Houston panchang, 26 December 2026
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 17:28 Moonrise 20:47 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:16 to 17:28- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:16 – 08:32
- Durmuhurta 07:16 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta 07:56 – 08:37
- Rahu Kalam 09:49 – 11:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:01 – 12:42
- Yamaganda 13:38 – 14:55
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 08:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 12:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
17:28 to 07:16 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:28 – 20:13
- Brahma Muhurta 05:25 – 06:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 05:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:34 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:34 next day Moon enters Leo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 08:35
- Nakshatra Pushya until 08:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 12:52
- Karana Vishti until 08:35, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 08:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 12:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 19:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 05:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:34 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:34 next day Moon enters Leo
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 16:46 – 12:52
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:12 – 08:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:16 – 08:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:16 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:56 – 08:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:49 – 11:05
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 12:52 – 14:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:38 – 14:55
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. 05:25 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:01 – 12:42
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:28 – 20:13
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 08:35 – 05:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:16 – 08:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:32 – 09:49 | Good |
| Rog | 09:49 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:05 – 12:22 | Bad |
| Char | 12:22 – 13:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:38 – 14:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:55 – 16:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:11 – 17:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:28 – 19:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:11 – 20:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:55 – 22:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:38 – 00:22 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:22 – 02:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:05 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:49 – 05:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:32 – 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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:16 NowSaturn
- 08:07 NowJupiter
- 08:58 NowMars
- 09:49 NowSun
- 10:40 NowVenus
- 11:31 NowMercury
- 12:22 NowMoon
- 13:13 NowSaturn
- 14:04 NowJupiter
- 14:55 NowMars
- 15:46 NowSun
- 16:37 NowVenus
- 17:28 NowMercury
- 18:37 NowMoon
- 19:46 NowSaturn
- 20:55 NowJupiter
- 22:04 NowMars
- 23:13 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:22 NowVenus
- 01:31 NowMercury
- 02:40 NowMoon
- 03:49 NowSaturn
- 04:58 NowJupiter
- 06:07 NowMars
- 07:16 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:16 NowMars
- 10:16 NowSun
- 11:16 NowVenus
- 12:16 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:16 NowMars
- 17:16 NowSun
- 18:16 NowVenus
- 19:16 NowMercury
- 20:16 NowMoon
- 21:16 NowSaturn
- 22:16 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSun
- 01:16 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:16 NowMoon
- 04:16 NowSaturn
- 05:16 NowJupiter
- 06:16 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 06:33 Scorpio
- 06:33 – 08:36 Sagittarius
- 08:36 – 10:18 Capricorn
- 10:18 – 11:44 Aquarius
- 11:44 – 13:08 Pisces
- 13:08 – 14:42 Aries
- 14:42 – 16:37 Taurus
- 16:37 – 18:52 Gemini
- 18:52 – 21:13 Cancer
- 21:13 – 23:32 Leo
- 23:32 – 01:49 next day Virgo
- 01:49 – 04:10 next day Libra
- 04:10 – 06:29 next day Scorpio
- 06:29 – 07:16 next day Sagittarius
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