Choghadiya Today in Houston
Today’s choghadiya for Houston, Texas, worked out from Houston’s own sunrise and sunset in Central Time (America/Chicago). Hindu life in Greater Houston leans to the southwest, around the Mahatma Gandhi District on Hillcroft Avenue and the temples of Stafford and Sugar Land’s Synott Road, with other major temples in Pearland, Houston proper and The Woodlands. Houston’s clock runs 10 hours 30 minutes to 11 hours 30 minutes behind India’s, so some festivals fall a day earlier here than in India.
Best times in Houston
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh शुभ | 8:01 AM to 9:22 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:48 PM to 4:09 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:48 PM to 10:27 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 10:27 PM to 12:05 AM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:43 AM to 12:27 PM | in Udveg and Char |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal काल Gulika Kaal Kala Vela | 6:39 AM to 8:01 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:01 AM to 9:22 AM | Good |
| Rog रोग Rahu Kaal | 9:22 AM to 10:44 AM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 10:44 AM to 12:05 PM | Avoid |
| Char चर | 12:05 PM to 1:27 PM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ Yamaganda Vara Vela | 1:27 PM to 2:48 PM | Mixed |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:48 PM to 4:09 PM | Good |
| Kaal काल Kala Vela | 4:09 PM to 5:31 PM | Avoid |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 5:31 PM to 7:10 PM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 7:10 PM to 8:48 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:48 PM to 10:27 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 10:27 PM to 12:05 AM | Good |
| Char चर | 12:05 AM to 1:44 AM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 1:44 AM to 3:23 AM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 3:23 AM to 5:01 AM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 5:01 AM to 6:40 AM | Mixed |
Panchang in Houston for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are as at sunrise in Houston, with the time each one ends, all in Houston time and for the date chosen above.
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Hindu festivals in Houston: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in Houston, worked out for Houston’s own sunrise and moonrise. 14 of the 37 festivals below fall on a different day here than in India.
| Festival | Date in Houston |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as India |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as India |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 8:41 PM. Puja 6:38 PM to 7:56 PM. Fast 7:31 AM to 8:41 PM. | Wed, Oct 28 Day before India (Thu, Oct 29) |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as India |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as India |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sat, Nov 7 Day before India (Sun, Nov 8) |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Sat, Nov 7 Same day as India |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 5:52 PM to 7:47 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as India |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as India |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as India |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as India |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Tue, Nov 24 Same day as India |
| Vivah Panchami | Sun, Dec 13 Day before India (Mon, Dec 14) |
| Gita Jayanti | Sat, Dec 19 Day before India (Sun, Dec 20) |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Thu, Jan 14 Day before India (Fri, Jan 15) |
| Maha Shivratri | Sat, Mar 6 Same day as India |
| Holika Dahan | Sun, Mar 21 Day before India (Mon, Mar 22) |
| Holi | Mon, Mar 22 Day before India (Tue, Mar 23) |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as India |
| Ram Navami | Wed, Apr 14 Day before India (Thu, Apr 15) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as India |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sat, May 8 Day before India (Sun, May 9) |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as India |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as India |
| Guru Purnima | Sat, Jul 17 Day before India (Sun, Jul 18) |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as India |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as India |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as India |
| Raksha Bandhan | Mon, Aug 16 Day before India (Tue, Aug 17) |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Tue, Aug 24 Day before India (Wed, Aug 25) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Fri, Sep 3 Day before India (Sat, Sep 4) |
