Houston panchang, 26 February 2025
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 18:17 Moonrise 06:06 Magha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:51 to 18:17- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:16 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam 11:08 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta 12:11 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:11 – 12:57 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:34 – 14:00
- 10:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 17:07 Moon enters Aquarius
Night
18:17 to 06:49 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:17 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:09 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 21:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 21:25
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 04:13 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Parigha until 15:27
- Karana Vishti until 10:35, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 17:07 Moon enters Aquarius
- 21:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 21:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:08 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:11 – 12:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:34 – 14:00
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:51 – 04:13 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. 05:10 – 06:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 18:17 – 20:48
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:51 – 08:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:16 – 09:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:42 – 11:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:08 – 12:34 | Good |
| Rog | 12:34 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:00 – 15:26 | Bad |
| Char | 15:26 – 16:51 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:51 – 18:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:17 – 19:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:51 – 21:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:25 – 22:59 | Good |
| Char | 22:59 – 00:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:33 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:07 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:41 – 05:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:15 – 06:49 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
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:45 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:31 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:26 NowSaturn
- 16:23 NowJupiter
- 17:20 NowMars
- 18:17 NowSun
- 19:20 NowVenus
- 20:23 NowMercury
- 21:25 NowMoon
- 22:28 NowSaturn
- 23:31 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:41 NowMercury
- 04:44 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:10 – 06:12 Capricorn
- 06:12 – 07:38 Aquarius
- 07:38 – 09:02 Pisces
- 09:02 – 10:36 Aries
- 10:36 – 12:31 Taurus
- 12:31 – 14:46 Gemini
- 14:46 – 17:07 Cancer
- 17:07 – 19:26 Leo
- 19:26 – 21:43 Virgo
- 21:43 – 00:04 next day Libra
- 00:04 – 02:23 next day Scorpio
- 02:23 – 04:27 next day Sagittarius
- 04:27 – 06:08 next day Capricorn
- 06:08 – 06:49 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