Houston panchang, 2 January 2027
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:32 Moonrise 02:54 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 17:32- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:18 – 08:35
- Durmuhurta 07:18 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta 07:59 – 08:40
- Rahu Kalam 09:51 – 11:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:46
- Yamaganda 13:42 – 14:59
- 07:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 15:43 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:32 to 07:18 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:32 – 20:18
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:07 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:30 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 04:38 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 04:38 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 07:49 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 00:07 next day
- Karana Bava until 15:43, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 15:43 Karana becomes Balava
- 00:07 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:30 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 04:38 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:18 – 07:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:59 – 08:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:51 – 11:08
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:42 – 14:59
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 00:07 – 02:07 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. 05:28 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:05 – 12:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:32 – 20:18
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 07:49
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 07:49
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:18 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:35 – 09:51 | Good |
| Rog | 09:51 – 11:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:08 – 12:25 | Bad |
| Char | 12:25 – 13:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:42 – 14:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:59 – 16:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:16 – 17:32 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:32 – 19:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:16 – 20:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:59 – 22:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:42 – 00:25 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:25 – 02:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:08 – 03:52 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:52 – 05:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:35 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowSaturn
- 08:09 NowJupiter
- 09:00 NowMars
- 09:51 NowSun
- 10:43 NowVenus
- 11:34 NowMercury
- 12:25 NowMoon
- 13:16 NowSaturn
- 14:08 NowJupiter
- 14:59 NowMars
- 15:50 NowSun
- 16:41 NowVenus
- 17:32 NowMercury
- 18:41 NowMoon
- 19:50 NowSaturn
- 20:59 NowJupiter
- 22:08 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:25 NowVenus
- 01:34 NowMercury
- 02:43 NowMoon
- 03:52 NowSaturn
- 05:00 NowJupiter
- 06:09 NowMars
- 07:18 NowSaturn
- 08:18 NowJupiter
- 09:18 NowMars
- 10:18 NowSun
- 11:18 NowVenus
- 12:18 NowMercury
- 13:18 NowMoon
- 14:18 NowSaturn
- 15:18 NowJupiter
- 16:18 NowMars
- 17:18 NowSun
- 18:18 NowVenus
- 19:18 NowMercury
- 20:18 NowMoon
- 21:18 NowSaturn
- 22:18 NowJupiter
- 23:18 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSun
- 01:18 NowVenus
- 02:18 NowMercury
- 03:18 NowMoon
- 04:18 NowSaturn
- 05:18 NowJupiter
- 06:18 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:05 Scorpio
- 06:05 – 08:09 Sagittarius
- 08:09 – 09:50 Capricorn
- 09:50 – 11:17 Aquarius
- 11:17 – 12:40 Pisces
- 12:40 – 14:14 Aries
- 14:14 – 16:10 Taurus
- 16:10 – 18:24 Gemini
- 18:24 – 20:46 Cancer
- 20:46 – 23:04 Leo
- 23:04 – 01:22 next day Virgo
- 01:22 – 03:42 next day Libra
- 03:42 – 06:01 next day Scorpio
- 06:01 – 07:18 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