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Panchang for Houston — 18 January 2027

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Monday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Makara (Pausha)

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 — 07:17 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 Ekadashiuntil 08:20 PMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 4until 09:35 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaShuklauntil 06:43 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 09:43 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:17 AM
Sunset05:47 PM
Moonrise01:45 PM
Moonset03:17 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inCapricorn
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Hemanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:41 AM – 06:29 AM
Amrit Kalam08:39 AM – 10:08 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:35 AM – 09:54 AM
Gulika Kalam01:50 PM – 03:09 PM
Yamaganda11:13 AM – 12:32 PM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:11 PM – 12:53 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta02:59 PM – 03:41 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit07:17 AM – 08:35 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:35 AM – 09:54 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:54 AM – 11:13 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:13 AM – 12:32 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:32 PM – 01:50 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:50 PM – 03:09 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:09 PM – 04:28 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:28 PM – 05:47 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara05:47 PM – 07:28 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:28 PM – 09:09 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:09 PM – 10:50 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:50 PM – 12:32 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:32 AM – 02:13 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:13 AM – 03:54 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:54 AM – 05:35 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:35 AM – 07:17 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