Houston panchang, 5 December 2026
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 17:20 Moonrise 04:01 Kartika month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:03 to 17:20- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:03 – 08:20
- Durmuhurta 07:03 – 07:44
- Durmuhurta 07:44 – 08:25
- Rahu Kalam 09:37 – 10:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:51 – 12:32
- Yamaganda 13:29 – 14:46
- 13:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 13:22 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:20 to 07:04 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:20 – 20:05
- Brahma Muhurta 05:14 – 06:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:11 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 02:04 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 13:22
- Nakshatra Swati until 02:08 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shobhana until 20:11
- Karana Taitila until 13:22, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 13:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 13:22 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:11 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 02:04 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:08 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:03 – 08:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:03 – 07:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:44 – 08:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:37 – 10:54
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:29 – 14:46
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 20:11 – 22:35
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. 05:13 – 06:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:51 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:20 – 20:05
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:03 – 02:08 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:03 – 02:08 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:03 – 08:20 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:20 – 09:37 | Good |
| Rog | 09:37 – 10:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:54 – 12:12 | Bad |
| Char | 12:12 – 13:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:29 – 14:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:46 – 16:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:03 – 17:20 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:20 – 19:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:03 – 20:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:46 – 22:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:29 – 00:12 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:12 – 01:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:55 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:38 – 05:21 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:21 – 07:04 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
- 07:03 NowSaturn
- 07:54 NowJupiter
- 08:46 NowMars
- 09:37 NowSun
- 10:29 NowVenus
- 11:20 NowMercury
- 12:12 NowMoon
- 13:03 NowSaturn
- 13:54 NowJupiter
- 14:46 NowMars
- 15:37 NowSun
- 16:29 NowVenus
- 17:20 NowMercury
- 18:29 NowMoon
- 19:37 NowSaturn
- 20:46 NowJupiter
- 21:55 NowMars
- 23:03 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:12 NowVenus
- 01:21 NowMercury
- 02:29 NowMoon
- 03:38 NowSaturn
- 04:46 NowJupiter
- 05:55 NowMars
- 07:03 NowSaturn
- 08:03 NowJupiter
- 09:03 NowMars
- 10:03 NowSun
- 11:03 NowVenus
- 12:03 NowMercury
- 13:03 NowMoon
- 14:03 NowSaturn
- 15:03 NowJupiter
- 16:03 NowMars
- 17:03 NowSun
- 18:03 NowVenus
- 19:03 NowMercury
- 20:03 NowMoon
- 21:03 NowSaturn
- 22:03 NowJupiter
- 23:03 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSun
- 01:03 NowVenus
- 02:03 NowMercury
- 03:03 NowMoon
- 04:03 NowSaturn
- 05:03 NowJupiter
- 06:03 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 05:36 Libra
- 05:36 – 07:55 Scorpio
- 07:55 – 09:59 Sagittarius
- 09:59 – 11:40 Capricorn
- 11:40 – 13:07 Aquarius
- 13:07 – 14:30 Pisces
- 14:30 – 16:05 Aries
- 16:05 – 18:00 Taurus
- 18:00 – 20:15 Gemini
- 20:15 – 22:36 Cancer
- 22:36 – 00:54 next day Leo
- 00:54 – 03:12 next day Virgo
- 03:12 – 05:32 next day Libra
- 05:32 – 07:04 next day Scorpio
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 CST (UTC-6) · Method