| Radha Ashtami | Tue, Sep 7 Day before India (Wed, Sep 8) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as India |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Thu, Sep 30 Same day as India |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as India |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. Houston keeps a different clock from India, so that moment can land on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in Houston
The next vrat days for Houston, with the tithi window in Houston time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Wed, Oct 21 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wed, Nov 4 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sat, Dec 19 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sat, Jan 2 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 1:25 AM Oct 25 to 11:10 PM Oct 25 | Sun, Oct 25 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 12:12 PM Nov 23 to 8:53 AM Nov 24 Kartika Purnima Vrat: Mon, Nov 23 Kartika Purnima: Tue, Nov 24 | Mon, Nov 23 Tue, Nov 24 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 11:16 PM Dec 22 to 7:27 PM Dec 23 | Wed, Dec 23 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 9:59 AM Jan 21 to 6:16 AM Jan 22 | Thu, Jan 21 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 8:28 PM Feb 19 to 5:21 PM Feb 20 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 7:50 AM Mar 21 to 5:42 AM Mar 22 | Sun, Mar 21 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 11:57 PM Nov 07 to 1:00 AM Nov 09 | Sun, Nov 8 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 4:42 PM Dec 07 to 6:51 PM Dec 08 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 11:44 AM Jan 06 to 2:24 PM Jan 07 Darsha Amavasya: Wed, Jan 6 Pausha Amavasya: Thu, Jan 7 | Wed, Jan 6 Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 7:35 AM Feb 05 to 9:55 AM Feb 06 Darsha Amavasya: Fri, Feb 5 Magha Amavasya: Sat, Feb 6 | Fri, Feb 5 Sat, Feb 6 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 2:15 AM Mar 07 to 3:28 AM Mar 08 | Sun, Mar 7 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 7:09 PM Apr 05 to 6:50 PM Apr 06 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:43 PM to 9:16 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:31 PM to 8:09 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:25 PM to 8:05 PM | Sat, Nov 21 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:21 PM to 8:05 PM | Sat, Dec 5 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:26 PM to 8:11 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:34 PM to 8:19 PM | Mon, Jan 4 |
Hindu temples in and around Houston
Mandirs across the Houston area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
Sri Meenakshi Temple
Visit Pearland describes it as an exact replica of the Sree Meenakshi Temple in Madurai and the only temple of its kind outside India dedicated to Meenakshi.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
BAPS calls it the first traditional Hindu mandir of its kind in North America, hand-carved in India from more than 33,000 pieces of Italian Carrara marble and Turkish limestone and standing 73 feet tall.
ISKCON of Houston
The community moved to West 34th Street in 1984, installed Sri Sri Radha Nila-Madhava in 1986 and moved all its Deities into a new marble temple with a teakwood altar in 2014.
Sri Guruvayurappan Temple
A project of Houston’s Kerala Hindu Society, the temple is modelled on the ancient Guruvayur temple in Kerala and was readied for its formal opening in April 2015, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple
In August 2024 the temple dedicated the Statue of Union, a 90-foot, 90-ton statue of Hanuman that Houston Public Media reported as the third-largest statue in the United States.
Shree Swaminarayan Temple Houston (ISSO)
Its murtis were installed on March 12, 2000, and ISSO describes it as the first ISSO temple of the new millennium and the fourth ISSO temple inaugurated in the USA.
Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya (Chinmaya Mission Houston)
Inaugurated on December 18, 2007 on the Chinmaya Prabha campus, it describes itself as the first free-standing Siva temple of its kind in Houston.
Houston Durgabari Society
In 2025 Houston Durgabari marked the 25th anniversary of its Durga Puja, which The Statesman noted coincided with the 50th anniversary of the first Durga Puja held in Houston in 1975.
Sanatan Shiv Shakti Mandir of Houston
Founded in 2002, the mandir began in a rented 1,700 sq ft space on Hillcroft Avenue in 2005 and moved its Deities to Harwin Drive in November 2013.
Hindu Temple of The Woodlands
Its Kumbhabhishekam for Venkateswara, Shiva, Ganesha and the Navagrahas was held on June 17 to 19, 2011, followed by Mahalakshmi and Radha Krishna on April 6 to 8, 2012.
Sri Satyanarayana Temple of Greater Houston
Community Impact reported in January 2023 that the temple planned a three-day grand opening on February 3 to 5, describing it as within quick reach of Bridgeland, Cypress Creek Lakes and Coles Crossing.
