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Panchang for Houston — 16 October 2025

Krishna Ekadashi tithi, Magha nakshatra · Thursday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukti)Shaka Samvat 1947Kanya (Bhadrapada)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Houston (29.7604°, -95.3698°)'s own sunrise — 07:24 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiKrishna Ekadashiuntil 12:42 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraMagha · pada 1until 03:27 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShubhauntil 03:40 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 12:20 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:24 AM
Sunset06:50 PM
Moonrise03:00 AM
Moonset04:20 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:44 PM – 01:29 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:48 AM – 06:36 AM
Amrit Kalam02:19 AM – 04:01 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:32 PM – 03:58 PM
Gulika Kalam10:15 AM – 11:41 AM
Yamaganda07:24 AM – 08:49 AM
Varjyam04:12 PM – 05:54 PM
Durmuhurta02:15 PM – 03:01 PM
Durmuhurta05:18 PM – 06:04 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh07:24 AM – 08:49 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:49 AM – 10:15 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:15 AM – 11:41 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:41 AM – 01:07 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:07 PM – 02:32 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:32 PM – 03:58 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:58 PM – 05:24 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:24 PM – 06:50 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit06:50 PM – 08:24 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:24 PM – 09:58 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:58 PM – 11:32 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:32 PM – 01:07 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:07 AM – 02:41 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:41 AM – 04:15 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:15 AM – 05:49 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:49 AM – 07:24 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle