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Panchang for Houston — 7 August 2026

Krishna Navami tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Friday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 06:44 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 Navamiuntil 06:07 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 4until 08:13 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaDhruvauntil 10:32 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 06:07 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:44 AM
Sunset08:10 PM
Moonrise01:07 AM
Moonset03:42 PM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta01:00 PM – 01:53 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:08 AM – 05:56 AM
Amrit Kalam06:43 AM – 08:12 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:46 AM – 01:27 PM
Gulika Kalam08:24 AM – 10:05 AM
Yamaganda04:48 PM – 06:29 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:06 PM – 01:00 PM
Durmuhurta03:41 PM – 04:35 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara06:44 AM – 08:24 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:24 AM – 10:05 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:05 AM – 11:46 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:46 AM – 01:27 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:27 PM – 03:07 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:07 PM – 04:48 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:48 PM – 06:29 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:29 PM – 08:10 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog08:10 PM – 09:29 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:29 PM – 10:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:48 PM – 12:07 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:07 AM – 01:27 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:27 AM – 02:46 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:46 AM – 04:05 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:05 AM – 05:24 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:24 AM – 06:44 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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