The Hindu community in Houston
- The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro had an estimated 161,033 Asian Indian residents in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, the largest Asian group in the metro, ahead of 149,336 Vietnamese residents. (US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B02015 (Census Reporter))
- The Hillcroft-Harwin area of southwest Houston, dominated by South Asian businesses, was named the Mahatma Gandhi District on January 16, 2010, which Northwest Asian Weekly called the first time a US city had named a major commercial area after Gandhi. (Northwest Asian Weekly, February 2010)
- Union Corridor, a roughly 0.7-mile stretch of Synott Road linking Houston to Fort Bend County, is home to at least eight places of worship, including the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple and the ISSO Swaminarayan temple next door. (Houston Public Media, November 2025)
- Harris County Precinct 4 says about 150,000 people in the Greater Houston region celebrate Diwali, and in June 2025 the county approved a Diwali fireworks sale season for the next five years. (Harris County Precinct 4, June 2025)
- Hindus of Greater Houston partnered with ISKCON of Houston on the temple’s Janmashtami festival on August 16, 2025, which the temple reported drew over 10,000 devotees. (ISKCON News, August 2025)
Houston choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in Houston?
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a day before India (Thu, Oct 29): moonrise 8:41 PM, puja 6:38 PM to 7:56 PM. It can fall on a different calendar day from India because the fast is kept on the evening when the Chaturthi tithi is in force at moonrise, and Houston’s clock runs 10 hours 30 minutes behind India’s that week.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in Houston?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in Houston is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 5:52 PM to 7:47 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in Houston?
- Monday, March 22, 2027 in Houston, a day before India (Tue, Mar 23). Holika Dahan: Sunday, March 21, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in Houston?
- Tuesday, August 24, 2027 in Houston, a day before India (Wed, Aug 25).
- When is Dussehra 2026 in Houston?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Houston, same day as India.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in Houston?
- Thursday, September 30, 2027 in Houston, same day as India.
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in Houston?
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 in Houston, a day before India (Fri, Jan 15).
- Can I buy and set off fireworks for Diwali around Houston?
- In unincorporated Harris County, yes. The county authorised its first Diwali fireworks sale season in 2024 and in June 2025 approved Diwali sales for the next five years; in 2025 the season ran from Wednesday, October 15 to midnight on Diwali, Monday, October 20. Consumer fireworks are prohibited inside the City of Houston.
- Where is the 90-foot Hanuman statue near Houston?
- At the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple, 10098 Synott Road, Sugar Land. The temple dedicated the 90-foot, 90-ton Statue of Union in August 2024; it depicts Hanuman with palms facing forward as a sign of benevolence.
Choghadiya through the year in Houston
Sunrise and sunset in Houston on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 7:16 AM | 5:49 PM | 10h 33m | 1h 19m | 1h 41m |
| 21 February | 6:56 AM | 6:14 PM | 11h 19m | 1h 25m | 1h 35m |
| 21 March | 7:25 AM | 7:33 PM | 12h 8m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 April | 6:49 AM | 7:52 PM | 13h 3m | 1h 38m | 1h 22m |
| 21 May | 6:25 AM | 8:11 PM | 13h 45m | 1h 43m | 1h 17m |
| 21 June | 6:21 AM | 8:25 PM | 14h 3m | 1h 45m | 1h 15m |
| 21 July | 6:34 AM | 8:22 PM | 13h 47m | 1h 43m | 1h 17m |
| 21 August | 6:52 AM | 7:57 PM | 13h 5m | 1h 38m | 1h 22m |
| 21 September | 7:09 AM | 7:20 PM | 12h 11m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 October | 7:27 AM | 6:45 PM | 11h 19m | 1h 25m | 1h 35m |
| 21 November | 6:51 AM | 5:24 PM | 10h 33m | 1h 19m | 1h 41m |
| 21 December | 7:12 AM | 5:26 PM | 10h 14m | 1h 17m | 1h 43m |
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