Houston panchang, 28 January 2026
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 17:54 Moonrise 13:27 Magha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:14 to 17:54- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:34 – 09:54
- Gulika Kalam 11:14 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:55 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:34 – 13:54
- 12:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 15:47 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:54 to 07:13 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:54 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:01 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 02:25 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 07:01 next day Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 02:25 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 20:01 · lord Moon
- Yoga Brahma until 12:24
- Karana Vanija until 15:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 15:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:01 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 02:25 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 07:01 next day Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 09:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:14 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:34 – 13:54
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 – 06:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 12:55
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:54 – 20:34
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:14 – 20:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:14 – 20:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 20:01 – 07:13 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 02:25 – 07:13 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:14 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 09:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:54 – 11:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:14 – 12:34 | Good |
| Rog | 12:34 – 13:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:54 – 15:14 | Bad |
| Char | 15:14 – 16:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:34 – 17:54 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:54 – 19:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:34 – 21:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:14 – 22:54 | Good |
| Char | 22:54 – 00:34 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:34 – 02:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:14 – 03:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:54 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:34 – 07:13 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
- 07:14 NowMercury
- 08:07 NowMoon
- 09:01 NowSaturn
- 09:54 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:41 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:27 NowMercury
- 14:21 NowMoon
- 15:14 NowSaturn
- 16:07 NowJupiter
- 17:01 NowMars
- 17:54 NowSun
- 19:01 NowVenus
- 20:07 NowMercury
- 21:14 NowMoon
- 22:21 NowSaturn
- 23:27 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
- 05:00 NowMoon
- 06:07 NowSaturn
- 07:14 NowMercury
- 08:14 NowMoon
- 09:14 NowSaturn
- 10:14 NowJupiter
- 11:14 NowMars
- 12:14 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:14 NowSaturn
- 17:14 NowJupiter
- 18:14 NowMars
- 19:14 NowSun
- 20:14 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:14 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:14 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:14 NowMoon
- 06:14 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:26 Sagittarius
- 06:26 – 08:07 Capricorn
- 08:07 – 09:33 Aquarius
- 09:33 – 10:57 Pisces
- 10:57 – 12:31 Aries
- 12:31 – 14:26 Taurus
- 14:26 – 16:41 Gemini
- 16:41 – 19:02 Cancer
- 19:02 – 21:21 Leo
- 21:21 – 23:38 Virgo
- 23:38 – 01:59 next day Libra
- 01:59 – 04:18 next day Scorpio
- 04:18 – 06:22 next day Sagittarius
- 06:22 – 07:13 next day Capricorn
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