Houston panchang, 11 October 2026
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 08:19 Ashwin month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:21 to 18:54- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:44 – 13:31
- Yamaganda 13:07 – 14:34
- Gulika Kalam 16:00 – 17:27
- Durmuhurta 17:21 – 18:07
- Rahu Kalam 17:27 – 18:54
- 10:35 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 11:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 11:01 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:02 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
18:54 to 07:22 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:54 – 21:23
- Brahma Muhurta 05:42 – 06:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 11:01
- Nakshatra Chitra until 12:02 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 10:35
- Karana Bava until 11:01, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:35 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 11:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 11:01 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:02 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 23:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:32 – 10:35
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:35 – 11:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:07 – 14:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:00 – 17:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:21 – 18:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:27 – 18:54
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. 05:42 – 06:32
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:44 – 13:31
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:54 – 21:23
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:21 – 08:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:48 – 10:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:14 – 11:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:41 – 13:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:07 – 14:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:34 – 16:00 | Good |
| Rog | 16:00 – 17:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:27 – 18:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:54 – 20:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:27 – 22:01 | Good |
| Char | 22:01 – 23:34 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:34 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:08 – 02:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:41 – 04:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:15 – 05:48 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:48 – 07:22 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
- 07:21 NowSun
- 08:19 NowVenus
- 09:17 NowMercury
- 10:14 NowMoon
- 11:12 NowSaturn
- 12:10 NowJupiter
- 13:07 NowMars
- 14:05 NowSun
- 15:03 NowVenus
- 16:00 NowMercury
- 16:58 NowMoon
- 17:56 NowSaturn
- 18:54 NowJupiter
- 19:56 NowMars
- 20:58 NowSun
- 22:01 NowVenus
- 23:03 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMoon
- 01:08 NowSaturn
- 02:10 NowJupiter
- 03:12 NowMars
- 04:15 NowSun
- 05:17 NowVenus
- 06:20 NowMercury
- 07:21 NowSun
- 08:21 NowVenus
- 09:21 NowMercury
- 10:21 NowMoon
- 11:21 NowSaturn
- 12:21 NowJupiter
- 13:21 NowMars
- 14:21 NowSun
- 15:21 NowVenus
- 16:21 NowMercury
- 17:21 NowMoon
- 18:21 NowSaturn
- 19:21 NowJupiter
- 20:21 NowMars
- 21:21 NowSun
- 22:21 NowVenus
- 23:21 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMoon
- 01:21 NowSaturn
- 02:21 NowJupiter
- 03:21 NowMars
- 04:21 NowSun
- 05:21 NowVenus
- 06:21 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:42 – 07:52 Virgo
- 07:52 – 10:12 Libra
- 10:12 – 12:32 Scorpio
- 12:32 – 14:35 Sagittarius
- 14:35 – 16:17 Capricorn
- 16:17 – 17:43 Aquarius
- 17:43 – 19:07 Pisces
- 19:07 – 20:41 Aries
- 20:41 – 22:36 Taurus
- 22:36 – 00:51 next day Gemini
- 00:51 – 03:12 next day Cancer
- 03:12 – 05:30 next day Leo
- 05:30 – 07:22 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