Houston panchang, 31 January 2026
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 17:57 Moonrise 16:49 Magha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:12 to 17:57- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:12 – 08:33
- Durmuhurta 07:12 – 07:55
- Durmuhurta 07:55 – 08:38
- Rahu Kalam 09:53 – 11:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:56
- Yamaganda 13:55 – 15:16
- 07:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 08:31 Moon enters Cancer
- 14:04 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
Night
17:57 to 07:12 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:57 – 20:36
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 18:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:48 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:13 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 18:23
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 14:04 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Priti until 22:48
- Karana Gara until 07:37, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 08:31 Moon enters Cancer
- 14:04 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 18:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 18:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:48 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:13 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:12 – 08:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:12 – 07:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:55 – 08:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:53 – 11:14
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:55 – 15:16
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 18:23 – 05:13 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. 05:26 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 12:56
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:57 – 20:36
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:12 – 14:04
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:12 – 18:23
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:12 – 08:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:33 – 09:53 | Good |
| Rog | 09:53 – 11:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:14 – 12:35 | Bad |
| Char | 12:35 – 13:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:55 – 15:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:16 – 16:36 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:36 – 17:57 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:57 – 19:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:36 – 21:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:16 – 22:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:55 – 00:34 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:34 – 02:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:14 – 03:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:53 – 05:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:32 – 07:12 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
- 07:12 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 09:00 NowMars
- 09:53 NowSun
- 10:47 NowVenus
- 11:41 NowMercury
- 12:35 NowMoon
- 13:28 NowSaturn
- 14:22 NowJupiter
- 15:16 NowMars
- 16:09 NowSun
- 17:03 NowVenus
- 17:57 NowMercury
- 19:03 NowMoon
- 20:09 NowSaturn
- 21:16 NowJupiter
- 22:22 NowMars
- 23:28 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:34 NowVenus
- 01:41 NowMercury
- 02:47 NowMoon
- 03:53 NowSaturn
- 04:59 NowJupiter
- 06:06 NowMars
- 07:12 NowSaturn
- 08:12 NowJupiter
- 09:12 NowMars
- 10:12 NowSun
- 11:12 NowVenus
- 12:12 NowMercury
- 13:12 NowMoon
- 14:12 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 16:12 NowMars
- 17:12 NowSun
- 18:12 NowVenus
- 19:12 NowMercury
- 20:12 NowMoon
- 21:12 NowSaturn
- 22:12 NowJupiter
- 23:12 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:12 NowSun
- 01:12 NowVenus
- 02:12 NowMercury
- 03:12 NowMoon
- 04:12 NowSaturn
- 05:12 NowJupiter
- 06:12 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:14 Sagittarius
- 06:14 – 07:55 Capricorn
- 07:55 – 09:22 Aquarius
- 09:22 – 10:45 Pisces
- 10:45 – 12:19 Aries
- 12:19 – 14:14 Taurus
- 14:14 – 16:29 Gemini
- 16:29 – 18:51 Cancer
- 18:51 – 21:09 Leo
- 21:09 – 23:27 Virgo
- 23:27 – 01:47 next day Libra
- 01:47 – 04:06 next day Scorpio
- 04:06 – 06:10 next day Sagittarius
- 06:10 – 07:12 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