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Panchang for Houston — 23 July 2026

Shukla Dashami tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Thursday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 — 06:36 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 Dashamiuntil 10:43 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 3until 03:12 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaShubhauntil 08:50 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 09:36 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:36 AM
Sunset08:20 PM
Moonrise03:59 PM
Moonset01:24 AM
Moon inLibra
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta01:00 PM – 01:55 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:00 AM – 05:48 AM
Amrit Kalam06:00 AM – 07:47 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:11 PM – 04:54 PM
Gulika Kalam10:02 AM – 11:45 AM
Yamaganda06:36 AM – 08:19 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:50 PM – 03:45 PM
Durmuhurta06:30 PM – 07:25 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:36 AM – 08:19 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:19 AM – 10:02 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:02 AM – 11:45 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:45 AM – 01:28 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:28 PM – 03:11 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:11 PM – 04:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:54 PM – 06:37 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:37 PM – 08:20 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit08:20 PM – 09:37 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:37 PM – 10:54 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:54 PM – 12:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:11 AM – 01:28 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:28 AM – 02:45 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:45 AM – 04:02 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:02 AM – 05:19 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:19 AM – 06:36 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