Houston panchang, 4 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:34 Moonrise 19:13 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 17:34- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:47
- Yamaganda 12:26 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam 15:00 – 16:17
- Durmuhurta 16:12 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam 16:17 – 17:34
- 11:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
17:34 to 07:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:34 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 22:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 22:27
- Nakshatra Pushya until 01:55 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 14:17
- Karana Taitila until 11:39, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 22:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 22:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:45 – 14:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:26 – 13:43
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:17 – 15:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:00 – 16:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:12 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:17 – 17:34
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. 05:28 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:34 – 20:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 01:55 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:18 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:35 – 09:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:52 – 11:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:09 – 12:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:26 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:43 – 15:00 | Good |
| Rog | 15:00 – 16:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:17 – 17:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:34 – 19:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:17 – 21:00 | Good |
| Char | 21:00 – 22:43 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:43 – 00:26 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:26 – 02:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:09 – 03:52 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:52 – 05:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 08:09 NowVenus
- 09:01 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:43 NowSaturn
- 11:35 NowJupiter
- 12:26 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:09 NowVenus
- 15:00 NowMercury
- 15:51 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:43 NowMars
- 19:51 NowSun
- 21:00 NowVenus
- 22:09 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSaturn
- 01:35 NowJupiter
- 02:44 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:10 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:18 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:18 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:18 NowMars
- 04:18 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:56 Scorpio
- 05:56 – 08:00 Sagittarius
- 08:00 – 09:41 Capricorn
- 09:41 – 11:08 Aquarius
- 11:08 – 12:31 Pisces
- 12:31 – 14:06 Aries
- 14:06 – 16:01 Taurus
- 16:01 – 18:16 Gemini
- 18:16 – 20:37 Cancer
- 20:37 – 22:55 Leo
- 22:55 – 01:13 next day Virgo
- 01:13 – 03:33 next day Libra
- 03:33 – 05:52 next day Scorpio
- 05:52 – 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