 22:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 05:52 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 22:43
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 21:56 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shubha until 08:28
- Karana Kaulava until 11:37, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 11:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:56 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 22:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 22:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 05:52 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 09:49
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:35 – 13:58
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:03 – 21:56
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 10:51 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 09:52 – 11:50
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 21:56 – 07:02 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. 05:19 – 06:11
- 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 18:08 – 20:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:03 – 21:56
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 22:43 – 07:02 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:03 – 08:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:26 – 09:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:49 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:35 | Good |
| Rog | 12:35 – 13:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:58 – 15:22 | Bad |
| Char | 15:22 – 16:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:45 – 18:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:08 – 19:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:45 – 21:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:21 – 22:58 | Good |
| Char | 22:58 – 00:35 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:35 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:48 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 07:02 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
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 07:58 NowMoon
- 08:54 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:35 NowVenus
- 13:31 NowMercury
- 14:26 NowMoon
- 15:22 NowSaturn
- 16:17 NowJupiter
- 17:12 NowMars
- 18:08 NowSun
- 19:12 NowVenus
- 20:17 NowMercury
- 21:21 NowMoon
- 22:26 NowSaturn
- 23:30 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 05:57 NowSaturn
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:03 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:03 NowVenus
- 14:03 NowMercury
- 15:03 NowMoon
- 16:03 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:03 NowMars
- 19:03 NowSun
- 20:03 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:03 NowMoon
- 23:03 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:03 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 05:21 Sagittarius
- 05:21 – 07:02 Capricorn
- 07:02 – 08:28 Aquarius
- 08:28 – 09:52 Pisces
- 09:52 – 11:26 Aries
- 11:26 – 13:21 Taurus
- 13:21 – 15:36 Gemini
- 15:36 – 17:57 Cancer
- 17:57 – 20:16 Leo
- 20:16 – 22:33 Virgo
- 22:33 – 00:54 next day Libra
- 00:54 – 03:13 next day Scorpio
- 03:13 – 05:17 next day Sagittarius
- 05:17 – 06:58 next day Capricorn
- 06:58 – 07:02 next day Aquarius
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