Houston panchang, 3 August 2026
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 20:11 Moonrise 23:05 Ashadha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 20:11- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:24 – 10:05
- Yamaganda 11:46 – 13:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:54
- Durmuhurta 13:54 – 14:48
- Gulika Kalam 15:08 – 16:49
- Durmuhurta 16:36 – 17:29
- 10:43 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 11:30 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 12:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 12:24 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:11 to 06:43 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 20:11 – 22:18
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:03 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 12:24
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 11:30 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Sukarman until 10:43
- Karana Taitila until 12:24, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Cancer
- 10:43 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 11:30 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 12:24 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 12:24 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:03 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:24 – 10:05
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:54 – 14:48
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:08 – 16:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:36 – 17:29
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. 05:19 – 06:01
- 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 20:11 – 22:18
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:43 – 08:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:24 – 10:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:05 – 11:46 | Good |
| Rog | 11:46 – 13:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:27 – 15:08 | Bad |
| Char | 15:08 – 16:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:49 – 18:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:30 – 20:11 | Good |
| Char | 20:11 – 21:30 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 21:30 – 22:49 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:49 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:08 – 01:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:27 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:46 – 04:05 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:05 – 05:24 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:24 – 06:43 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:50 NowSaturn
- 08:58 NowJupiter
- 10:05 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:20 NowVenus
- 13:27 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:56 NowMars
- 19:04 NowSun
- 20:11 NowVenus
- 21:04 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:20 NowVenus
- 03:13 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 04:58 NowSaturn
- 05:51 NowJupiter
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:43 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:43 NowSun
- 11:43 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:43 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:43 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:43 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSun
- 01:43 NowVenus
- 02:43 NowMercury
- 03:43 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 05:26 Gemini
- 05:26 – 07:47 Cancer
- 07:47 – 10:06 Leo
- 10:06 – 12:23 Virgo
- 12:23 – 14:44 Libra
- 14:44 – 17:03 Scorpio
- 17:03 – 19:07 Sagittarius
- 19:07 – 20:48 Capricorn
- 20:48 – 22:14 Aquarius
- 22:14 – 23:38 Pisces
- 23:38 – 01:12 next day Aries
- 01:12 – 03:07 next day Taurus
- 03:07 – 05:22 next day Gemini
- 05:22 – 06:43 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