Houston panchang, 17 November 2024
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:23 Moonrise 19:00 Kartika month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 17:23- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:45 – 12:27
- Yamaganda 12:06 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam 14:44 – 16:04
- Durmuhurta 15:58 – 16:41
- Rahu Kalam 16:04 – 17:23
- 08:51 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 09:36 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 09:36 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:01 Moon enters Gemini
Night
17:23 to 06:50 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:23 – 20:04
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:26 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 05:51 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 09:36
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 04:18 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Shiva until 08:51
- Karana Gara until 09:36, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:51 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 09:36 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 09:36 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:01 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:26 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 05:51 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:44 – 16:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:58 – 16:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:04 – 17:23
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. 05:01 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:45 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:23 – 20:04
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:49 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:08 – 09:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:27 – 10:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:47 – 12:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:06 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:25 – 14:44 | Good |
| Rog | 14:44 – 16:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:04 – 17:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:23 – 19:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:04 – 20:45 | Good |
| Char | 20:45 – 22:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:25 – 00:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:06 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:47 – 03:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:28 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:09 – 06:50 next day | Good |
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
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:42 NowVenus
- 08:35 NowMercury
- 09:27 NowMoon
- 10:20 NowSaturn
- 11:13 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 12:59 NowSun
- 13:52 NowVenus
- 14:44 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:30 NowSaturn
- 17:23 NowJupiter
- 18:30 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:45 NowVenus
- 21:52 NowMercury
- 22:59 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:14 NowJupiter
- 02:21 NowMars
- 03:28 NowSun
- 04:35 NowVenus
- 05:42 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:49 NowVenus
- 08:49 NowMercury
- 09:49 NowMoon
- 10:49 NowSaturn
- 11:49 NowJupiter
- 12:49 NowMars
- 13:49 NowSun
- 14:49 NowVenus
- 15:49 NowMercury
- 16:49 NowMoon
- 17:49 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:49 NowMars
- 20:49 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:49 NowMercury
- 23:49 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSaturn
- 01:49 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 03:49 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:45 Libra
- 06:45 – 09:04 Scorpio
- 09:04 – 11:08 Sagittarius
- 11:08 – 12:49 Capricorn
- 12:49 – 14:15 Aquarius
- 14:15 – 15:39 Pisces
- 15:39 – 17:13 Aries
- 17:13 – 19:08 Taurus
- 19:08 – 21:23 Gemini
- 21:23 – 23:44 Cancer
- 23:44 – 02:03 next day Leo
- 02:03 – 04:20 next day Virgo
- 04:20 – 06:41 next day Libra
- 06:41 – 06:50 next day Scorpio
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