Houston panchang, 5 January 2029
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 17:35 Moonrise 23:14 Pausha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 17:35- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:35 – 09:52
- Durmuhurta 09:22 – 10:03
- Rahu Kalam 11:10 – 12:27
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:06 – 12:47
- Durmuhurta 12:47 – 13:28
- Yamaganda 15:01 – 16:18
- 10:36 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 11:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:12 Moon enters Virgo
Night
17:35 to 07:18 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:35 – 20:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:29 – 06:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:55 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 22:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 22:43 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 22:43
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 10:36 · lord Venus
- Yoga Saubhagya until 18:55
- Karana Gara until 11:52, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:36 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 11:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:12 Moon enters Virgo
- 18:55 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 22:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 22:43 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 09:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:22 – 10:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:10 – 12:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:47 – 13:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:01 – 16:18
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 – 06:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:06 – 12:47
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:35 – 20:20
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 10:36
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 10:36
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:18 – 22:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:36 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:18 – 08:35 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:35 – 09:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:52 – 11:10 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:10 – 12:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:27 – 13:44 | Good |
| Rog | 13:44 – 15:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:01 – 16:18 | Bad |
| Char | 16:18 – 17:35 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:35 – 19:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:18 – 21:01 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:01 – 22:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:44 – 00:27 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:27 – 02:10 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:10 – 03:53 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:53 – 05:35 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:35 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:10 NowMercury
- 09:01 NowMoon
- 09:52 NowSaturn
- 10:44 NowJupiter
- 11:35 NowMars
- 12:27 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:09 NowMercury
- 15:01 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:35 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 21:01 NowMercury
- 22:10 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:35 NowMars
- 02:44 NowSun
- 03:53 NowVenus
- 05:01 NowMercury
- 06:10 NowMoon
- 07:18 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:18 NowJupiter
- 12:18 NowMars
- 13:18 NowSun
- 14:18 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:18 NowMoon
- 17:18 NowSaturn
- 18:18 NowJupiter
- 19:18 NowMars
- 20:18 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:18 NowMercury
- 23:18 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSaturn
- 01:18 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:18 NowSun
- 04:18 NowVenus
- 05:18 NowMercury
- 06:18 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:52 Scorpio
- 05:52 – 07:55 Sagittarius
- 07:55 – 09:37 Capricorn
- 09:37 – 11:03 Aquarius
- 11:03 – 12:27 Pisces
- 12:27 – 14:01 Aries
- 14:01 – 15:56 Taurus
- 15:56 – 18:11 Gemini
- 18:11 – 20:32 Cancer
- 20:32 – 22:50 Leo
- 22:50 – 01:08 next day Virgo
- 01:08 – 03:29 next day Libra
- 03:29 – 05:48 next day Scorpio
- 05:48 – 07:18 next day Sagittarius
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