Houston panchang, 22 January 2025
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 17:49 Moonrise 01:11 Pausha 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 17:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:35 – 09:55
- Gulika Kalam 11:14 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 12:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 12:54 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:33 – 13:52
- 15:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 17:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:07 Yoga becomes Ganda
Night
17:49 to 07:16 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:49 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 06:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 06:08 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 15:04 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shula until 17:07
- Karana Taitila until 17:01, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 15:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 17:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:07 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 06:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 09:55
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:14 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 12:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:33 – 13:52
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:07 – 19:31
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 14:33 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 13:25 – 15:41
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. 05:29 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:12 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:49 – 20:31
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:16 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:35 – 09:55 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:55 – 11:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:14 – 12:33 | Good |
| Rog | 12:33 – 13:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:52 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Char | 15:11 – 16:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:30 – 17:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:49 – 19:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:30 – 21:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:11 – 22:52 | Good |
| Char | 22:52 – 00:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:33 – 02:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:13 – 03:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:54 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:35 – 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 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 09:55 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:33 NowVenus
- 13:26 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:04 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:25 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
- 07:16 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:16 NowSaturn
- 10:16 NowJupiter
- 11:16 NowMars
- 12:16 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:16 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:16 NowSaturn
- 17:16 NowJupiter
- 18:16 NowMars
- 19:16 NowSun
- 20:16 NowVenus
- 21:16 NowMercury
- 22:16 NowMoon
- 23:16 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:16 NowJupiter
- 01:16 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:16 NowVenus
- 04:16 NowMercury
- 05:16 NowMoon
- 06:16 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 06:48 Sagittarius
- 06:48 – 08:30 Capricorn
- 08:30 – 09:56 Aquarius
- 09:56 – 11:20 Pisces
- 11:20 – 12:54 Aries
- 12:54 – 14:49 Taurus
- 14:49 – 17:04 Gemini
- 17:04 – 19:25 Cancer
- 19:25 – 21:43 Leo
- 21:43 – 00:01 next day Virgo
- 00:01 – 02:22 next day Libra
- 02:22 – 04:41 next day Scorpio
- 04:41 – 06:44 next day Sagittarius
- 06:44 – 07:16 next day Capricorn
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