Houston panchang, 13 March 2026
Sunrise 07:34 Sunset 19:27 Moonrise 04:11 Phalguna month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:34 to 19:27- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 09:03 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta 09:57 – 10:44
- Rahu Kalam 12:01 – 13:31
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:07 – 13:54
- Durmuhurta 13:54 – 14:42
- Yamaganda 16:29 – 17:58
- 08:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
19:27 to 07:33 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 19:27 – 21:52
- Brahma Muhurta 05:56 – 06:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:41 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:03 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:12 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 21:41
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 16:33 · lord Venus
- Yoga Variyan until 00:12 next day
- Karana Vanija until 08:54, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 21:41 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:03 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:12 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:03 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:57 – 10:44
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:54 – 14:42
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:29 – 17:58
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:12 – 12:04 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. 05:57 – 06:45
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:07 – 13:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:27 – 21:52
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 21:41 – 07:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:34 – 09:03 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 09:03 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:01 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:31 – 15:00 | Good |
| Rog | 15:00 – 16:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:29 – 17:58 | Bad |
| Char | 17:58 – 19:27 | Neutral |
| Rog | 19:27 – 20:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:58 – 22:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:29 – 23:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:59 – 01:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:30 – 03:01 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:01 – 04:31 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:31 – 06:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 06:02 – 07:33 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
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:33 NowMercury
- 09:33 NowMoon
- 10:32 NowSaturn
- 11:32 NowJupiter
- 12:31 NowMars
- 13:31 NowSun
- 14:30 NowVenus
- 15:29 NowMercury
- 16:29 NowMoon
- 17:28 NowSaturn
- 18:28 NowJupiter
- 19:27 NowMars
- 20:28 NowSun
- 21:28 NowVenus
- 22:29 NowMercury
- 23:29 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:29 NowSaturn
- 01:30 NowJupiter
- 02:30 NowMars
- 03:31 NowSun
- 04:31 NowVenus
- 05:32 NowMercury
- 06:32 NowMoon
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:34 NowMars
- 13:34 NowSun
- 14:34 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:34 NowVenus
- 22:34 NowMercury
- 23:34 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
- 06:34 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:57 – 06:14 Capricorn
- 06:14 – 07:40 Aquarius
- 07:40 – 09:04 Pisces
- 09:04 – 10:38 Aries
- 10:38 – 12:33 Taurus
- 12:33 – 14:48 Gemini
- 14:48 – 17:09 Cancer
- 17:09 – 19:28 Leo
- 19:28 – 21:45 Virgo
- 21:45 – 00:06 next day Libra
- 00:06 – 02:25 next day Scorpio
- 02:25 – 04:29 next day Sagittarius
- 04:29 – 06:10 next day Capricorn
- 06:10 – 07:33 next day Aquarius
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