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Panchang for Houston — 16 July 2026

Shukla Tritiya tithi, Ashlesha nakshatra · Thursday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Mithuna (Jyeshtha)

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 — 06:32 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 Tritiyauntil 07:58 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraAshlesha · pada 4until 09:22 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSiddhiuntil 02:52 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 09:06 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:32 AM
Sunset08:23 PM
Moonrise09:02 AM
Moonset10:17 PM
Moon inCancer
Sun inGemini
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:59 PM – 01:55 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:56 AM – 05:44 AM
Amrit Kalam08:25 AM – 09:54 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:11 PM – 04:55 PM
Gulika Kalam09:59 AM – 11:43 AM
Yamaganda06:32 AM – 08:15 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:50 PM – 03:46 PM
Durmuhurta06:32 PM – 07:27 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:32 AM – 08:15 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:15 AM – 09:59 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:59 AM – 11:43 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:43 AM – 01:27 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:27 PM – 03:11 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:11 PM – 04:55 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:55 PM – 06:39 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:39 PM – 08:23 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit08:23 PM – 09:39 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:39 PM – 10:55 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:55 PM – 12:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:11 AM – 01:27 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:27 AM – 02:43 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:43 AM – 03:59 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:59 AM – 05:15 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:15 AM – 06:32 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