Houston panchang, 26 February 2024
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 18:17 Moonrise 20:23 Magha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:51 to 18:17- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:17 – 09:43
- Yamaganda 11:08 – 12:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta 12:57 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam 14:00 – 15:25
- Durmuhurta 15:14 – 16:00
- 11:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 11:46 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:00 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
Night
18:17 to 06:50 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:17 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:10 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:54 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 11:46
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 17:00 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shula until 04:54 next day
- Karana Gara until 11:46, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 11:46 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:00 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:54 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:56 – 05:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 09:43
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:08 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:57 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:00 – 15:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:14 – 16:00
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:54 – 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. 05:11 – 06:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 12:57
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:17 – 20:47
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:51 – 08:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:17 – 09:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:43 – 11:08 | Good |
| Rog | 11:08 – 12:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:34 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Char | 14:00 – 15:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:25 – 16:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:51 – 18:17 | Good |
| Char | 18:17 – 19:51 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:51 – 21:25 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:25 – 22:59 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:59 – 00:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:34 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:08 – 03:42 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:42 – 05:16 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:16 – 06:50 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
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:46 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:34 NowMercury
- 13:31 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:25 NowJupiter
- 16:23 NowMars
- 17:20 NowSun
- 18:17 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:22 NowMoon
- 21:25 NowSaturn
- 22:28 NowJupiter
- 23:31 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSun
- 01:36 NowVenus
- 02:39 NowMercury
- 03:42 NowMoon
- 04:45 NowSaturn
- 05:47 NowJupiter
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:51 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:51 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:51 NowMoon
- 14:51 NowSaturn
- 15:51 NowJupiter
- 16:51 NowMars
- 17:51 NowSun
- 18:51 NowVenus
- 19:51 NowMercury
- 20:51 NowMoon
- 21:51 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:51 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSun
- 01:51 NowVenus
- 02:51 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
- 05:51 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:11 – 06:15 Capricorn
- 06:15 – 07:41 Aquarius
- 07:41 – 09:05 Pisces
- 09:05 – 10:39 Aries
- 10:39 – 12:34 Taurus
- 12:34 – 14:49 Gemini
- 14:49 – 17:10 Cancer
- 17:10 – 19:29 Leo
- 19:29 – 21:46 Virgo
- 21:46 – 00:07 next day Libra
- 00:07 – 02:26 next day Scorpio
- 02:26 – 04:30 next day Sagittarius
- 04:30 – 06:11 next day Capricorn
- 06:11 – 06:50 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