Houston panchang, 5 January 2027
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:35 Moonrise 05:45 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 17:35- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 09:22 – 10:03
- Yamaganda 09:52 – 11:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:47
- Gulika Kalam 12:26 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam 15:01 – 16:18
- 09:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 09:10 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 15:37 Moon enters Sagittarius
Night
17:35 to 07:18 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:35 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:26 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 02:02 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 09:10
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 15:37 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vriddhi until 02:02 next day
- Karana Vanija until 09:10, then Vishti
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 09:10 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 15:37 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 22:26 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 02:02 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:22 – 10:03
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:52 – 11:09
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:26 – 13:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:01 – 16:18
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) 12:06 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:35 – 20:19
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:18 – 09:10
Choghadiya
| Rog | 07:18 – 08:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:35 – 09:52 | Bad |
| Char | 09:52 – 11:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:09 – 12:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:26 – 13:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:43 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:01 – 16:18 | Good |
| Rog | 16:18 – 17:35 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:35 – 19:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:18 – 21:01 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:01 – 22:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:44 – 00:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:26 – 02:09 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:09 – 03:52 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:52 – 05:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:35 – 07:18 next day | Bad |
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 NowMars
- 08:10 NowSun
- 09:01 NowVenus
- 09:52 NowMercury
- 10:44 NowMoon
- 11:35 NowSaturn
- 12:26 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:09 NowSun
- 15:01 NowVenus
- 15:52 NowMercury
- 16:43 NowMoon
- 17:35 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 21:01 NowSun
- 22:09 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:26 NowMoon
- 01:35 NowSaturn
- 02:44 NowJupiter
- 03:52 NowMars
- 05:01 NowSun
- 06:10 NowVenus
- 07:18 NowMars
- 08:18 NowSun
- 09:18 NowVenus
- 10:18 NowMercury
- 11:18 NowMoon
- 12:18 NowSaturn
- 13:18 NowJupiter
- 14:18 NowMars
- 15:18 NowSun
- 16:18 NowVenus
- 17:18 NowMercury
- 18:18 NowMoon
- 19:18 NowSaturn
- 20:18 NowJupiter
- 21:18 NowMars
- 22:18 NowSun
- 23:18 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMercury
- 01:18 NowMoon
- 02:18 NowSaturn
- 03:18 NowJupiter
- 04:18 NowMars
- 05:18 NowSun
- 06:18 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:53 Scorpio
- 05:53 – 07:57 Sagittarius
- 07:57 – 09:39 Capricorn
- 09:39 – 11:05 Aquarius
- 11:05 – 12:29 Pisces
- 12:29 – 14:03 Aries
- 14:03 – 15:58 Taurus
- 15:58 – 18:13 Gemini
- 18:13 – 20:34 Cancer
- 20:34 – 22:52 Leo
- 22:52 – 01:10 next day Virgo
- 01:10 – 03:30 next day Libra
- 03:30 – 05:50 next day Scorpio
- 05:50 – 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