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Panchang for Houston — 26 August 2027

Krishna Navami tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra · Thursday · TX (29.7604°, -95.3698°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2084 (Raudri)Shaka Samvat 1949Simha (Shravana)

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 — 06:55 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
TithiKrishna Navamiuntil 07:09 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraMrigashira · pada 1until 11:52 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaHarshanauntil 08:51 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 07:09 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:55 AM
Sunset07:51 PM
Moonrise01:06 AM
Moonset03:47 PM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:57 PM – 01:48 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:19 AM – 06:07 AM
Amrit Kalam04:30 PM – 06:00 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam03:00 PM – 04:37 PM
Gulika Kalam10:09 AM – 11:46 AM
Yamaganda06:55 AM – 08:32 AM
Varjyam07:27 AM – 08:58 AM
Durmuhurta02:40 PM – 03:32 PM
Durmuhurta06:07 PM – 06:59 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:55 AM – 08:32 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:32 AM – 10:09 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:09 AM – 11:46 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:46 AM – 01:23 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:23 PM – 03:00 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:00 PM – 04:37 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:37 PM – 06:14 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:14 PM – 07:51 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit07:51 PM – 09:14 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:14 PM – 10:37 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:37 PM – 12:00 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:00 AM – 01:23 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:23 AM – 02:46 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:46 AM – 04:09 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:09 AM – 05:32 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:32 AM – 06:55 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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