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Panchang for Houston — 12 January 2026

Krishna Dashami tithi, Swati nakshatra · Monday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 Dashamiuntil 03:48 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraSwati · pada 4until 09:35 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaDhritiuntil 06:42 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 02:30 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:18 AM
Sunset05:42 PM
Moonrise02:11 AM
Moonset12:44 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:42 AM – 06:30 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:36 AM – 09:54 AM
Gulika Kalam01:48 PM – 03:06 PM
Yamaganda11:12 AM – 12:30 PM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:09 PM – 12:50 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:55 PM – 03:37 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit07:18 AM – 08:36 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:36 AM – 09:54 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:54 AM – 11:12 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:12 AM – 12:30 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:30 PM – 01:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:48 PM – 03:06 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:06 PM – 04:24 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:24 PM – 05:42 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:42 PM – 07:24 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:24 PM – 09:06 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:06 PM – 10:48 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:48 PM – 12:30 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:30 AM – 02:12 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:12 AM – 03:54 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:54 AM – 05:36 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:36 AM – 07:18 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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