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Panchang for Houston — 3 October 2026

Krishna Ashtami tithi, Ardra nakshatra · Saturday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kanya (Bhadrapada)

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 — 07:16 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
TithiKrishna Ashtamiuntil 07:22 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraArdra · pada 3until 02:59 PMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaParighauntil 02:02 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 08:25 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:16 AM
Sunset07:05 PM
Moonrise01:02 AM
Moonset02:34 PM
Moon inGemini
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:46 PM – 01:34 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:40 AM – 06:28 AM
Amrit Kalam06:50 AM – 08:20 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:13 AM – 11:41 AM
Gulika Kalam07:16 AM – 08:44 AM
Yamaganda02:39 PM – 04:07 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:25 AM – 11:12 AM
Durmuhurta03:08 PM – 03:55 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal07:16 AM – 08:44 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:44 AM – 10:13 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:13 AM – 11:41 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:41 AM – 01:10 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:10 PM – 02:39 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:39 PM – 04:07 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:07 PM – 05:36 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:36 PM – 07:05 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh07:05 PM – 08:36 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:36 PM – 10:07 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:07 PM – 11:39 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:39 PM – 01:10 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:10 AM – 02:41 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:41 AM – 04:13 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:13 AM – 05:44 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:44 AM – 07:16 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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