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Panchang for Houston — 17 May 2027

Shukla Trayodashi tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Monday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Vrishabha (Vaishakha)

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 — 06:27 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 Trayodashiuntil 05:34 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraChitra · pada 1until 01:13 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaSiddhiuntil 02:40 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaKaulavauntil 05:43 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:27 AM
Sunset08:09 PM
Moonrise05:52 PM
Moonset04:15 AM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:51 AM – 05:39 AM
Amrit Kalam07:11 PM – 08:48 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:09 AM – 09:52 AM
Gulika Kalam03:00 PM – 04:43 PM
Yamaganda11:35 AM – 01:18 PM
Varjyam09:29 AM – 11:06 AM
Abhijit Muhurta12:50 PM – 01:45 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta04:29 PM – 05:24 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:27 AM – 08:09 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:09 AM – 09:52 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:52 AM – 11:35 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:35 AM – 01:18 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:18 PM – 03:00 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:00 PM – 04:43 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:43 PM – 06:26 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit06:26 PM – 08:09 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara08:09 PM – 09:26 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:26 PM – 10:43 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:43 PM – 12:00 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:00 AM – 01:18 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh01:18 AM – 02:35 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:35 AM – 03:52 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:52 AM – 05:09 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:09 AM – 06:27 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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