Houston panchang, 12 January 2028
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 17:40 Moonrise 18:36 Pausha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:19 to 17:40- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:36 – 09:54
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta 12:09 – 12:50
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:09 – 12:50 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:29 – 13:47
- 07:51 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 08:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:40 to 07:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:40 – 20:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 18:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:21 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 04:53 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 18:37
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 07:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vishkambha until 02:21 next day
- Karana Balava until 08:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:51 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 08:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 18:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:21 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 04:53 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:23 – 06:25
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:25 – 07:37
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:36 – 09:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:09 – 12:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:29 – 13:47
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. 05:29 – 06:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:09 – 12:50
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:40 – 20:24
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 18:37 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:19 – 08:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:36 – 09:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:54 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:29 | Good |
| Rog | 12:29 – 13:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:47 – 15:05 | Bad |
| Char | 15:05 – 16:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:22 – 17:40 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:40 – 19:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:22 – 21:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:05 – 22:47 | Good |
| Char | 22:47 – 00:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:29 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:54 – 05:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:36 – 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
- 07:19 NowMercury
- 08:10 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 09:54 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:37 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:21 NowMercury
- 14:13 NowMoon
- 15:05 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 17:40 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 21:05 NowMoon
- 22:13 NowSaturn
- 23:21 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:10 NowSaturn
- 07:19 NowMercury
- 08:19 NowMoon
- 09:19 NowSaturn
- 10:19 NowJupiter
- 11:19 NowMars
- 12:19 NowSun
- 13:19 NowVenus
- 14:19 NowMercury
- 15:19 NowMoon
- 16:19 NowSaturn
- 17:19 NowJupiter
- 18:19 NowMars
- 19:19 NowSun
- 20:19 NowVenus
- 21:19 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:19 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:19 NowJupiter
- 01:19 NowMars
- 02:19 NowSun
- 03:19 NowVenus
- 04:19 NowMercury
- 05:19 NowMoon
- 06:19 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:29 – 07:31 Sagittarius
- 07:31 – 09:12 Capricorn
- 09:12 – 10:38 Aquarius
- 10:38 – 12:02 Pisces
- 12:02 – 13:36 Aries
- 13:36 – 15:31 Taurus
- 15:31 – 17:46 Gemini
- 17:46 – 20:07 Cancer
- 20:07 – 22:26 Leo
- 22:26 – 00:43 next day Virgo
- 00:43 – 03:04 next day Libra
- 03:04 – 05:23 next day Scorpio
- 05:23 – 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