Houston panchang, 28 July 2027
Sunrise 06:39 Sunset 20:16 Moonrise 01:24 Ashadha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:39 to 20:16- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:21 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam 11:45 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta 13:00 – 13:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:55 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:27 – 15:09
- 10:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:28 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
20:16 to 06:40 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:16 – 22:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:16 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:04 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:04 Karana becomes Bava
- 02:50 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 21:04
- Nakshatra Krittika until 18:28 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vriddhi until 02:50 next day
- Karana Vanija until 10:00, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 10:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:28 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 21:04 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:04 Karana becomes Bava
- 02:50 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:21 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:45 – 13:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:00 – 13:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:27 – 15:09
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. 05:16 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 13:00 – 13:55
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:16 – 22:20
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:39 – 18:28
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:39 – 18:28
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:28 – 06:40 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:21 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:45 – 13:27 | Good |
| Rog | 13:27 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:09 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Char | 16:51 – 18:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:33 – 20:16 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:16 – 21:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:34 – 22:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:52 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:10 – 01:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:28 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:46 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:22 – 06:40 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
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:11 NowMars
- 12:19 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:35 NowMercury
- 15:43 NowMoon
- 16:51 NowSaturn
- 17:59 NowJupiter
- 19:07 NowMars
- 20:16 NowSun
- 21:08 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 22:52 NowMoon
- 23:44 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:28 NowMars
- 02:20 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:39 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:39 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:39 NowVenus
- 13:39 NowMercury
- 14:39 NowMoon
- 15:39 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:39 NowMercury
- 21:39 NowMoon
- 22:39 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:39 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:16 – 05:51 Gemini
- 05:51 – 08:12 Cancer
- 08:12 – 10:30 Leo
- 10:30 – 12:48 Virgo
- 12:48 – 15:08 Libra
- 15:08 – 17:28 Scorpio
- 17:28 – 19:31 Sagittarius
- 19:31 – 21:13 Capricorn
- 21:13 – 22:39 Aquarius
- 22:39 – 00:03 next day Pisces
- 00:03 – 01:37 next day Aries
- 01:37 – 03:32 next day Taurus
- 03:32 – 05:47 next day Gemini
- 05:47 – 06:40 next day Cancer
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