Houston panchang, 27 December 2024
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 17:29 Moonrise 04:20 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:16 to 17:29- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:33 – 09:49
- Durmuhurta 09:19 – 09:59
- Rahu Kalam 11:06 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:02 – 12:43
- Durmuhurta 12:43 – 13:24
- Yamaganda 14:56 – 16:12
- 08:58 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 11:07 Yoga becomes Shula
- 14:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:57 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:29 to 07:16 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:29 – 20:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:34 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 14:57
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 08:58 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhriti until 11:07
- Karana Taitila until 14:57, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:58 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 11:07 Yoga becomes Shula
- 14:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:57 Karana becomes Gara
- 03:34 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:33 – 09:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:19 – 09:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:22
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:07 – 13:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:43 – 13:24
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:56 – 16:12
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. 05:26 – 06:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:02 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:29 – 20:14
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:16 – 08:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:33 – 09:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:49 – 11:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:06 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:22 – 13:39 | Good |
| Rog | 13:39 – 14:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:56 – 16:12 | Bad |
| Char | 16:12 – 17:29 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:29 – 19:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:12 – 20:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:56 – 22:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:39 – 00:23 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:23 – 02:06 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:06 – 03:50 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:50 – 05:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:33 – 07:16 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
- 07:16 NowVenus
- 08:07 NowMercury
- 08:58 NowMoon
- 09:49 NowSaturn
- 10:40 NowJupiter
- 11:31 NowMars
- 12:22 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:04 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:29 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 22:05 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:23 NowJupiter
- 01:32 NowMars
- 02:41 NowSun
- 03:50 NowVenus
- 04:58 NowMercury
- 06:07 NowMoon
- 07:16 NowVenus
- 08:16 NowMercury
- 09:16 NowMoon
- 10:16 NowSaturn
- 11:16 NowJupiter
- 12:16 NowMars
- 13:16 NowSun
- 14:16 NowVenus
- 15:16 NowMercury
- 16:16 NowMoon
- 17:16 NowSaturn
- 18:16 NowJupiter
- 19:16 NowMars
- 20:16 NowSun
- 21:16 NowVenus
- 22:16 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSaturn
- 01:16 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:16 NowSun
- 04:16 NowVenus
- 05:16 NowMercury
- 06:16 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:27 Scorpio
- 06:27 – 08:31 Sagittarius
- 08:31 – 10:12 Capricorn
- 10:12 – 11:38 Aquarius
- 11:38 – 13:02 Pisces
- 13:02 – 14:36 Aries
- 14:36 – 16:31 Taurus
- 16:31 – 18:46 Gemini
- 18:46 – 21:07 Cancer
- 21:07 – 23:26 Leo
- 23:26 – 01:43 next day Virgo
- 01:43 – 04:04 next day Libra
- 04:04 – 06:23 next day Scorpio
- 06:23 – 07:16 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