Houston panchang, 8 July 2026
Sunrise 06:28 Sunset 20:24 Moonrise 01:04 Jyeshtha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:28 to 20:24- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:13 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam 11:42 – 13:26
- Durmuhurta 12:58 – 13:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:58 – 13:54 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:26 – 15:10
- 13:05 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:24 to 06:29 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:24 – 22:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:42 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 00:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 00:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:26 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 00:08 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 04:26 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sukarman until 23:42
- Karana Taitila until 13:05, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Gemini
- 13:05 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:42 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 00:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 00:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:26 next day Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:13 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:58 – 13:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:26 – 15:10
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:28 – 04:26 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:26 – 06:29 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. 05:08 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:58 – 13:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:24 – 22:25
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:28 – 08:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:13 – 09:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:57 – 11:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:42 – 13:26 | Good |
| Rog | 13:26 – 15:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:10 – 16:55 | Bad |
| Char | 16:55 – 18:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:39 – 20:24 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:24 – 21:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:39 – 22:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:55 – 00:11 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:11 – 01:26 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:26 – 02:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:42 – 03:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:58 – 05:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:13 – 06:29 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
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 11:07 NowMars
- 12:16 NowSun
- 13:26 NowVenus
- 14:36 NowMercury
- 15:45 NowMoon
- 16:55 NowSaturn
- 18:04 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:24 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- 23:45 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:26 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
- 06:28 NowMercury
- 07:28 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:28 NowSun
- 12:28 NowVenus
- 13:28 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:28 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:28 NowMars
- 18:28 NowSun
- 19:28 NowVenus
- 20:28 NowMercury
- 21:28 NowMoon
- 22:28 NowSaturn
- 23:28 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:28 NowVenus
- 03:28 NowMercury
- 04:28 NowMoon
- 05:28 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 07:08 Gemini
- 07:08 – 09:29 Cancer
- 09:29 – 11:48 Leo
- 11:48 – 14:05 Virgo
- 14:05 – 16:26 Libra
- 16:26 – 18:45 Scorpio
- 18:45 – 20:49 Sagittarius
- 20:49 – 22:30 Capricorn
- 22:30 – 23:56 Aquarius
- 23:56 – 01:20 next day Pisces
- 01:20 – 02:54 next day Aries
- 02:54 – 04:49 next day Taurus
- 04:49 – 06:29 next day Gemini
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