Houston panchang, 8 August 2026
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 20:07 Moonrise 01:58 Ashadha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 20:07- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:46 – 08:26
- Durmuhurta 06:46 – 07:39
- Durmuhurta 07:39 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam 10:06 – 11:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:53
- Yamaganda 15:07 – 16:47
- 14:04 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:19 Moon enters Gemini
- 19:08 Yoga becomes Harshana
Night
20:07 to 06:46 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 20:07 – 22:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:35 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:35 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 00:35 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 04:13 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyaghata until 19:08
- Karana Bava until 14:04, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 14:04 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:19 Moon enters Gemini
- 19:08 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 00:35 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:35 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:46 – 08:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:46 – 07:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:39 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:06 – 11:46
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:07 – 16:47
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. 05:21 – 06:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:00 – 13:53
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:07 – 22:15
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:46 – 08:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:26 – 10:06 | Good |
| Rog | 10:06 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:46 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Char | 13:26 – 15:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:07 – 16:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:47 – 18:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 18:27 – 20:07 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:07 – 21:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 21:27 – 22:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:47 – 00:07 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:07 – 01:27 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:27 – 02:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:47 – 04:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:07 – 05:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:26 – 06:46 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
- 06:46 NowSaturn
- 07:53 NowJupiter
- 08:59 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 11:13 NowVenus
- 12:20 NowMercury
- 13:26 NowMoon
- 14:33 NowSaturn
- 15:40 NowJupiter
- 16:47 NowMars
- 17:53 NowSun
- 19:00 NowVenus
- 20:07 NowMercury
- 21:00 NowMoon
- 21:54 NowSaturn
- 22:47 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSun
- 01:27 NowVenus
- 02:20 NowMercury
- 03:13 NowMoon
- 04:07 NowSaturn
- 05:00 NowJupiter
- 05:53 NowMars
- 06:46 NowSaturn
- 07:46 NowJupiter
- 08:46 NowMars
- 09:46 NowSun
- 10:46 NowVenus
- 11:46 NowMercury
- 12:46 NowMoon
- 13:46 NowSaturn
- 14:46 NowJupiter
- 15:46 NowMars
- 16:46 NowSun
- 17:46 NowVenus
- 18:46 NowMercury
- 19:46 NowMoon
- 20:46 NowSaturn
- 21:46 NowJupiter
- 22:46 NowMars
- 23:46 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:46 NowVenus
- 01:46 NowMercury
- 02:46 NowMoon
- 03:46 NowSaturn
- 04:46 NowJupiter
- 05:46 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 07:28 Cancer
- 07:28 – 09:46 Leo
- 09:46 – 12:04 Virgo
- 12:04 – 14:24 Libra
- 14:24 – 16:43 Scorpio
- 16:43 – 18:47 Sagittarius
- 18:47 – 20:28 Capricorn
- 20:28 – 21:55 Aquarius
- 21:55 – 23:18 Pisces
- 23:18 – 00:52 next day Aries
- 00:52 – 02:47 next day Taurus
- 02:47 – 05:02 next day Gemini
- 05:02 – 06:46 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