Houston panchang, 21 April 2027
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 19:51 Moonrise 21:02 Chaitra month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 19:51- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:27 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam 11:42 – 13:20
- Durmuhurta 12:54 – 13:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:54 – 13:46 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:20 – 14:58
- 17:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 17:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:14 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
19:51 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:51 – 22:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 04:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 17:00
- Nakshatra Swati until 18:14 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Siddhi until 04:27 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 17:00, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Aries
- 17:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 17:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:14 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 04:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 04:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:27 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:54 – 13:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:58
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 04:27 – 03:43 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. 05:21 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:54 – 13:46
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:51 – 22:02
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:00 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:49 – 08:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:27 – 10:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:05 – 11:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:42 – 13:20 | Good |
| Rog | 13:20 – 14:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:58 – 16:35 | Bad |
| Char | 16:35 – 18:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:13 – 19:51 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:51 – 21:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:13 – 22:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:35 – 23:57 | Good |
| Char | 23:57 – 01:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:19 – 02:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:42 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:26 – 06:48 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
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:54 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 10:05 NowJupiter
- 11:10 NowMars
- 12:15 NowSun
- 13:20 NowVenus
- 14:25 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:35 NowSaturn
- 17:40 NowJupiter
- 18:45 NowMars
- 19:51 NowSun
- 20:45 NowVenus
- 21:40 NowMercury
- 22:35 NowMoon
- 23:30 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:25 NowJupiter
- 01:19 NowMars
- 02:14 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 06:32 Pisces
- 06:32 – 08:06 Aries
- 08:06 – 10:01 Taurus
- 10:01 – 12:16 Gemini
- 12:16 – 14:37 Cancer
- 14:37 – 16:56 Leo
- 16:56 – 19:13 Virgo
- 19:13 – 21:34 Libra
- 21:34 – 23:53 Scorpio
- 23:53 – 01:56 next day Sagittarius
- 01:56 – 03:38 next day Capricorn
- 03:38 – 05:04 next day Aquarius
- 05:04 – 06:28 next day Pisces
- 06:28 – 06:48 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