Houston panchang, 28 October 2026
Sunrise 07:33 Sunset 18:36 Moonrise 20:37 Ashwin month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:33 to 18:36- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:56 – 10:19
- Gulika Kalam 11:42 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta 12:42 – 13:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:42 – 13:27 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:05 – 14:27
- 14:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 14:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:10 Yoga becomes Parigha
Night
18:36 to 07:33 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:36 – 21:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:50 – 06:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 14:37
- Nakshatra Rohini until 00:41 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Variyan until 17:10
- Karana Vishti until 14:37, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Libra
- 14:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 14:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:10 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 00:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:56 – 10:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:42 – 13:27
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:05 – 14:27
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 17:10 – 03:23 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. 05:49 – 06:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:42 – 13:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:36 – 21:12
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:33 – 00:41 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 00:41 – 07:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:33 – 08:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:56 – 10:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:19 – 11:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:42 – 13:05 | Good |
| Rog | 13:05 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:27 – 15:50 | Bad |
| Char | 15:50 – 17:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:13 – 18:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:36 – 20:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:13 – 21:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:51 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 01:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:05 – 02:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:42 – 04:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:19 – 05:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:56 – 07:33 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:33 NowMercury
- 08:28 NowMoon
- 09:23 NowSaturn
- 10:19 NowJupiter
- 11:14 NowMars
- 12:09 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:00 NowMercury
- 14:55 NowMoon
- 15:50 NowSaturn
- 16:46 NowJupiter
- 17:41 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:41 NowVenus
- 20:46 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:00 NowJupiter
- 01:05 NowMars
- 02:10 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:19 NowMercury
- 05:24 NowMoon
- 06:29 NowSaturn
- 07:33 NowMercury
- 08:33 NowMoon
- 09:33 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:33 NowMars
- 12:33 NowSun
- 13:33 NowVenus
- 14:33 NowMercury
- 15:33 NowMoon
- 16:33 NowSaturn
- 17:33 NowJupiter
- 18:33 NowMars
- 19:33 NowSun
- 20:33 NowVenus
- 21:33 NowMercury
- 22:33 NowMoon
- 23:33 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:33 NowJupiter
- 01:33 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:33 NowVenus
- 04:33 NowMercury
- 05:33 NowMoon
- 06:33 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:49 – 06:45 Virgo
- 06:45 – 09:06 Libra
- 09:06 – 11:25 Scorpio
- 11:25 – 13:28 Sagittarius
- 13:28 – 15:10 Capricorn
- 15:10 – 16:36 Aquarius
- 16:36 – 18:00 Pisces
- 18:00 – 19:34 Aries
- 19:34 – 21:29 Taurus
- 21:29 – 23:44 Gemini
- 23:44 – 02:05 next day Cancer
- 02:05 – 04:24 next day Leo
- 04:24 – 06:41 next day Virgo
- 06:41 – 07:33 next day Libra
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