Houston panchang, 23 September 2026
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 19:15 Moonrise 17:40 Bhadrapada month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:11 to 19:15- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:41 – 10:12
- Gulika Kalam 11:43 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta 12:49 – 13:37
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:49 – 13:37 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:13 – 14:44
- 11:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 12:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 12:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
19:15 to 07:12 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:15 – 21:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:36 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 00:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 12:21
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 00:05 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhriti until 05:24 next day
- Karana Balava until 12:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 12:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 12:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 00:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:41 – 10:12
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:43 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:49 – 13:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 14:44
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 05:24 – 07:24 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:11 – 00:05 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. 05:36 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:49 – 13:37
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:15 – 21:38
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:11 – 12:21
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 00:05 – 07:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:11 – 08:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:41 – 10:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:12 – 11:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:43 – 13:13 | Good |
| Rog | 13:13 – 14:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:44 – 16:14 | Bad |
| Char | 16:14 – 17:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:45 – 19:15 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:15 – 20:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:45 – 22:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:14 – 23:44 | Good |
| Char | 23:44 – 01:13 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:13 – 02:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:43 – 04:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:12 – 05:42 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:42 – 07:12 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
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:12 NowMars
- 12:13 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:13 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:14 NowSaturn
- 17:14 NowJupiter
- 18:15 NowMars
- 19:15 NowSun
- 20:15 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:14 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:11 NowSaturn
- 10:11 NowJupiter
- 11:11 NowMars
- 12:11 NowSun
- 13:11 NowVenus
- 14:11 NowMercury
- 15:11 NowMoon
- 16:11 NowSaturn
- 17:11 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:11 NowSun
- 20:11 NowVenus
- 21:11 NowMercury
- 22:11 NowMoon
- 23:11 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:11 NowJupiter
- 01:11 NowMars
- 02:11 NowSun
- 03:11 NowVenus
- 04:11 NowMercury
- 05:11 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:36 – 06:45 Leo
- 06:45 – 09:03 Virgo
- 09:03 – 11:23 Libra
- 11:23 – 13:42 Scorpio
- 13:42 – 15:46 Sagittarius
- 15:46 – 17:27 Capricorn
- 17:27 – 18:54 Aquarius
- 18:54 – 20:17 Pisces
- 20:17 – 21:52 Aries
- 21:52 – 23:47 Taurus
- 23:47 – 02:02 next day Gemini
- 02:02 – 04:23 next day Cancer
- 04:23 – 06:41 next day Leo
- 06:41 – 07:12 next day Virgo
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