Houston panchang, 1 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:32 Moonrise 15:42 Pausha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 17:32- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:18 – 08:34
- Gulika Kalam 09:51 – 11:08
- Durmuhurta 10:42 – 11:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:45
- Rahu Kalam 13:41 – 14:58
- Durmuhurta 14:48 – 15:29
- 10:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 10:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
17:32 to 07:18 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:32 – 20:17
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 10:52
- Nakshatra Rohini until 11:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shukla until 01:37 next day
- Karana Taitila until 10:52, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 10:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:51 – 11:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:42 – 11:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:41 – 14:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:48 – 15:29
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 11:18
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 11:18 – 07:18 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. 05:27 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:32 – 20:17
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 11:18 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:18 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:34 – 09:51 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:51 – 11:08 | Bad |
| Char | 11:08 – 12:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:25 – 13:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:41 – 14:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:58 – 16:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:15 – 17:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:32 – 19:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:15 – 20:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:58 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:42 – 00:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:25 – 02:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:08 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:51 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:35 – 07:18 next day | Good |
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 NowJupiter
- 08:09 NowMars
- 09:00 NowSun
- 09:51 NowVenus
- 10:42 NowMercury
- 11:34 NowMoon
- 12:25 NowSaturn
- 13:16 NowJupiter
- 14:07 NowMars
- 14:58 NowSun
- 15:49 NowVenus
- 16:41 NowMercury
- 17:32 NowMoon
- 18:41 NowSaturn
- 19:50 NowJupiter
- 20:58 NowMars
- 22:07 NowSun
- 23:16 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMercury
- 01:34 NowMoon
- 02:42 NowSaturn
- 03:51 NowJupiter
- 05:00 NowMars
- 06:09 NowSun
- 07:18 NowJupiter
- 08:18 NowMars
- 09:18 NowSun
- 10:18 NowVenus
- 11:18 NowMercury
- 12:18 NowMoon
- 13:18 NowSaturn
- 14:18 NowJupiter
- 15:18 NowMars
- 16:18 NowSun
- 17:18 NowVenus
- 18:18 NowMercury
- 19:18 NowMoon
- 20:18 NowSaturn
- 21:18 NowJupiter
- 22:18 NowMars
- 23:18 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:18 NowMercury
- 02:18 NowMoon
- 03:18 NowSaturn
- 04:18 NowJupiter
- 05:18 NowMars
- 06:18 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:08 Scorpio
- 06:08 – 08:12 Sagittarius
- 08:12 – 09:53 Capricorn
- 09:53 – 11:20 Aquarius
- 11:20 – 12:43 Pisces
- 12:43 – 14:17 Aries
- 14:17 – 16:12 Taurus
- 16:12 – 18:27 Gemini
- 18:27 – 20:49 Cancer
- 20:49 – 23:07 Leo
- 23:07 – 01:25 next day Virgo
- 01:25 – 03:45 next day Libra
- 03:45 – 06:04 next day Scorpio
- 06:04 – 07:18 next day Sagittarius
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