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Panchang for Houston — 26 October 2026

Krishna Pratipada tithi, Ashwini nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 07:31 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
TithiKrishna Pratipadauntil 08:32 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraAshwini · pada 4until 07:11 AMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaSiddhiuntil 12:23 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 09:54 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:31 AM
Sunset06:40 PM
Moonrise06:57 PM
Moonset07:58 AM
Moon inAries
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:55 AM – 06:43 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:54 AM – 10:18 AM
Gulika Kalam02:29 PM – 03:52 PM
Yamaganda11:41 AM – 01:05 PM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:43 PM – 01:27 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta03:41 PM – 04:26 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit07:31 AM – 08:54 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:54 AM – 10:18 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:18 AM – 11:41 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:41 AM – 01:05 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:05 PM – 02:29 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:29 PM – 03:52 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:52 PM – 05:16 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:16 PM – 06:40 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara06:40 PM – 08:16 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:16 PM – 09:52 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:52 PM – 11:29 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:29 PM – 01:05 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:05 AM – 02:41 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:41 AM – 04:18 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:18 AM – 05:54 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:54 AM – 07:31 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