Houston panchang, 4 January 2027
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:34 Moonrise 04:50 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 17:34- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:35 – 09:52
- Yamaganda 11:09 – 12:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:05 – 12:47
- Durmuhurta 12:47 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:43 – 15:00
- Durmuhurta 14:50 – 15:31
- 12:45 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
17:34 to 07:18 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:34 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:56 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:13 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 09:10 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 12:45 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 01:13 next day
- Karana Gara until 19:56, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:45 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 19:56 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:13 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 09:52
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:09 – 12:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:47 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:43 – 15:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:50 – 15:31
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 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:34 – 20:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 12:45
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:18 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:35 – 09:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:52 – 11:09 | Good |
| Rog | 11:09 – 12:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:26 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Char | 13:43 – 15:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:00 – 16:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:17 – 17:34 | Good |
| Char | 17:34 – 19:17 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:17 – 21:00 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:00 – 22:43 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:43 – 00:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:26 – 02:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:09 – 03:52 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:52 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:35 – 07:18 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:01 NowJupiter
- 09:52 NowMars
- 10:43 NowSun
- 11:35 NowVenus
- 12:26 NowMercury
- 13:17 NowMoon
- 14:09 NowSaturn
- 15:00 NowJupiter
- 15:51 NowMars
- 16:43 NowSun
- 17:34 NowVenus
- 18:43 NowMercury
- 19:51 NowMoon
- 21:00 NowSaturn
- 22:09 NowJupiter
- 23:17 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSun
- 01:35 NowVenus
- 02:43 NowMercury
- 03:52 NowMoon
- 05:01 NowSaturn
- 06:10 NowJupiter
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:18 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:18 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:18 NowMars
- 18:18 NowSun
- 19:18 NowVenus
- 20:18 NowMercury
- 21:18 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:18 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:18 NowSaturn
- 06:18 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:57 Scorpio
- 05:57 – 08:01 Sagittarius
- 08:01 – 09:42 Capricorn
- 09:42 – 11:09 Aquarius
- 11:09 – 12:32 Pisces
- 12:32 – 14:07 Aries
- 14:07 – 16:02 Taurus
- 16:02 – 18:17 Gemini
- 18:17 – 20:38 Cancer
- 20:38 – 22:56 Leo
- 22:56 – 01:14 next day Virgo
- 01:14 – 03:34 next day Libra
- 03:34 – 05:53 next day Scorpio
- 05:53 – 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