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Panchang for Houston — 15 March 2027

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra · Monday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Meena (Phalguna)

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 — 07:31 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 Ashtamiuntil 10:24 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraMrigashira · pada 2until 09:43 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaAyushmanuntil 01:20 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 11:25 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:31 AM
Sunset07:30 PM
Moonrise12:24 PM
Moonset02:07 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inPisces
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Shishira

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:55 AM – 06:43 AM
Amrit Kalam02:53 PM – 04:24 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Gulika Kalam03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Yamaganda12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta01:06 PM – 01:54 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta04:18 PM – 05:06 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit07:31 AM – 09:00 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:00 AM – 10:30 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:30 AM – 12:00 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:00 PM – 01:30 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:30 PM – 03:00 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:00 PM – 04:30 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:30 PM – 06:00 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit06:00 PM – 07:30 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara07:30 PM – 09:00 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:00 PM – 10:30 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:30 PM – 12:00 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:00 AM – 01:30 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:30 AM – 03:00 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:00 AM – 04:30 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:30 AM – 06:00 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:00 AM – 07:31 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