Houston panchang, 20 July 2028
Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 20:20 Moonrise 04:49 Ashadha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:35 to 20:20- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:35 – 08:18
- Gulika Kalam 10:01 – 11:44
- Durmuhurta 11:10 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 13:00 – 13:55
- Rahu Kalam 15:10 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta 16:40 – 17:35
- 14:01 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 18:18 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 20:13 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Night
20:20 to 06:35 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 20:20 – 22:23
- Brahma Muhurta 05:13 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:48 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:48 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 00:48 next day
- Nakshatra Ardra until 20:13 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vyaghata until 18:18
- Karana Vishti until 14:01, then Shakuni
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 14:01 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 18:18 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 20:13 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:48 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 00:48 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:35 – 08:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:01 – 11:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:10 – 12:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:10 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:40 – 17:35
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:35 – 20:13
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. 05:13 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 20:20 – 22:23
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 20:13 – 06:35 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 20:13 – 06:35 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:48 – 06:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:35 – 08:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:18 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:01 – 11:44 | Bad |
| Char | 11:44 – 13:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:27 – 15:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:10 – 16:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:53 – 18:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:36 – 20:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:20 – 21:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 21:37 – 22:54 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:54 – 00:11 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:11 – 01:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:28 – 02:45 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:45 – 04:02 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:02 – 05:18 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:18 – 06:35 next day | Good |
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
- 06:35 NowJupiter
- 07:44 NowMars
- 08:52 NowSun
- 10:01 NowVenus
- 11:10 NowMercury
- 12:19 NowMoon
- 13:27 NowSaturn
- 14:36 NowJupiter
- 15:45 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 18:02 NowVenus
- 19:11 NowMercury
- 20:20 NowMoon
- 21:11 NowSaturn
- 22:02 NowJupiter
- 22:54 NowMars
- 23:45 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:36 NowVenus
- 01:28 NowMercury
- 02:19 NowMoon
- 03:10 NowSaturn
- 04:02 NowJupiter
- 04:53 NowMars
- 05:44 NowSun
- 06:35 NowJupiter
- 07:35 NowMars
- 08:35 NowSun
- 09:35 NowVenus
- 10:35 NowMercury
- 11:35 NowMoon
- 12:35 NowSaturn
- 13:35 NowJupiter
- 14:35 NowMars
- 15:35 NowSun
- 16:35 NowVenus
- 17:35 NowMercury
- 18:35 NowMoon
- 19:35 NowSaturn
- 20:35 NowJupiter
- 21:35 NowMars
- 22:35 NowSun
- 23:35 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMercury
- 01:35 NowMoon
- 02:35 NowSaturn
- 03:35 NowJupiter
- 04:35 NowMars
- 05:35 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 06:19 Gemini
- 06:19 – 08:40 Cancer
- 08:40 – 10:59 Leo
- 10:59 – 13:16 Virgo
- 13:16 – 15:37 Libra
- 15:37 – 17:56 Scorpio
- 17:56 – 20:00 Sagittarius
- 20:00 – 21:41 Capricorn
- 21:41 – 23:07 Aquarius
- 23:07 – 00:31 next day Pisces
- 00:31 – 02:05 next day Aries
- 02:05 – 04:00 next day Taurus
- 04:00 – 06:15 next day Gemini
- 06:15 – 06:35 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