Houston panchang, 5 August 2026
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 20:10 Ashadha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:44 to 20:10- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:25 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam 11:46 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta 13:00 – 13:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:54 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:27 – 15:07
- 06:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 10:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 10:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 10:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
20:10 to 06:45 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:10 – 22:17
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:31 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 10:12
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 10:48 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shula until 06:59
- Karana Bava until 10:12, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 10:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 10:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 10:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 21:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:31 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 06:59 – 09:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:00 – 13:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:27 – 15:07
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:44 – 10:48
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:48 – 06:45 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. 05:20 – 06:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 20:10 – 22:17
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:44 – 10:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:44 – 10:12
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:44 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:25 – 10:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:05 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:46 – 13:27 | Good |
| Rog | 13:27 – 15:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:07 – 16:48 | Bad |
| Char | 16:48 – 18:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:29 – 20:10 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:10 – 21:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:29 – 22:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:48 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:08 – 01:27 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:27 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:46 – 04:06 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:06 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 06:45 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
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 10:05 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:20 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:41 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 17:55 NowJupiter
- 19:02 NowMars
- 20:10 NowSun
- 21:02 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- 23:41 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:20 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:06 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 07:44 NowMoon
- 08:44 NowSaturn
- 09:44 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:44 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:44 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:44 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:44 NowMoon
- 22:44 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:44 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 07:39 Cancer
- 07:39 – 09:58 Leo
- 09:58 – 12:15 Virgo
- 12:15 – 14:36 Libra
- 14:36 – 16:55 Scorpio
- 16:55 – 18:59 Sagittarius
- 18:59 – 20:40 Capricorn
- 20:40 – 22:06 Aquarius
- 22:06 – 23:30 Pisces
- 23:30 – 01:04 next day Aries
- 01:04 – 02:59 next day Taurus
- 02:59 – 05:14 next day Gemini
- 05:14 – 06:45 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