Houston panchang, 3 January 2027
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:33 Moonrise 03:53 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 17:33- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:46
- Yamaganda 12:26 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam 14:59 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta 16:11 – 16:52
- Rahu Kalam 16:16 – 17:33
- 10:07 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
17:33 to 07:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:33 – 20:18
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:33 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 06:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 06:46 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 06:46 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 10:07 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 00:33 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 17:40, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:07 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 17:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:33 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
- 06:46 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 06:46 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:26 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:59 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:11 – 16:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:16 – 17:33
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 00:33 – 02:57 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 10:07
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:07 – 07:18 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 17:33 – 20:18
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:18 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:35 – 09:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:52 – 11:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:09 – 12:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:26 – 13:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:42 – 14:59 | Good |
| Rog | 14:59 – 16:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:16 – 17:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:33 – 19:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:16 – 20:59 | Good |
| Char | 20:59 – 22:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:42 – 00:26 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:26 – 02:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:09 – 03:52 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:52 – 05:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 08:09 NowVenus
- 09:00 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:43 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:26 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:08 NowVenus
- 14:59 NowMercury
- 15:51 NowMoon
- 16:42 NowSaturn
- 17:33 NowJupiter
- 18:42 NowMars
- 19:51 NowSun
- 20:59 NowVenus
- 22:08 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:43 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 06:09 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:18 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:18 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:18 NowMars
- 04:18 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:01 Scorpio
- 06:01 – 08:05 Sagittarius
- 08:05 – 09:46 Capricorn
- 09:46 – 11:13 Aquarius
- 11:13 – 12:36 Pisces
- 12:36 – 14:11 Aries
- 14:11 – 16:06 Taurus
- 16:06 – 18:20 Gemini
- 18:20 – 20:42 Cancer
- 20:42 – 23:00 Leo
- 23:00 – 01:18 next day Virgo
- 01:18 – 03:38 next day Libra
- 03:38 – 05:57 next day Scorpio
- 05:57 – 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