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Panchang for Houston — 14 August 2026

Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Purva Phalguni nakshatra · Friday · 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 — 06:49 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 Dwitiyauntil 08:17 AMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraPurva Phalguni · pada 3until 05:12 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaShivauntil 08:39 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 08:17 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:49 AM
Sunset08:03 PM
Moonrise08:51 AM
Moonset09:16 PM
Moon inLeo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:59 PM – 01:52 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:13 AM – 06:01 AM
Amrit Kalam11:50 AM – 01:23 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:46 AM – 01:26 PM
Gulika Kalam08:28 AM – 10:07 AM
Yamaganda04:44 PM – 06:23 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:06 PM – 12:59 PM
Durmuhurta03:38 PM – 04:31 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara06:49 AM – 08:28 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:28 AM – 10:07 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:07 AM – 11:46 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:46 AM – 01:26 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:26 PM – 03:05 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:05 PM – 04:44 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:44 PM – 06:23 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:23 PM – 08:03 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog08:03 PM – 09:23 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:23 PM – 10:44 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:44 PM – 12:05 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:05 AM – 01:26 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:26 AM – 02:46 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:46 AM – 04:07 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:07 AM – 05:28 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:28 AM – 06:49 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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