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Panchang for Houston — 22 January 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Makara (Pausha)

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 — 07:16 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 Chaturthiuntil 02:58 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 1until 03:03 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVariyanauntil 06:07 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 02:58 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:16 AM
Sunset05:51 PM
Moonrise09:42 AM
Moonset09:43 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inCapricorn
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:12 PM – 12:54 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:40 AM – 06:28 AM
Amrit Kalam08:17 PM – 09:53 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:52 PM – 03:12 PM
Gulika Kalam09:54 AM – 11:14 AM
Yamaganda07:16 AM – 08:35 AM
Varjyam10:39 AM – 12:16 PM
Durmuhurta01:37 PM – 02:19 PM
Durmuhurta04:26 PM – 05:08 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh07:16 AM – 08:35 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:35 AM – 09:54 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:54 AM – 11:14 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:14 AM – 12:33 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:33 PM – 01:52 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:52 PM – 03:12 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:12 PM – 04:31 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:31 PM – 05:51 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:51 PM – 07:31 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:31 PM – 09:12 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:12 PM – 10:52 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:52 PM – 12:33 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:33 AM – 02:14 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:14 AM – 03:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:54 AM – 05:35 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:35 AM – 07:16 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