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Panchang for Houston — 21 October 2025

Krishna Amavasya tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Tuesday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukti)Shaka Samvat 1947Tula (Ashvina)

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 — 07:27 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 Amavasyauntil 07:25 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraChitra · pada 4until 12:28 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaVishkumbhauntil 04:46 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaNagauntil 07:25 AMFixed karana — harsh / cruel deeds only.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:27 AM
Sunset06:44 PM
Moonrise07:39 AM
Moonset06:37 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:42 PM – 01:28 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:51 AM – 06:39 AM
Amrit Kalam06:47 AM – 08:34 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:54 PM – 05:19 PM
Gulika Kalam01:05 PM – 02:30 PM
Yamaganda10:16 AM – 11:40 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:57 AM – 12:42 PM
Durmuhurta02:58 PM – 03:43 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog07:27 AM – 08:51 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:51 AM – 10:16 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:16 AM – 11:40 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:40 AM – 01:05 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:05 PM – 02:30 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:30 PM – 03:54 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:54 PM – 05:19 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:19 PM – 06:44 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal06:44 PM – 08:19 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:19 PM – 09:54 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:54 PM – 11:30 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:30 PM – 01:05 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:05 AM – 02:40 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:40 AM – 04:16 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:16 AM – 05:51 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:51 AM – 07:27 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

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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