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Panchang for Houston — 22 October 2026

Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Thursday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 — 07:28 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 Dwadashiuntil 04:06 AMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 4until 10:19 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVriddhiuntil 01:09 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 04:18 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:28 AM
Sunset06:44 PM
Moonrise04:40 PM
Moonset03:46 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:43 PM – 01:28 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:52 AM – 06:40 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:30 PM – 03:55 PM
Gulika Kalam10:17 AM – 11:41 AM
Yamaganda07:28 AM – 08:52 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:13 PM – 02:58 PM
Durmuhurta05:13 PM – 05:58 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh07:28 AM – 08:52 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:52 AM – 10:17 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:17 AM – 11:41 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:41 AM – 01:06 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:06 PM – 02:30 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:30 PM – 03:55 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:55 PM – 05:19 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:19 PM – 06:44 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit06:44 PM – 08:19 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:19 PM – 09:55 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:55 PM – 11:30 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:30 PM – 01:06 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:06 AM – 02:41 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:41 AM – 04:17 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:17 AM – 05:52 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:52 AM – 07:28 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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