Houston panchang, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:54 Sunset 19:52 Moonrise 17:17 Shravana month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:54 to 19:52- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:57 – 13:49
- Yamaganda 13:23 – 15:01
- Gulika Kalam 16:38 – 18:15
- Durmuhurta 18:09 – 19:00
- Rahu Kalam 18:15 – 19:52
- 07:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 17:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:49 Karana becomes Bava
Night
19:52 to 06:55 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:52 – 22:05
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:34 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 06:52 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 17:49
- Nakshatra Mula until 07:14 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 20:34
- Karana Vishti until 17:49, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:14 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 17:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:49 Karana becomes Bava
- 20:34 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 06:52 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:23 – 15:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:38 – 18:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:09 – 19:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:15 – 19:52
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. 05:26 – 06:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:57 – 13:49
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:52 – 22:05
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:54 – 07:14
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:54 – 07:14
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:54 – 07:14
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:54 – 08:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:32 – 10:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:09 – 11:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:46 – 13:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:23 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:01 – 16:38 | Good |
| Rog | 16:38 – 18:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:15 – 19:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:52 – 21:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:15 – 22:38 | Good |
| Char | 22:38 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:24 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:46 – 04:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:09 – 05:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:32 – 06:55 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
- 06:54 NowSun
- 07:59 NowVenus
- 09:04 NowMercury
- 10:09 NowMoon
- 11:14 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:23 NowMars
- 14:28 NowSun
- 15:33 NowVenus
- 16:38 NowMercury
- 17:43 NowMoon
- 18:47 NowSaturn
- 19:52 NowJupiter
- 20:47 NowMars
- 21:43 NowSun
- 22:38 NowVenus
- 23:33 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:28 NowMoon
- 01:24 NowSaturn
- 02:19 NowJupiter
- 03:14 NowMars
- 04:09 NowSun
- 05:04 NowVenus
- 06:00 NowMercury
- 06:54 NowSun
- 07:54 NowVenus
- 08:54 NowMercury
- 09:54 NowMoon
- 10:54 NowSaturn
- 11:54 NowJupiter
- 12:54 NowMars
- 13:54 NowSun
- 14:54 NowVenus
- 15:54 NowMercury
- 16:54 NowMoon
- 17:54 NowSaturn
- 18:54 NowJupiter
- 19:54 NowMars
- 20:54 NowSun
- 21:54 NowVenus
- 22:54 NowMercury
- 23:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSaturn
- 01:54 NowJupiter
- 02:54 NowMars
- 03:54 NowSun
- 04:54 NowVenus
- 05:54 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 06:29 Cancer
- 06:29 – 08:47 Leo
- 08:47 – 11:05 Virgo
- 11:05 – 13:25 Libra
- 13:25 – 15:44 Scorpio
- 15:44 – 17:48 Sagittarius
- 17:48 – 19:29 Capricorn
- 19:29 – 20:56 Aquarius
- 20:56 – 22:19 Pisces
- 22:19 – 23:53 Aries
- 23:53 – 01:48 next day Taurus
- 01:48 – 04:03 next day Gemini
- 04:03 – 06:25 next day Cancer
- 06:25 – 06:55 next day Leo
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