Houston panchang, 1 October 2026
Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 19:05 Moonrise 22:46 Bhadrapada month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:15 to 19:05- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:15 – 08:44
- Gulika Kalam 10:13 – 11:42
- Durmuhurta 11:12 – 11:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:47 – 13:34
- Rahu Kalam 14:39 – 16:08
- Durmuhurta 15:56 – 16:43
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 12:55 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:57 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
19:05 to 07:16 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 19:05 – 21:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:39 – 06:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:45 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 23:45 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:10 next day Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 23:45
- Nakshatra Rohini until 17:57 · lord Moon
- Yoga Siddhi until 10:48
- Karana Gara until 12:55, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:48 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 12:55 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:57 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 23:45 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 23:45 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:10 next day Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:15 – 08:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:13 – 11:42
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:48 – 07:47 next day
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:12 – 11:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:39 – 16:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:56 – 16:43
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:15 – 17:57
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:57 – 07:16 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. 05:38 – 06:27
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:47 – 13:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:05 – 21:31
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:57 – 07:16 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:15 – 08:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:44 – 10:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:13 – 11:42 | Bad |
| Char | 11:42 – 13:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:10 – 14:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:39 – 16:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:08 – 17:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:37 – 19:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:05 – 20:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:37 – 22:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:08 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:39 – 01:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:11 – 02:42 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:42 – 04:13 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:13 – 05:45 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:45 – 07:16 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:15 NowJupiter
- 08:15 NowMars
- 09:14 NowSun
- 10:13 NowVenus
- 11:12 NowMercury
- 12:11 NowMoon
- 13:10 NowSaturn
- 14:09 NowJupiter
- 15:09 NowMars
- 16:08 NowSun
- 17:07 NowVenus
- 18:06 NowMercury
- 19:05 NowMoon
- 20:06 NowSaturn
- 21:07 NowJupiter
- 22:08 NowMars
- 23:09 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:10 NowVenus
- 01:11 NowMercury
- 02:11 NowMoon
- 03:12 NowSaturn
- 04:13 NowJupiter
- 05:14 NowMars
- 06:15 NowSun
- 07:15 NowJupiter
- 08:15 NowMars
- 09:15 NowSun
- 10:15 NowVenus
- 11:15 NowMercury
- 12:15 NowMoon
- 13:15 NowSaturn
- 14:15 NowJupiter
- 15:15 NowMars
- 16:15 NowSun
- 17:15 NowVenus
- 18:15 NowMercury
- 19:15 NowMoon
- 20:15 NowSaturn
- 21:15 NowJupiter
- 22:15 NowMars
- 23:15 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:15 NowVenus
- 01:15 NowMercury
- 02:15 NowMoon
- 03:15 NowSaturn
- 04:15 NowJupiter
- 05:15 NowMars
- 06:15 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:38 – 06:14 Leo
- 06:14 – 08:31 Virgo
- 08:31 – 10:52 Libra
- 10:52 – 13:11 Scorpio
- 13:11 – 15:15 Sagittarius
- 15:15 – 16:56 Capricorn
- 16:56 – 18:22 Aquarius
- 18:22 – 19:46 Pisces
- 19:46 – 21:20 Aries
- 21:20 – 23:15 Taurus
- 23:15 – 01:30 next day Gemini
- 01:30 – 03:51 next day Cancer
- 03:51 – 06:10 next day Leo
- 06:10 – 07:16 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