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Panchang for Houston — 12 October 2026

Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Swati nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 07:21 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 Dwitiyauntil 11:43 AMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraSwati · pada 3until 01:22 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVishkumbhauntil 10:02 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 11:43 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:21 AM
Sunset06:54 PM
Moonrise09:22 AM
Moonset07:52 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:45 AM – 06:33 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:47 AM – 10:14 AM
Gulika Kalam02:34 PM – 04:00 PM
Yamaganda11:40 AM – 01:07 PM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:44 PM – 01:30 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta03:49 PM – 04:35 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit07:21 AM – 08:47 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:47 AM – 10:14 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:14 AM – 11:40 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:40 AM – 01:07 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:07 PM – 02:34 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:34 PM – 04:00 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:00 PM – 05:27 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:27 PM – 06:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara06:54 PM – 08:27 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:27 PM – 10:00 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:00 PM – 11:34 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:34 PM – 01:07 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:07 AM – 02:40 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:40 AM – 04:14 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:14 AM – 05:47 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:47 AM – 07:21 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