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Panchang for Houston — 18 December 2026

Shukla Navami tithi, Revati nakshatra · Friday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)

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 — 07:11 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 Navamiuntil 11:44 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraRevati · pada 1until 04:28 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaVariyanauntil 11:05 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 11:44 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:11 AM
Sunset05:26 PM
Moonrise01:04 PM
Moonset01:13 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inSagittarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:58 AM – 12:39 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:35 AM – 06:23 AM
Amrit Kalam03:16 AM – 04:51 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:01 AM – 12:18 PM
Gulika Kalam08:27 AM – 09:44 AM
Yamaganda02:52 PM – 04:09 PM
Varjyam05:46 PM – 07:21 PM
Durmuhurta11:17 AM – 11:58 AM
Durmuhurta02:01 PM – 02:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara07:11 AM – 08:27 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:27 AM – 09:44 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:44 AM – 11:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:01 AM – 12:18 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:18 PM – 01:35 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:35 PM – 02:52 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:52 PM – 04:09 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:09 PM – 05:26 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog05:26 PM – 07:09 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:09 PM – 08:52 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:52 PM – 10:35 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:35 PM – 12:18 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:18 AM – 02:01 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:01 AM – 03:44 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:44 AM – 05:27 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:27 AM – 07:11 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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