Houston panchang, 26 July 2026
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 20:17 Moonrise 18:36 Ashadha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 20:17- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:55
- Yamaganda 13:27 – 15:10
- Gulika Kalam 16:52 – 18:34
- Durmuhurta 18:27 – 19:22
- Rahu Kalam 18:34 – 20:17
- 11:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 16:38 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
20:17 to 06:39 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:17 – 22:21
- Brahma Muhurta 05:16 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 05:45 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 05:45 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 05:45 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 23:58 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 11:35
- Karana Kaulava until 16:38, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 16:38 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 05:45 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 05:45 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:35 – 12:25 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:27 – 15:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:52 – 18:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:27 – 19:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:34 – 20:17
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. 05:15 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:00 – 13:55
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:17 – 22:21
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:38 – 23:58
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:38 – 23:58
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 23:58 – 06:39 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:38 – 08:20 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:20 – 10:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:03 – 11:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:45 – 13:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:27 – 15:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:10 – 16:52 | Good |
| Rog | 16:52 – 18:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:34 – 20:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:17 – 21:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:34 – 22:52 | Good |
| Char | 22:52 – 00:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:10 – 01:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:28 – 02:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:45 – 04:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:03 – 05:21 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:21 – 06:39 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
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:46 NowVenus
- 08:55 NowMercury
- 10:03 NowMoon
- 11:11 NowSaturn
- 12:19 NowJupiter
- 13:27 NowMars
- 14:36 NowSun
- 15:44 NowVenus
- 16:52 NowMercury
- 18:00 NowMoon
- 19:08 NowSaturn
- 20:17 NowJupiter
- 21:08 NowMars
- 22:00 NowSun
- 22:52 NowVenus
- 23:44 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMoon
- 01:28 NowSaturn
- 02:19 NowJupiter
- 03:11 NowMars
- 04:03 NowSun
- 04:55 NowVenus
- 05:47 NowMercury
- 06:38 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:38 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:38 NowJupiter
- 12:38 NowMars
- 13:38 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:38 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:38 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:38 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:38 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:38 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:15 – 05:57 Gemini
- 05:57 – 08:19 Cancer
- 08:19 – 10:37 Leo
- 10:37 – 12:55 Virgo
- 12:55 – 15:15 Libra
- 15:15 – 17:34 Scorpio
- 17:34 – 19:38 Sagittarius
- 19:38 – 21:19 Capricorn
- 21:19 – 22:46 Aquarius
- 22:46 – 00:09 next day Pisces
- 00:09 – 01:44 next day Aries
- 01:44 – 03:39 next day Taurus
- 03:39 – 05:53 next day Gemini
- 05:53 – 06:39 next day Cancer
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