Houston panchang, 18 December 2024
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 17:24 Moonrise 20:56 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:12 to 17:24- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam 11:01 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta 11:57 – 12:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:57 – 12:38 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:18 – 13:34
- 08:03 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 10:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
17:24 to 07:13 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:24 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:33 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 22:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 07:03 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 22:33
- Nakshatra Pushya until 13:28 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Indra until 08:03
- Karana Bava until 10:28, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:03 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 10:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 22:33 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 22:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 07:03 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:03 – 07:03 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:01 – 12:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:57 – 12:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:18 – 13:34
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:03 – 08:15 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. 05:21 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:57 – 12:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:24 – 20:10
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:12 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 09:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:45 – 11:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:01 – 12:18 | Good |
| Rog | 12:18 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:34 – 14:51 | Bad |
| Char | 14:51 – 16:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:07 – 17:24 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:24 – 19:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:07 – 20:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:51 – 22:35 | Good |
| Char | 22:35 – 00:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:18 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:02 – 03:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:45 – 05:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:29 – 07:13 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
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 08:54 NowSaturn
- 09:45 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:27 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:09 NowMercury
- 14:00 NowMoon
- 14:51 NowSaturn
- 15:42 NowJupiter
- 16:33 NowMars
- 17:24 NowSun
- 18:33 NowVenus
- 19:42 NowMercury
- 20:51 NowMoon
- 22:00 NowSaturn
- 23:09 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:45 NowMercury
- 04:54 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:12 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:12 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:12 NowSun
- 20:12 NowVenus
- 21:12 NowMercury
- 22:12 NowMoon
- 23:12 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 07:02 Scorpio
- 07:02 – 09:06 Sagittarius
- 09:06 – 10:47 Capricorn
- 10:47 – 12:14 Aquarius
- 12:14 – 13:37 Pisces
- 13:37 – 15:11 Aries
- 15:11 – 17:06 Taurus
- 17:06 – 19:21 Gemini
- 19:21 – 21:43 Cancer
- 21:43 – 00:01 next day Leo
- 00:01 – 02:19 next day Virgo
- 02:19 – 04:39 next day Libra
- 04:39 – 06:58 next day Scorpio
- 06:58 – 07:13 next day Sagittarius
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