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Panchang for Houston — 18 October 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Sunday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)

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 — 07:25 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 Ashtamiuntil 12:22 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraUttara Ashadha · pada 1until 05:08 AMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaSukarmauntil 01:26 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 11:12 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:25 AM
Sunset06:48 PM
Moonrise02:32 PM
Moonset12:52 AM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:43 PM – 01:29 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:49 AM – 06:37 AM
Amrit Kalam11:24 PM – 01:12 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam05:22 PM – 06:48 PM
Gulika Kalam03:57 PM – 05:22 PM
Yamaganda01:06 PM – 02:31 PM
Varjyam12:41 PM – 02:28 PM
Durmuhurta05:16 PM – 06:02 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg07:25 AM – 08:50 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:50 AM – 10:15 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:15 AM – 11:41 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:41 AM – 01:06 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:06 PM – 02:31 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:31 PM – 03:57 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:57 PM – 05:22 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:22 PM – 06:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh06:48 PM – 08:22 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:22 PM – 09:57 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:57 PM – 11:31 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:31 PM – 01:06 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:06 AM – 02:41 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:41 AM – 04:15 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:15 AM – 05:50 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:50 AM – 07:25 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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