VedicSpace · वेधशाला

VedicSpacePanchangHouston › 2026-08-18

Panchang for Houston — 18 August 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra · Tuesday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Simha (Shravana)

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 — 06:51 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 Shashthiuntil 07:21 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraSwati · pada 2until 08:17 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShuklauntil 04:53 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 07:21 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:51 AM
Sunset07:59 PM
Moonrise12:50 PM
Moonset11:22 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:58 PM – 01:51 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:15 AM – 06:03 AM
Amrit Kalam11:37 AM – 01:21 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:42 PM – 06:20 PM
Gulika Kalam01:25 PM – 03:03 PM
Yamaganda10:08 AM – 11:46 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:06 PM – 12:58 PM
Durmuhurta03:36 PM – 04:28 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:51 AM – 08:29 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:29 AM – 10:08 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:08 AM – 11:46 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:46 AM – 01:25 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:25 PM – 03:03 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:03 PM – 04:42 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:42 PM – 06:20 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:20 PM – 07:59 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal07:59 PM – 09:20 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:20 PM – 10:42 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:42 PM – 12:03 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:03 AM – 01:25 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:25 AM – 02:46 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:46 AM – 04:08 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:08 AM – 05:29 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:29 AM – 06:51 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Open the live Panchang app →

Other dates

Panchang for other cities

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