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Panchang for Houston — 14 October 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Anuradha nakshatra · Wednesday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 07:22 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 02:43 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraAnuradha · pada 3until 05:33 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaAyushmanuntil 10:09 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 02:43 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:22 AM
Sunset06:52 PM
Moonrise11:20 AM
Moonset09:16 PM
Moon inScorpio
Sun inVirgo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:46 AM – 06:34 AM
Amrit Kalam04:48 AM – 07:27 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:07 PM – 02:33 PM
Gulika Kalam11:40 AM – 01:07 PM
Yamaganda08:48 AM – 10:14 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:44 PM – 01:30 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta10:26 AM – 11:12 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh07:22 AM – 08:48 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:48 AM – 10:14 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:14 AM – 11:40 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:40 AM – 01:07 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:07 PM – 02:33 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:33 PM – 03:59 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:59 PM – 05:25 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:25 PM – 06:52 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg06:52 PM – 08:25 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:25 PM – 09:59 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:59 PM – 11:33 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:33 PM – 01:07 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:07 AM – 02:40 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:40 AM – 04:14 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:14 AM – 05:48 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:48 AM – 07:22 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