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Panchang for Houston — 24 October 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Saturday · 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 — 07:29 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 Chaturdashiuntil 01:26 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada · pada 4until 10:02 AMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaVyaghatauntil 09:31 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaGarauntil 02:21 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:29 AM
Sunset06:42 PM
Moonrise05:41 PM
Moonset05:46 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:43 PM – 01:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:53 AM – 06:41 AM
Amrit Kalam06:52 AM – 08:25 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:17 AM – 11:41 AM
Gulika Kalam07:29 AM – 08:53 AM
Yamaganda02:29 PM – 03:53 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:28 AM – 11:13 AM
Durmuhurta02:57 PM – 03:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal07:29 AM – 08:53 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:53 AM – 10:17 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:17 AM – 11:41 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:41 AM – 01:05 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:05 PM – 02:29 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:29 PM – 03:53 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:53 PM – 05:17 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:17 PM – 06:42 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh06:42 PM – 08:17 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:17 PM – 09:53 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:53 PM – 11:29 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:29 PM – 01:05 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:05 AM – 02:41 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:41 AM – 04:17 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:17 AM – 05:53 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:53 AM – 07:29 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