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Panchang for Houston — 14 September 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Swati nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 07:05 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 Chaturthiuntil 09:14 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraSwati · pada 1until 04:51 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaIndrauntil 01:50 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 08:51 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:05 AM
Sunset07:28 PM
Moonrise10:36 AM
Moonset09:19 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:29 AM – 06:17 AM
Amrit Kalam08:36 PM – 10:17 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:37 AM – 10:10 AM
Gulika Kalam02:49 PM – 04:22 PM
Yamaganda11:43 AM – 01:16 PM
Varjyam10:24 AM – 12:06 PM
Abhijit Muhurta12:51 PM – 01:41 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta04:09 PM – 04:59 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit07:05 AM – 08:37 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:37 AM – 10:10 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:10 AM – 11:43 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:43 AM – 01:16 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:16 PM – 02:49 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:49 PM – 04:22 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:22 PM – 05:55 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:55 PM – 07:28 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara07:28 PM – 08:55 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:55 PM – 10:22 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:22 PM – 11:49 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:49 PM – 01:16 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:16 AM – 02:43 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:43 AM – 04:10 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:10 AM – 05:37 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:37 AM – 07:05 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