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Panchang for Houston — 23 August 2026

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Mula nakshatra · Sunday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)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 — 06:54 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 Ekadashiuntil 05:49 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraMula · pada 4until 07:14 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaPritiuntil 08:34 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 05:49 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:54 AM
Sunset07:54 PM
Moonrise05:21 PM
Moonset02:24 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:58 PM – 01:50 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:18 AM – 06:06 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:16 PM – 07:54 PM
Gulika Kalam04:39 PM – 06:16 PM
Yamaganda01:24 PM – 03:01 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta06:10 PM – 07:02 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg06:54 AM – 08:31 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:31 AM – 10:09 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:09 AM – 11:46 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:46 AM – 01:24 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:24 PM – 03:01 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:01 PM – 04:39 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:39 PM – 06:16 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:16 PM – 07:54 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh07:54 PM – 09:16 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:16 PM – 10:39 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:39 PM – 12:01 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:01 AM – 01:24 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:24 AM – 02:46 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:46 AM – 04:09 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:09 AM – 05:31 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:31 AM – 06:54 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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