Houston

2025-07-03

Tithi

Navami नवमी

Nakshatra

Chitra चित्रा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	06:26	08:11	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	08:11	09:56	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	09:56	11:41	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:41	13:25	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:25	15:10	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	15:10	16:55	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	16:55	18:40	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	18:40	20:24	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	20:24	21:40	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	21:40	22:55	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	22:55	24:10	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	24:10	01:25	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	01:25	02:41	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	02:41	03:56	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:56	05:11	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	05:11	06:26	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	15:10	16:55	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	08:11	09:56	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:56	11:41	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:57	13:53	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:50 – 05:38

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:21 – 06:26

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:45 – 16:41

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

20:12 – 20:36

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

20:24 – 21:29

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

01:01 – 01:49

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

09:38 – 11:26

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

12:20 – 14:08

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:53 – 14:49

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:37 – 18:33

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Mithuna#3

Surya Nakshatra

Ardra आर्द्रा

Pada 4 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

10:05
16:50
23:35
06:20

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

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Shaka Samvat

1947

Plavanga प्लवङ्ग

Gujarati Samvat

2081

Krodhi क्रोधी

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

South दक्षिण

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Swarga स्वर्ग

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Vrishabha वृषभ

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Venus शुक्र

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Mesha, Karka, Kanya, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
2	Bharani	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
3	Krittika	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
8	Pushya	Vadha वध	inauspicious
9	Ashlesha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
10	Magha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
14	Chitra	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
15	Swati	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
17	Anuradha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
19	Mula	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Vadha वध	inauspicious
27	Revati	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	6	yes
2	Vrishabha	5	no
3	Mithuna	4	no
4	Karka	3	yes
5	Simha	2	no
6	Kanya	1	yes
7	Tula	12	no
8	Vrishchika	11	yes
9	Dhanu	10	yes
10	Makara	9	no
11	Kumbha	8	no
12	Meena	7	yes

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
3	Mithuna मिथुन	06:26	07:31
4	Karka कर्क	07:31	09:51
5	Simha सिंह	09:51	12:11
6	Kanya कन्या	12:11	14:26
7	Tula तुला	14:26	16:46
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	16:46	19:06
9	Dhanu धनु	19:06	21:11
10	Makara मकर	21:11	22:51
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	22:51	24:16
12	Meena मीन	24:16	01:41
1	Mesha मेष	01:41	03:16
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	03:16	05:11
3	Mithuna मिथुन	05:11	06:26

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Raja राज	06:26	07:22	inauspicious
2	Chora चोर	07:22	08:18	inauspicious
3	Shubha शुभ	08:18	09:14	auspicious
4	Roga रोग	09:14	10:10	inauspicious
5	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:10	11:06	inauspicious
6	Agni अग्नि	11:06	12:01	inauspicious
7	Raja राज	12:01	12:57	inauspicious
8	Chora चोर	12:57	13:53	inauspicious
9	Shubha शुभ	13:53	14:49	auspicious
10	Roga रोग	14:49	15:45	inauspicious
11	Mrityu मृत्यु	15:45	16:41	inauspicious
12	Agni अग्नि	16:41	17:37	inauspicious
13	Raja राज	17:37	18:33	inauspicious
14	Chora चोर	18:33	19:28	inauspicious
15	Shubha शुभ	19:28	20:24	auspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ritu (Drik)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

13h 58m

Ratrimana

10h 2m

Madhyahna

13:25

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Houston, 3 July 2025

On Thursday, 3 July 2025, the Vedic calendar across Houston carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Dawn breaks at 6:26 AM in Houston and dipping below the horizon at 8:24 PM, bringing 13 hours 58 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Navami of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Chitra. The reigning yoga is Parigha, completing the core panchang signature for 2025-07-03. The Brahma Muhurta window for Houston spans 4:50 AM to 5:38 AM — the hour the classics name as most favourable for study and sadhana.

Across Houston, The Rahu Kala window falls between 3:10 PM and 4:55 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Disha Shool today points South — the direction to avoid for new travel on Thursday per classical muhurta convention. On the auspicious side, the first favourable choghadiya is Shubh (6:26 AM–8:11 AM). Chitra nakshatra is with Mars as its ruling planet, making this a day shaped by both celestial timing and local geography.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Houston on 3 July 2025?

In Houston on 3 July 2025, Rahu Kaal runs from 3:10 PM to 4:55 PM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Houston on 3 July 2025 at 6:26 AM?

Sunrise at 6:26 AM in Houston on 3 July 2025 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (29.76°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (8:24 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Houston's local horizon.

What yoga is operative in Houston on 3 July 2025?

The yoga operative in Houston on 3 July 2025 is Parigha, active from 7:16 AM to 8:05 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Parigha yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Durga Navami Puja

दुर्गा नवमी पूजा

- Devi Bhagavata Purana, Durga Puja Paddhati

Bhuvaneshwari Navami Homa

भुवनेश्वरी नवमी होम

- Shakta Pramoda, Devi Rahasya

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ह्यूस्टन — 3 जुलाई

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:26
सूर्यास्त: सायं 20:24
तिथि: नवमी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: चित्रा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 15:10–अपराह्ण 16:55
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 06:26–प्रातः 08:11)