Houston panchang, 15 May 2026
Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 20:06 Moonrise 05:13 Vaishakha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:29 to 20:06- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:11 – 09:53
- Durmuhurta 09:12 – 10:07
- Rahu Kalam 11:35 – 13:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:50 – 13:45
- Durmuhurta 13:45 – 14:39
- Yamaganda 16:42 – 18:24
- 08:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 09:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 18:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
20:06 to 06:28 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:06 – 22:10
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:55 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 04:53 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 18:41
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 09:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Saubhagya until 23:55
- Karana Vishti until 08:24, then Shakuni
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 08:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 09:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 18:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 23:55 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 04:53 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:12 – 10:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:35 – 13:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:45 – 14:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:42 – 18:24
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. 05:06 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:50 – 13:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:06 – 22:10
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:29 – 09:44
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:29 – 08:11 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:11 – 09:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:53 – 11:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:35 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:17 – 15:00 | Good |
| Rog | 15:00 – 16:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:42 – 18:24 | Bad |
| Char | 18:24 – 20:06 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:06 – 21:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:24 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:42 – 23:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:59 – 01:17 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:17 – 02:35 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:35 – 03:53 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:53 – 05:11 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:11 – 06:28 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
- 06:29 NowVenus
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:45 NowMoon
- 09:53 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 12:09 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:26 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:42 NowMoon
- 17:50 NowSaturn
- 18:58 NowJupiter
- 20:06 NowMars
- 20:58 NowSun
- 21:50 NowVenus
- 22:42 NowMercury
- 23:33 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSaturn
- 01:17 NowJupiter
- 02:09 NowMars
- 03:01 NowSun
- 03:53 NowVenus
- 04:45 NowMercury
- 05:37 NowMoon
- 06:29 NowVenus
- 07:29 NowMercury
- 08:29 NowMoon
- 09:29 NowSaturn
- 10:29 NowJupiter
- 11:29 NowMars
- 12:29 NowSun
- 13:29 NowVenus
- 14:29 NowMercury
- 15:29 NowMoon
- 16:29 NowSaturn
- 17:29 NowJupiter
- 18:29 NowMars
- 19:29 NowSun
- 20:29 NowVenus
- 21:29 NowMercury
- 22:29 NowMoon
- 23:29 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:29 NowJupiter
- 01:29 NowMars
- 02:29 NowSun
- 03:29 NowVenus
- 04:29 NowMercury
- 05:29 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 06:31 Aries
- 06:31 – 08:26 Taurus
- 08:26 – 10:40 Gemini
- 10:40 – 13:02 Cancer
- 13:02 – 15:20 Leo
- 15:20 – 17:38 Virgo
- 17:38 – 19:58 Libra
- 19:58 – 22:17 Scorpio
- 22:17 – 00:21 next day Sagittarius
- 00:21 – 02:02 next day Capricorn
- 02:02 – 03:29 next day Aquarius
- 03:29 – 04:52 next day Pisces
- 04:52 – 06:27 next day Aries
- 06:27 – 06:28 next day Taurus
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