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Panchang for Houston — 12 December 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Saturday · 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 — 07:07 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 Chaturthiuntil 05:18 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraUttara Ashadha · pada 3until 06:42 PMSthira nakshatra — Griha-pravesh, planting, coronation, long-term & permanent works.
YogaDhruvauntil 12:44 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 03:58 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:07 AM
Sunset05:23 PM
Moonrise10:05 AM
Moonset08:32 PM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:54 AM – 12:35 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:31 AM – 06:19 AM
Amrit Kalam12:35 PM – 02:24 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:41 AM – 10:58 AM
Gulika Kalam07:07 AM – 08:24 AM
Yamaganda01:32 PM – 02:49 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta09:51 AM – 10:32 AM
Durmuhurta01:57 PM – 02:38 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal07:07 AM – 08:24 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:24 AM – 09:41 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:41 AM – 10:58 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:58 AM – 12:15 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:15 PM – 01:32 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:32 PM – 02:49 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:49 PM – 04:06 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:06 PM – 05:23 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh05:23 PM – 07:06 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit07:06 PM – 08:49 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:49 PM – 10:32 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:32 PM – 12:15 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:15 AM – 01:58 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:58 AM – 03:41 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:41 AM – 05:24 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:24 AM – 07:07 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