Houston panchang, 26 March 2025
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 19:35 Moonrise 05:36 Phalguna month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 19:35- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:50 – 10:22
- Gulika Kalam 11:55 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta 13:02 – 13:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:02 – 13:51 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:27 – 14:59
- 15:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 15:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
19:35 to 07:17 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:35 – 21:56
- Brahma Muhurta 05:43 – 06:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:54 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 15:13
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 15:59 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sadhya until 22:54
- Karana Taitila until 15:13, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 15:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 15:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 22:54 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:50 – 10:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:55 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:02 – 13:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:27 – 14:59
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:18 – 15:59
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. 05:44 – 06:31
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:02 – 13:51
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:35 – 21:56
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:18 – 15:13
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:50 – 10:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:22 – 11:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:55 – 13:27 | Good |
| Rog | 13:27 – 14:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:59 – 16:31 | Bad |
| Char | 16:31 – 18:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:03 – 19:35 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:35 – 21:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:03 – 22:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:31 – 23:58 | Good |
| Char | 23:58 – 01:26 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:26 – 02:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:54 – 04:22 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:22 – 05:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:49 – 07:17 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:20 NowMoon
- 09:21 NowSaturn
- 10:22 NowJupiter
- 11:24 NowMars
- 12:25 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:31 NowSaturn
- 17:32 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:35 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:32 NowMercury
- 22:31 NowMoon
- 23:29 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:28 NowJupiter
- 01:26 NowMars
- 02:25 NowSun
- 03:23 NowVenus
- 04:22 NowMercury
- 05:20 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:44 – 06:48 Aquarius
- 06:48 – 08:12 Pisces
- 08:12 – 09:46 Aries
- 09:46 – 11:41 Taurus
- 11:41 – 13:56 Gemini
- 13:56 – 16:17 Cancer
- 16:17 – 18:36 Leo
- 18:36 – 20:53 Virgo
- 20:53 – 23:14 Libra
- 23:14 – 01:33 next day Scorpio
- 01:33 – 03:37 next day Sagittarius
- 03:37 – 05:18 next day Capricorn
- 05:18 – 06:44 next day Aquarius
- 06:44 – 07:17 next day Pisces
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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method