Houston panchang, 3 July 2024
Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 20:24 Moonrise 04:00 Jyeshtha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:26 to 20:24- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:11 – 09:56
- Gulika Kalam 11:41 – 13:25
- Durmuhurta 12:57 – 13:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:57 – 13:53 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:25 – 15:10
- 08:00 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:37 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 19:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 19:24 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
20:24 to 06:27 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:24 – 22:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:06 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:29 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 05:28 next day Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 19:24
- Nakshatra Rohini until 17:37 · lord Moon
- Yoga Ganda until 20:29
- Karana Gara until 08:00, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Gemini
- 08:00 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:37 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 19:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 19:24 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:29 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 05:28 next day Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:56
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 13:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:57 – 13:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:25 – 15:10
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. 05:06 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:57 – 13:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:24 – 22:25
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:26 – 17:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:37 – 06:27 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:26 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:11 – 09:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:56 – 11:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:41 – 13:25 | Good |
| Rog | 13:25 – 15:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:10 – 16:55 | Bad |
| Char | 16:55 – 18:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:40 – 20:24 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:24 – 21:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:40 – 22:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:55 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:10 – 01:26 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:26 – 02:41 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:41 – 03:56 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:56 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:11 – 06:27 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
- 06:26 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 11:06 NowMars
- 12:15 NowSun
- 13:25 NowVenus
- 14:35 NowMercury
- 15:45 NowMoon
- 16:55 NowSaturn
- 18:05 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:24 NowSun
- 21:15 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- 23:45 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:35 NowJupiter
- 01:26 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:06 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:26 NowMercury
- 07:26 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:26 NowMars
- 11:26 NowSun
- 12:26 NowVenus
- 13:26 NowMercury
- 14:26 NowMoon
- 15:26 NowSaturn
- 16:26 NowJupiter
- 17:26 NowMars
- 18:26 NowSun
- 19:26 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:26 NowMoon
- 22:26 NowSaturn
- 23:26 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMars
- 01:26 NowSun
- 02:26 NowVenus
- 03:26 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:26 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 05:11 Taurus
- 05:11 – 07:26 Gemini
- 07:26 – 09:47 Cancer
- 09:47 – 12:06 Leo
- 12:06 – 14:23 Virgo
- 14:23 – 16:44 Libra
- 16:44 – 19:03 Scorpio
- 19:03 – 21:06 Sagittarius
- 21:06 – 22:48 Capricorn
- 22:48 – 00:14 next day Aquarius
- 00:14 – 01:38 next day Pisces
- 01:38 – 03:12 next day Aries
- 03:12 – 05:07 next day Taurus
- 05:07 – 06:27 next day Gemini
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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method