Houston panchang, 13 August 2025
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 20:02 Moonrise 22:48 Shravana month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 20:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 10:07
- Gulika Kalam 11:46 – 13:26
- Durmuhurta 12:59 – 13:52
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:59 – 13:52 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:26 – 15:05
- 07:01 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 17:54 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:02 to 06:49 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:02 – 22:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:36 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 22:36 Moon enters Aries
- 02:42 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 04:46 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 17:54
- Nakshatra Revati until 22:36 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shula until 02:42 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 07:01, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:01 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:54 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 17:54 Karana becomes Gara
- 22:36 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 22:36 Moon enters Aries
- 02:42 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 04:46 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:35 – 07:35
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 10:07
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:59 – 13:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:26 – 15:05
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:42 – 05:06 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:49 – 22:36
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 22:36 – 06:49 next day
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 06:17 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 05:19 – 06:49 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. 05:23 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:59 – 13:52
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:02 – 22:12
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 22:36 – 06:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:49 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 10:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:07 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:46 – 13:26 | Good |
| Rog | 13:26 – 15:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:05 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Char | 16:44 – 18:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:23 – 20:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:02 – 21:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:23 – 22:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:44 – 00:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:05 – 01:26 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:26 – 02:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:47 – 04:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:08 – 05:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:29 – 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
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:55 NowMoon
- 09:01 NowSaturn
- 10:07 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:19 NowSun
- 13:26 NowVenus
- 14:32 NowMercury
- 15:38 NowMoon
- 16:44 NowSaturn
- 17:50 NowJupiter
- 18:56 NowMars
- 20:02 NowSun
- 20:56 NowVenus
- 21:50 NowMercury
- 22:44 NowMoon
- 23:38 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:26 NowMars
- 02:20 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:08 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 05:55 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:23 – 07:07 Cancer
- 07:07 – 09:25 Leo
- 09:25 – 11:43 Virgo
- 11:43 – 14:03 Libra
- 14:03 – 16:23 Scorpio
- 16:23 – 18:26 Sagittarius
- 18:26 – 20:08 Capricorn
- 20:08 – 21:34 Aquarius
- 21:34 – 22:58 Pisces
- 22:58 – 00:32 next day Aries
- 00:32 – 02:27 next day Taurus
- 02:27 – 04:42 next day Gemini
- 04:42 – 06:49 next day Cancer
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