Houston panchang, 9 August 2026
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 20:06 Moonrise 03:02 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 20:06- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:53
- Yamaganda 13:26 – 15:06
- Gulika Kalam 16:46 – 18:26
- Durmuhurta 18:19 – 19:13
- Rahu Kalam 18:26 – 20:06
- 11:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
20:06 to 06:47 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:06 – 22:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:22 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:31 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:31 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 21:31
- Nakshatra Ardra until 01:57 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Harshana until 15:34
- Karana Kaulava until 11:04, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:34 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 21:31 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 21:31 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:26 – 15:06
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 15:34 – 16:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:46 – 18:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:19 – 19:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:26 – 20:06
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 – 06:04
- 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 20:06 – 22:14
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:46 – 08:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:26 – 10:06 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:06 – 11:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:46 – 13:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:26 – 15:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:06 – 16:46 | Good |
| Rog | 16:46 – 18:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:26 – 20:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:06 – 21:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:26 – 22:46 | Good |
| Char | 22:46 – 00:06 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:06 – 01:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:27 – 02:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:47 – 04:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:07 – 05:27 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:27 – 06:47 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 NowSun
- 07:53 NowVenus
- 09:00 NowMercury
- 10:06 NowMoon
- 11:13 NowSaturn
- 12:20 NowJupiter
- 13:26 NowMars
- 14:33 NowSun
- 15:40 NowVenus
- 16:46 NowMercury
- 17:53 NowMoon
- 18:59 NowSaturn
- 20:06 NowJupiter
- 21:00 NowMars
- 21:53 NowSun
- 22:46 NowVenus
- 23:40 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMoon
- 01:27 NowSaturn
- 02:20 NowJupiter
- 03:13 NowMars
- 04:07 NowSun
- 05:00 NowVenus
- 05:54 NowMercury
- 06:46 NowSun
- 07:46 NowVenus
- 08:46 NowMercury
- 09:46 NowMoon
- 10:46 NowSaturn
- 11:46 NowJupiter
- 12:46 NowMars
- 13:46 NowSun
- 14:46 NowVenus
- 15:46 NowMercury
- 16:46 NowMoon
- 17:46 NowSaturn
- 18:46 NowJupiter
- 19:46 NowMars
- 20:46 NowSun
- 21:46 NowVenus
- 22:46 NowMercury
- 23:46 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSaturn
- 01:46 NowJupiter
- 02:46 NowMars
- 03:46 NowSun
- 04:46 NowVenus
- 05:46 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 07:24 Cancer
- 07:24 – 09:42 Leo
- 09:42 – 12:00 Virgo
- 12:00 – 14:20 Libra
- 14:20 – 16:39 Scorpio
- 16:39 – 18:43 Sagittarius
- 18:43 – 20:24 Capricorn
- 20:24 – 21:51 Aquarius
- 21:51 – 23:14 Pisces
- 23:14 – 00:49 next day Aries
- 00:49 – 02:44 next day Taurus
- 02:44 – 04:58 next day Gemini
- 04:58 – 06:47 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