Houston

2026-04-30

Tithi

Chaturdashi चतुर्दशी

Nakshatra

Chitra चित्रा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	06:40	08:20	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	08:20	09:59	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	09:59	11:39	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	11:39	13:18	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:18	14:58	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	14:58	16:37	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	16:37	18:17	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	18:17	19:56	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	19:56	21:17	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	21:17	22:37	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	22:37	23:58	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	23:58	01:18	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	01:18	02:39	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	02:39	03:59	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	03:59	05:20	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	05:20	06:40	good

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:58	16:37	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	08:20	09:59	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	09:59	11:39	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:52	13:45	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:04 – 05:52

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:35 – 06:40

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:31 – 16:24

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

19:44 – 20:08

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

19:56 – 21:01

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:54 – 01:42

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

19:50 – 21:34

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

22:26 – 24:10

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:45 – 14:38

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:17 – 18:10

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

Mesha#1

Surya Nakshatra

Bharani भरणी

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

09:15
15:48
22:21
04:54

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	Moon
Mantri	Moon

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

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

South दक्षिण

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Krida क्रीडा

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Moon चन्द्र

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	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	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
1	Mesha मेष	06:40	07:30
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	07:30	09:25
3	Mithuna मिथुन	09:25	11:40
4	Karka कर्क	11:40	14:05
5	Simha सिंह	14:05	16:20
6	Kanya कन्या	16:20	18:40
7	Tula तुला	18:40	21:00
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	21:00	23:20
9	Dhanu धनु	23:20	01:20
10	Makara मकर	01:20	03:05
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	03:05	04:30
12	Meena मीन	04:30	05:55
1	Mesha मेष	05:55	06:40

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	Agni अग्नि	06:40	07:33	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	07:33	08:26	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	08:26	09:20	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	09:20	10:13	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	10:13	11:06	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	11:06	11:59	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	11:59	12:52	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	12:52	13:45	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	13:45	14:38	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	14:38	15:31	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	15:31	16:24	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	16:24	17:17	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	17:17	18:10	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	18:10	19:03	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	19:03	19:56	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)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

13h 16m

Ratrimana

10h 44m

Madhyahna

13:18

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

Choghadiya - Houston, 30 April 2026

On Thursday, 30 April 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Houston carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 6:40 AM and dipping below the horizon at 7:56 PM, bringing 13 hours 16 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Chaturdashi of Shukla Paksha, and the nakshatra of the day is Chitra. Vajra yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-04-30. Brahma Muhurta opens at 5:04 AM and closes at 5:52 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Houston, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 2:58 PM through 4:37 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the South direction — classical guidance advises against new Thursday journeys toward the South. On the auspicious side, the Shubh choghadiya (6:40 AM–8:20 AM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Chitra nakshatra is ruled by Mars, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Houston.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Houston on 30 April 2026?

In Houston on 30 April 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:58 PM to 4:37 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 30 April 2026 at 6:40 AM?

Sunrise at 6:40 AM in Houston on 30 April 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 (7:56 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 30 April 2026?

The yoga operative in Houston on 30 April 2026 is Vajra, active from 10:21 AM to 10:25 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. Vajra 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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ह्यूस्टन — 30 अप्रैल

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:40
सूर्यास्त: सायं 19:56
तिथि: चतुर्दशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: चित्रा (तृतीय पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:58–अपराह्ण 16:37
शुभ चौघड़िया: शुभ (प्रातः 06:40–प्रातः 08:20)