Houston panchang, 5 May 2027
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 19:59 Moonrise 05:42 Chaitra month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:36 to 19:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:17 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam 11:37 – 13:18
- Durmuhurta 12:51 – 13:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:51 – 13:45 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:18 – 14:58
- 07:47 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:47 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 16:02 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 18:56 Karana becomes Naga
Night
19:59 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:59 – 22:07
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:17 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 05:58 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:58 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 07:47
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 16:02 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ayushman until 01:17 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 07:47, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aries
- 07:47 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 07:47 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 16:02 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 18:56 Karana becomes Naga
- 01:17 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 05:58 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 05:58 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 09:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:37 – 13:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:51 – 13:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 14:58
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:36 – 16:02
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 16:02 – 06:35 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. 05:11 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:51 – 13:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:59 – 22:07
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:36 – 08:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:17 – 09:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:57 – 11:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:37 – 13:18 | Good |
| Rog | 13:18 – 14:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:58 – 16:39 | Bad |
| Char | 16:39 – 18:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:19 – 19:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:59 – 21:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:19 – 22:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:38 – 23:58 | Good |
| Char | 23:58 – 01:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:17 – 02:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:37 – 03:56 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:56 – 05:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:16 – 06:35 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
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:50 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 11:04 NowMars
- 12:11 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:25 NowMercury
- 15:32 NowMoon
- 16:39 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:53 NowMars
- 19:59 NowSun
- 20:52 NowVenus
- 21:45 NowMercury
- 22:38 NowMoon
- 23:31 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:10 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 03:56 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:36 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:36 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:11 – 05:37 Pisces
- 05:37 – 07:11 Aries
- 07:11 – 09:06 Taurus
- 09:06 – 11:21 Gemini
- 11:21 – 13:42 Cancer
- 13:42 – 16:01 Leo
- 16:01 – 18:18 Virgo
- 18:18 – 20:39 Libra
- 20:39 – 22:58 Scorpio
- 22:58 – 01:01 next day Sagittarius
- 01:01 – 02:43 next day Capricorn
- 02:43 – 04:09 next day Aquarius
- 04:09 – 05:33 next day Pisces
- 05:33 – 06:35 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