Houston panchang, 15 October 2028
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 04:35 Ashwin month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:24 to 18:49- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:44 – 13:29
- Yamaganda 13:06 – 14:32
- Gulika Kalam 15:57 – 17:23
- Durmuhurta 17:17 – 18:03
- Rahu Kalam 17:23 – 18:49
- 08:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 08:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Night
18:49 to 07:25 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:49 – 21:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:44 – 06:34 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:48 Moon enters Virgo
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:15 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 08:47
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 15:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Brahma until 03:19 next day
- Karana Taitila until 08:47, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 08:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 19:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:48 Moon enters Virgo
- 03:19 next day Yoga becomes Indra
- 05:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:15 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:06 – 14:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:57 – 17:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:17 – 18:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:23 – 18:49
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. 05:44 – 06:34
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:44 – 13:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 21:20
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:29 – 07:25 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:24 – 08:50 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:50 – 10:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:15 – 11:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:41 – 13:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:06 – 14:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:32 – 15:57 | Good |
| Rog | 15:57 – 17:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:23 – 18:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:49 – 20:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:23 – 21:58 | Good |
| Char | 21:58 – 23:32 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:32 – 01:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:07 – 02:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:41 – 04:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:16 – 05:50 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:50 – 07:25 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
- 07:24 NowSun
- 08:21 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:15 NowMoon
- 11:12 NowSaturn
- 12:09 NowJupiter
- 13:06 NowMars
- 14:03 NowSun
- 15:00 NowVenus
- 15:57 NowMercury
- 16:55 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 20:55 NowSun
- 21:58 NowVenus
- 23:01 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMoon
- 01:07 NowSaturn
- 02:10 NowJupiter
- 03:13 NowMars
- 04:16 NowSun
- 05:19 NowVenus
- 06:22 NowMercury
- 07:24 NowSun
- 08:24 NowVenus
- 09:24 NowMercury
- 10:24 NowMoon
- 11:24 NowSaturn
- 12:24 NowJupiter
- 13:24 NowMars
- 14:24 NowSun
- 15:24 NowVenus
- 16:24 NowMercury
- 17:24 NowMoon
- 18:24 NowSaturn
- 19:24 NowJupiter
- 20:24 NowMars
- 21:24 NowSun
- 22:24 NowVenus
- 23:24 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMoon
- 01:24 NowSaturn
- 02:24 NowJupiter
- 03:24 NowMars
- 04:24 NowSun
- 05:24 NowVenus
- 06:24 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:44 – 07:34 Virgo
- 07:34 – 09:55 Libra
- 09:55 – 12:14 Scorpio
- 12:14 – 14:18 Sagittarius
- 14:18 – 15:59 Capricorn
- 15:59 – 17:25 Aquarius
- 17:25 – 18:49 Pisces
- 18:49 – 20:23 Aries
- 20:23 – 22:18 Taurus
- 22:18 – 00:33 next day Gemini
- 00:33 – 02:54 next day Cancer
- 02:54 – 05:13 next day Leo
- 05:13 – 07:25 next day Virgo
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