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Panchang for Houston — 16 September 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Wednesday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 07:07 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 12:18 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 4until 06:52 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaVishkumbhauntil 02:19 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 11:20 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:07 AM
Sunset07:26 PM
Moonrise12:35 PM
Moonset10:37 PM
Moon inScorpio
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:31 AM – 06:19 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:16 PM – 02:48 PM
Gulika Kalam11:44 AM – 01:16 PM
Yamaganda08:39 AM – 10:11 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:51 PM – 01:41 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta10:24 AM – 11:13 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh07:07 AM – 08:39 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:39 AM – 10:11 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:11 AM – 11:44 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:44 AM – 01:16 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:16 PM – 02:48 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:48 PM – 04:21 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:21 PM – 05:53 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:53 PM – 07:26 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg07:26 PM – 08:53 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:53 PM – 10:21 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:21 PM – 11:48 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:48 PM – 01:16 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:16 AM – 02:44 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:44 AM – 04:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:11 AM – 05:39 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:39 AM – 07:07 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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