Houston panchang, 24 January 2028
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 17:50 Moonrise 05:58 Pausha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:16 to 17:50- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:35 – 09:55
- Yamaganda 11:14 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 12:54
- Durmuhurta 12:54 – 13:37
- Gulika Kalam 13:52 – 15:12
- Durmuhurta 15:01 – 15:43
- 17:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
17:50 to 07:16 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:50 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:28 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
- 02:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 06:47 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:47 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 06:47 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 02:29 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 01:20 next day
- Karana Vishti until 17:40, then Shakuni
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 17:40 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 01:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
- 02:29 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 06:47 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 06:47 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 09:55
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:14 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:54 – 13:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:52 – 15:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:01 – 15:43
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:20 – 02:32 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:16 – 02:29 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 02:29 – 07:16 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. 05:28 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:12 – 12:54
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:50 – 20:31
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:16 – 08:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:35 – 09:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:55 – 11:14 | Good |
| Rog | 11:14 – 12:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:33 – 13:52 | Bad |
| Char | 13:52 – 15:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:12 – 16:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:31 – 17:50 | Good |
| Char | 17:50 – 19:31 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:31 – 21:12 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:12 – 22:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:52 – 00:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:33 – 02:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:14 – 03:54 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:54 – 05:35 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:35 – 07:16 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:16 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 09:55 NowMars
- 10:47 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:33 NowMercury
- 13:26 NowMoon
- 14:19 NowSaturn
- 15:12 NowJupiter
- 16:05 NowMars
- 16:57 NowSun
- 17:50 NowVenus
- 18:57 NowMercury
- 20:04 NowMoon
- 21:12 NowSaturn
- 22:19 NowJupiter
- 23:26 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:33 NowSun
- 01:40 NowVenus
- 02:47 NowMercury
- 03:54 NowMoon
- 05:01 NowSaturn
- 06:08 NowJupiter
- 07:16 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:16 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:16 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:16 NowSaturn
- 16:16 NowJupiter
- 17:16 NowMars
- 18:16 NowSun
- 19:16 NowVenus
- 20:16 NowMercury
- 21:16 NowMoon
- 22:16 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMars
- 01:16 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:16 NowMoon
- 05:16 NowSaturn
- 06:16 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:43 Sagittarius
- 06:43 – 08:25 Capricorn
- 08:25 – 09:51 Aquarius
- 09:51 – 11:15 Pisces
- 11:15 – 12:49 Aries
- 12:49 – 14:44 Taurus
- 14:44 – 16:59 Gemini
- 16:59 – 19:20 Cancer
- 19:20 – 21:39 Leo
- 21:39 – 23:56 Virgo
- 23:56 – 02:17 next day Libra
- 02:17 – 04:36 next day Scorpio
- 04:36 – 06:40 next day Sagittarius
- 06:40 – 07:16 next day Capricorn
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