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Panchang for Houston — 27 July 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 06:38 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 Chaturdashiuntil 07:49 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 1until 02:41 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVaidhritiuntil 12:25 PMMaha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works.
KaranaGarauntil 06:49 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:38 AM
Sunset08:18 PM
Moonrise07:25 PM
Moonset04:32 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:02 AM – 05:50 AM
Amrit Kalam09:59 PM – 11:45 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:20 AM – 10:03 AM
Gulika Kalam03:10 PM – 04:53 PM
Yamaganda11:45 AM – 01:28 PM
Varjyam11:18 AM – 01:05 PM
Abhijit Muhurta01:00 PM – 01:55 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta04:39 PM – 05:34 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:38 AM – 08:20 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:20 AM – 10:03 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:03 AM – 11:45 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:45 AM – 01:28 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:28 PM – 03:10 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:10 PM – 04:53 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:53 PM – 06:35 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit06:35 PM – 08:18 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara08:18 PM – 09:35 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:35 PM – 10:53 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:53 PM – 12:10 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:10 AM – 01:28 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:28 AM – 02:45 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:45 AM – 04:03 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:03 AM – 05:20 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:20 AM – 06:38 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