Houston panchang, 18 April 2027
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 19:49 Moonrise 17:54 Chaitra month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:52 to 19:49- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:55 – 13:46
- Yamaganda 13:21 – 14:58
- Gulika Kalam 16:35 – 18:12
- Durmuhurta 18:05 – 18:57
- Rahu Kalam 18:12 – 19:49
- 08:24 Karana becomes Taitila
- 11:28 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 18:45 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 19:38 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:38 Karana becomes Gara
Night
19:49 to 06:51 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:49 – 22:01
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 19:38
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 18:45 · lord Sun
- Yoga Dhruva until 11:28
- Karana Kaulava until 08:24, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Aries
- 08:24 Karana becomes Taitila
- 11:28 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 18:45 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 19:38 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 19:38 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:28 – 15:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:21 – 14:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:35 – 18:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:05 – 18:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:12 – 19:49
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. 05:24 – 06:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:55 – 13:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:49 – 22:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:52 – 18:45
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 18:45 – 06:51 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:45 – 06:51 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 18:45 – 06:51 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:52 – 08:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:29 – 10:06 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:06 – 11:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:43 – 13:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:21 – 14:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:58 – 16:35 | Good |
| Rog | 16:35 – 18:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:12 – 19:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:49 – 21:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:12 – 22:34 | Good |
| Char | 22:34 – 23:57 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:57 – 01:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:20 – 02:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:43 – 04:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:06 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:28 – 06:51 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
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:57 NowVenus
- 09:02 NowMercury
- 10:06 NowMoon
- 11:11 NowSaturn
- 12:16 NowJupiter
- 13:21 NowMars
- 14:25 NowSun
- 15:30 NowVenus
- 16:35 NowMercury
- 17:39 NowMoon
- 18:44 NowSaturn
- 19:49 NowJupiter
- 20:44 NowMars
- 21:39 NowSun
- 22:34 NowVenus
- 23:30 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMoon
- 01:20 NowSaturn
- 02:15 NowJupiter
- 03:10 NowMars
- 04:06 NowSun
- 05:01 NowVenus
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:52 NowVenus
- 08:52 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:52 NowSaturn
- 11:52 NowJupiter
- 12:52 NowMars
- 13:52 NowSun
- 14:52 NowVenus
- 15:52 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 18:52 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 20:52 NowSun
- 21:52 NowVenus
- 22:52 NowMercury
- 23:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSaturn
- 01:52 NowJupiter
- 02:52 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 05:52 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:24 – 06:44 Pisces
- 06:44 – 08:18 Aries
- 08:18 – 10:13 Taurus
- 10:13 – 12:28 Gemini
- 12:28 – 14:49 Cancer
- 14:49 – 17:07 Leo
- 17:07 – 19:25 Virgo
- 19:25 – 21:45 Libra
- 21:45 – 00:05 next day Scorpio
- 00:05 – 02:08 next day Sagittarius
- 02:08 – 03:50 next day Capricorn
- 03:50 – 05:16 next day Aquarius
- 05:16 – 06:40 next day Pisces
- 06:40 – 06:51 next day Aries
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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method