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Panchang for Houston — 10 January 2026

Krishna Ashtami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Saturday · 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 — 07:18 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 Ashtamiuntil 10:50 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraChitra · pada 1until 06:42 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaSukarmauntil 05:57 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 09:48 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:18 AM
Sunset05:41 PM
Moonrise12:20 AM
Moonset11:43 AM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:08 PM – 12:50 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:42 AM – 06:30 AM
Amrit Kalam12:55 AM – 02:41 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:53 AM – 11:11 AM
Gulika Kalam07:18 AM – 08:35 AM
Yamaganda01:47 PM – 03:05 PM
Varjyam02:18 PM – 04:04 PM
Durmuhurta10:04 AM – 10:45 AM
Durmuhurta02:13 PM – 02:54 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal07:18 AM – 08:35 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:35 AM – 09:53 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:53 AM – 11:11 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:11 AM – 12:29 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:29 PM – 01:47 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:47 PM – 03:05 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:05 PM – 04:23 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:23 PM – 05:41 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh05:41 PM – 07:23 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:23 PM – 09:05 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:05 PM – 10:47 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:47 PM – 12:29 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:29 AM – 02:11 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:11 AM – 03:53 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:53 AM – 05:35 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:35 AM – 07:18 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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