Houston panchang, 21 February 2028
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 18:13 Moonrise 04:39 Magha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:56 to 18:13- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:21 – 09:46
- Yamaganda 11:10 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta 12:57 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam 13:59 – 15:24
- Durmuhurta 15:13 – 15:58
- 07:25 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:23 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 15:06 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:13 to 06:55 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:13 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 05:14 – 06:05 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:38 Karana becomes Gara
- 06:19 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 20:38
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 08:23 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyatipata until 06:19 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 07:25, then Taitila
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:25 Karana becomes Taitila
- 08:23 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 15:06 Moon enters Capricorn
- 20:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 20:38 Karana becomes Gara
- 06:19 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:30 – 06:19 next day
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:21 – 09:46
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:10 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:57 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:59 – 15:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:13 – 15:58
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:56 – 08:23
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:23 – 04:35 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:35 – 06:55 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. 05:14 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:12 – 12:57
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:13 – 20:46
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:56 – 08:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:21 – 09:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:46 – 11:10 | Good |
| Rog | 11:10 – 12:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:35 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Char | 13:59 – 15:24 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:24 – 16:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:49 – 18:13 | Good |
| Char | 18:13 – 19:48 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:48 – 21:24 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:24 – 22:59 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:59 – 00:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:34 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:10 – 03:45 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:45 – 05:20 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:20 – 06:55 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
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:53 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:46 NowMars
- 10:42 NowSun
- 11:38 NowVenus
- 12:35 NowMercury
- 13:31 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:24 NowJupiter
- 16:20 NowMars
- 17:17 NowSun
- 18:13 NowVenus
- 19:17 NowMercury
- 20:20 NowMoon
- 21:24 NowSaturn
- 22:27 NowJupiter
- 23:31 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSun
- 01:38 NowVenus
- 02:41 NowMercury
- 03:45 NowMoon
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:52 NowJupiter
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 06:35 Capricorn
- 06:35 – 08:01 Aquarius
- 08:01 – 09:25 Pisces
- 09:25 – 10:59 Aries
- 10:59 – 12:54 Taurus
- 12:54 – 15:09 Gemini
- 15:09 – 17:30 Cancer
- 17:30 – 19:49 Leo
- 19:49 – 22:06 Virgo
- 22:06 – 00:27 next day Libra
- 00:27 – 02:46 next day Scorpio
- 02:46 – 04:49 next day Sagittarius
- 04:49 – 06:31 next day Capricorn
- 06:31 – 06:55 next day Aquarius
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