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Panchang for Houston — 2 January 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra · Friday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

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 — 07:17 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
TithiShukla Chaturdashiuntil 07:23 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraMrigashira · pada 4until 08:34 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaBrahmauntil 09:35 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 07:23 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:17 AM
Sunset05:35 PM
Moonrise04:54 PM
Moonset06:37 AM
Moon inGemini
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:05 PM – 12:46 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:41 AM – 06:29 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:08 AM – 12:26 PM
Gulika Kalam08:34 AM – 09:51 AM
Yamaganda03:00 PM – 04:17 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:24 AM – 12:05 PM
Durmuhurta02:09 PM – 02:50 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara07:17 AM – 08:34 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:34 AM – 09:51 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:51 AM – 11:08 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:08 AM – 12:26 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:26 PM – 01:43 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:43 PM – 03:00 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:00 PM – 04:17 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:17 PM – 05:35 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog05:35 PM – 07:17 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:17 PM – 09:00 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:00 PM – 10:43 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:43 PM – 12:26 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:26 AM – 02:08 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:08 AM – 03:51 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:51 AM – 05:34 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:34 AM – 07:17 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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