Houston

2026-03-08

Tithi

Panchami पञ्चमी

Nakshatra

Vishakha विशाखा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	07:40	09:08	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	09:08	10:36	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	10:36	12:04	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	12:04	13:32	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	13:32	15:00	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	15:00	16:28	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	16:28	17:56	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	17:56	19:24	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	19:24	20:56	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	20:56	22:28	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	22:28	24:00	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	24:00	01:32	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	01:32	03:04	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	03:04	04:36	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	04:36	06:08	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	06:08	07:40	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	17:56	19:24	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	13:32	15:00	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	16:28	17:56	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	13:08	13:55	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

06:04 – 06:52

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

06:35 – 07:40

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:29 – 16:16

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

19:12 – 19:36

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

19:24 – 20:29

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

01:08 – 01:56

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

09:15 – 11:01

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

09:15 – 11:01

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 14

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:50 – 18:37

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

Kumbha#11

Surya Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

09:40
16:21
23:01
05:42

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

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

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

West पश्चिम

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Southwest नैऋत्य

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Sabha सभा

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Jupiter गुरु

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, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

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

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
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	07:40	08:05
12	Meena मीन	08:05	09:25
1	Mesha मेष	09:25	11:00
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	11:00	12:55
3	Mithuna मिथुन	12:55	15:10
4	Karka कर्क	15:10	17:30
5	Simha सिंह	17:30	19:50
6	Kanya कन्या	19:50	22:10
7	Tula तुला	22:10	24:30
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	24:30	02:45
9	Dhanu धनु	02:45	04:50
10	Makara मकर	04:50	06:35
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	06:35	07:40

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	Roga रोग	07:40	08:27	inauspicious
2	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:27	09:14	inauspicious
3	Agni अग्नि	09:14	10:01	inauspicious
4	Raja राज	10:01	10:48	inauspicious
5	Chora चोर	10:48	11:35	inauspicious
6	Shubha शुभ	11:35	12:21	auspicious
7	Roga रोग	12:21	13:08	inauspicious
8	Mrityu मृत्यु	13:08	13:55	inauspicious
9	Agni अग्नि	13:55	14:42	inauspicious
10	Raja राज	14:42	15:29	inauspicious
11	Chora चोर	15:29	16:16	inauspicious
12	Shubha शुभ	16:16	17:03	auspicious
13	Roga रोग	17:03	17:50	inauspicious
14	Mrityu मृत्यु	17:50	18:37	inauspicious
15	Agni अग्नि	18:37	19:24	inauspicious

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)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ritu (Drik)

Shishiraशिशिर

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

11h 44m

Ratrimana

12h 16m

Madhyahna

13:32

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

Choghadiya - Houston, 8 March 2026

On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Houston carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 7:40 AM and dipping below the horizon at 7:24 PM, bringing 11 hours 44 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Panchami of Krishna side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Vishakha. Vyaghata yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-03-08. Brahma Muhurta opens at 6:04 AM and closes at 6:52 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Houston, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 5:56 PM through 7:24 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the West direction — classical guidance advises against new Sunday journeys toward the West. On the auspicious side, the Labh choghadiya (10:36 AM–12:04 PM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Vishakha nakshatra is ruled by Jupiter, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Houston.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Houston on 8 March 2026?

In Houston on 8 March 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 5:56 PM to 7:24 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 8 March 2026 at 7:40 AM?

Sunrise at 7:40 AM in Houston on 8 March 2026 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 (7:24 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 8 March 2026?

The yoga operative in Houston on 8 March 2026 is Vyaghata, active from 7:33 PM to 9:05 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Vyaghata 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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Sadhana Prescriptions

Naga Panchami Puja

नाग पंचमी पूजा

- Garuda Purana, Narada Purana

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थसिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga Sadhana

सर्वार्थ सिद्धि योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani

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ह्यूस्टन — 8 मार्च

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 07:40
सूर्यास्त: सायं 19:24
तिथि: पञ्चमी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: विशाखा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 17:56–सायं 19:24
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 10:36–दोपहर 12:04)