Houston panchang, 24 February 2025
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 18:16 Moonrise 04:39 Magha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:53 to 18:16- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:18 – 09:43
- Yamaganda 11:09 – 12:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta 12:57 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam 14:00 – 15:25
- Durmuhurta 15:14 – 15:59
- 07:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 13:26 Moon enters Capricorn
- 13:52 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:16 to 06:52 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:16 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 06:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:44 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 01:17 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 01:17 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 01:17 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 07:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyatipata until 20:44
- Karana Kaulava until 13:52, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 13:26 Moon enters Capricorn
- 13:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:44 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 01:17 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 01:17 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:35 – 20:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 09:43
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:09 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:57 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:00 – 15:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:14 – 15:59
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:53 – 07:29
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:29 – 01:11 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 01:11 – 06:52 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. 05:12 – 06:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:11 – 12:57
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:16 – 20:47
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:53 – 08:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:18 – 09:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:43 – 11:09 | Good |
| Rog | 11:09 – 12:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:34 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Char | 14:00 – 15:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:25 – 16:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:50 – 18:16 | Good |
| Char | 18:16 – 19:50 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:50 – 21:25 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:25 – 22:59 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:59 – 00:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:34 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:08 – 03:43 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:43 – 05:17 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:17 – 06:52 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:53 NowMoon
- 07:50 NowSaturn
- 08:46 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:34 NowMercury
- 13:31 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:25 NowJupiter
- 16:22 NowMars
- 17:19 NowSun
- 18:16 NowVenus
- 19:19 NowMercury
- 20:22 NowMoon
- 21:25 NowSaturn
- 22:28 NowJupiter
- 23:31 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSun
- 01:37 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:43 NowMoon
- 04:46 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowJupiter
- 06:53 NowMoon
- 07:53 NowSaturn
- 08:53 NowJupiter
- 09:53 NowMars
- 10:53 NowSun
- 11:53 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:53 NowMoon
- 14:53 NowSaturn
- 15:53 NowJupiter
- 16:53 NowMars
- 17:53 NowSun
- 18:53 NowVenus
- 19:53 NowMercury
- 20:53 NowMoon
- 21:53 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- 23:53 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:53 NowSun
- 01:53 NowVenus
- 02:53 NowMercury
- 03:53 NowMoon
- 04:53 NowSaturn
- 05:53 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:12 – 06:20 Capricorn
- 06:20 – 07:46 Aquarius
- 07:46 – 09:10 Pisces
- 09:10 – 10:44 Aries
- 10:44 – 12:39 Taurus
- 12:39 – 14:54 Gemini
- 14:54 – 17:15 Cancer
- 17:15 – 19:34 Leo
- 19:34 – 21:51 Virgo
- 21:51 – 00:12 next day Libra
- 00:12 – 02:31 next day Scorpio
- 02:31 – 04:35 next day Sagittarius
- 04:35 – 06:16 next day Capricorn
- 06:16 – 06:52 next day Aquarius
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