Houston panchang, 13 December 2028
Sunrise 07:09 Sunset 17:22 Moonrise 04:40 Margashirsha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:09 to 17:22- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:26 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam 10:59 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 11:55 – 12:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:55 – 12:36 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:15 – 13:32
- 12:21 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:43 Moon enters Scorpio
Night
17:22 to 07:10 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:22 – 20:07
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 23:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:55 Yoga becomes Dhriti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 23:20
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 21:23 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sukarman until 23:55
- Karana Gara until 12:21, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:21 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:43 Moon enters Scorpio
- 21:23 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 23:20 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:20 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:55 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 09:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:59 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:55 – 12:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:15 – 13:32
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. 05:19 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:55 – 12:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:22 – 20:07
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 21:23 – 07:10 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:23 – 07:10 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:09 – 08:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:26 – 09:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:42 – 10:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:59 – 12:15 | Good |
| Rog | 12:15 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:32 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Char | 14:49 – 16:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:05 – 17:22 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:22 – 19:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:05 – 20:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:49 – 22:32 | Good |
| Char | 22:32 – 00:16 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:16 – 01:59 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:59 – 03:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:43 – 05:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:26 – 07:10 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
- 07:09 NowMercury
- 08:00 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:24 NowSun
- 12:15 NowVenus
- 13:07 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:40 NowJupiter
- 16:31 NowMars
- 17:22 NowSun
- 18:31 NowVenus
- 19:40 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 23:07 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMars
- 01:25 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:43 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 06:01 NowSaturn
- 07:09 NowMercury
- 08:09 NowMoon
- 09:09 NowSaturn
- 10:09 NowJupiter
- 11:09 NowMars
- 12:09 NowSun
- 13:09 NowVenus
- 14:09 NowMercury
- 15:09 NowMoon
- 16:09 NowSaturn
- 17:09 NowJupiter
- 18:09 NowMars
- 19:09 NowSun
- 20:09 NowVenus
- 21:09 NowMercury
- 22:09 NowMoon
- 23:09 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:09 NowJupiter
- 01:09 NowMars
- 02:09 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 04:09 NowMercury
- 05:09 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 07:22 Scorpio
- 07:22 – 09:26 Sagittarius
- 09:26 – 11:07 Capricorn
- 11:07 – 12:33 Aquarius
- 12:33 – 13:57 Pisces
- 13:57 – 15:31 Aries
- 15:31 – 17:26 Taurus
- 17:26 – 19:41 Gemini
- 19:41 – 22:02 Cancer
- 22:02 – 00:21 next day Leo
- 00:21 – 02:38 next day Virgo
- 02:38 – 04:59 next day Libra
- 04:59 – 07:10 next day Scorpio
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