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Panchang for Houston — 19 November 2026

Shukla Dashami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrischika (Kartika)

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 — 06:49 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 Dashamiuntil 07:46 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 2until 07:26 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaHarshanauntil 07:10 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 07:48 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:49 AM
Sunset05:24 PM
Moonrise02:06 PM
Moonset01:29 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:13 AM – 06:01 AM
Amrit Kalam12:04 PM – 01:42 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:25 PM – 02:45 PM
Gulika Kalam09:27 AM – 10:47 AM
Yamaganda06:49 AM – 08:08 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta01:10 PM – 01:52 PM
Durmuhurta03:59 PM – 04:41 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:49 AM – 08:08 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:08 AM – 09:27 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:27 AM – 10:47 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:47 AM – 12:06 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:06 PM – 01:25 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:25 PM – 02:45 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:45 PM – 04:04 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:04 PM – 05:24 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:24 PM – 07:04 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:04 PM – 08:45 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:45 PM – 10:25 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:25 PM – 12:06 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:06 AM – 01:47 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:47 AM – 03:27 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:27 AM – 05:08 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:08 AM – 06:49 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