Houston panchang, 31 July 2026
Sunrise 06:41 Sunset 20:13 Moonrise 21:38 Ashadha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:41 to 20:13- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:23 – 10:04
- Durmuhurta 09:23 – 10:18
- Rahu Kalam 11:46 – 13:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:54
- Durmuhurta 13:54 – 14:48
- Yamaganda 16:50 – 18:32
- 08:57 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 12:02 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 12:02 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:24 Yoga becomes Shobhana
Night
20:13 to 06:42 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:13 – 22:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 12:02
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 08:57 · lord Mars
- Yoga Saubhagya until 13:24
- Karana Gara until 12:02, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:57 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 12:02 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 12:02 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:24 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 00:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:23 – 10:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:23 – 10:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:54 – 14:48
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:50 – 18:32
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 00:23 – 12:37 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. 05:17 – 05:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:00 – 13:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:13 – 22:19
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:41 – 08:23 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:23 – 10:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:04 – 11:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:46 – 13:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:27 – 15:09 | Good |
| Rog | 15:09 – 16:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:50 – 18:32 | Bad |
| Char | 18:32 – 20:13 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:13 – 21:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:32 – 22:50 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:50 – 00:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:09 – 01:27 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:27 – 02:46 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:46 – 04:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:05 – 05:23 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:23 – 06:42 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
- 06:41 NowVenus
- 07:49 NowMercury
- 08:56 NowMoon
- 10:04 NowSaturn
- 11:12 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:27 NowSun
- 14:35 NowVenus
- 15:43 NowMercury
- 16:50 NowMoon
- 17:58 NowSaturn
- 19:06 NowJupiter
- 20:13 NowMars
- 21:06 NowSun
- 21:58 NowVenus
- 22:50 NowMercury
- 23:43 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:35 NowSaturn
- 01:27 NowJupiter
- 02:20 NowMars
- 03:12 NowSun
- 04:05 NowVenus
- 04:57 NowMercury
- 05:49 NowMoon
- 06:41 NowVenus
- 07:41 NowMercury
- 08:41 NowMoon
- 09:41 NowSaturn
- 10:41 NowJupiter
- 11:41 NowMars
- 12:41 NowSun
- 13:41 NowVenus
- 14:41 NowMercury
- 15:41 NowMoon
- 16:41 NowSaturn
- 17:41 NowJupiter
- 18:41 NowMars
- 19:41 NowSun
- 20:41 NowVenus
- 21:41 NowMercury
- 22:41 NowMoon
- 23:41 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:41 NowJupiter
- 01:41 NowMars
- 02:41 NowSun
- 03:41 NowVenus
- 04:41 NowMercury
- 05:41 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 05:38 Gemini
- 05:38 – 07:59 Cancer
- 07:59 – 10:17 Leo
- 10:17 – 12:35 Virgo
- 12:35 – 14:56 Libra
- 14:56 – 17:15 Scorpio
- 17:15 – 19:18 Sagittarius
- 19:18 – 21:00 Capricorn
- 21:00 – 22:26 Aquarius
- 22:26 – 23:50 Pisces
- 23:50 – 01:24 next day Aries
- 01:24 – 03:19 next day Taurus
- 03:19 – 05:34 next day Gemini
- 05:34 – 06:42 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