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Panchang for Houston — 17 February 2027

Shukla Ekadashi tithi, Ardra nakshatra · Wednesday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Kumbha (Magha)

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 — 06:59 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 06:02 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayWednesdayTrade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel.
NakshatraArdra · pada 3until 11:59 AMTikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaPritiuntil 03:08 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 06:02 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:59 AM
Sunset06:12 PM
Moonrise02:44 PM
Moonset04:16 AM
Moon inGemini
Sun inAquarius
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Shishira

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:23 AM – 06:11 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:35 PM – 01:59 PM
Gulika Kalam11:11 AM – 12:35 PM
Yamaganda08:23 AM – 09:47 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta12:13 PM – 12:57 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta09:58 AM – 10:43 AM

Day Choghadiya

Laabh06:59 AM – 08:23 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:23 AM – 09:47 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:47 AM – 11:11 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:11 AM – 12:35 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:35 PM – 01:59 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:59 PM – 03:23 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:23 PM – 04:47 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:47 PM – 06:12 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures

Night Choghadiya

Udveg06:12 PM – 07:47 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:47 PM – 09:23 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:23 PM – 10:59 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:59 PM – 12:35 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:35 AM – 02:11 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:11 AM – 03:47 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:47 AM – 05:23 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg05:23 AM – 06:59 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; 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