Navkarsi, Porsi and Chauvihar Time Today in Houston
Today's Navkarsi, Porsi, Sadh Porsi, Purimaddh, Avaddh and Chauvihar times for Houston, from local sunrise and sunset, with the tithi at sunrise and the next two weeks.
Pachkhan times in Houston, Wed 30 Sep
Sunrise
7:15 AM
Navkarsi
8:03 AM
Porsi
10:13 AM
Sadh Porsi
11:42 AM
Purimaddh
1:12 PM
Avaddh
4:10 PM
Chauvihar (sunset)
7:08 PM
Tithi at sunrise
Krishna Panchami
until 2:05 AM · Pancham
The next two weeks in Houston
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Date
Sunrise
Navkarsi
Porsi
Chauvihar
Tithi at sunrise
Wed 30 Sep
7:15 AM
8:03 AM
10:13 AM
7:08 PM
Krishna Panchami (Pancham)
Thu 1 Oct
7:15 AM
8:03 AM
10:13 AM
7:06 PM
Krishna Shashthi
Fri 2 Oct
7:16 AM
8:04 AM
10:13 AM
7:05 PM
Krishna Saptami
Sat 3 Oct
7:17 AM
8:05 AM
10:14 AM
7:04 PM
Krishna Ashtami (Aatham)
Sun 4 Oct
7:17 AM
8:05 AM
10:14 AM
7:03 PM
Krishna Navami
Mon 5 Oct
7:18 AM
8:06 AM
10:14 AM
7:02 PM
Krishna Dashami
Tue 6 Oct
7:18 AM
8:06 AM
10:14 AM
7:00 PM
Krishna Ekadashi (Agiyaras)
Wed 7 Oct
7:19 AM
8:07 AM
10:14 AM
6:59 PM
Krishna Dwadashi
Thu 8 Oct
7:19 AM
8:07 AM
10:14 AM
6:58 PM
Krishna Trayodashi
Fri 9 Oct
7:20 AM
8:08 AM
10:15 AM
6:57 PM
Krishna Chaturdashi (Chaudas)
Sat 10 Oct
7:21 AM
8:09 AM
10:15 AM
6:56 PM
Amavasya (Amas)
Sun 11 Oct
7:21 AM
8:09 AM
10:15 AM
6:55 PM
Shukla Pratipada
Mon 12 Oct
7:22 AM
8:10 AM
10:15 AM
6:54 PM
Shukla Dwitiya (Bij)
Tue 13 Oct
7:23 AM
8:11 AM
10:15 AM
6:52 PM
Shukla Tritiya
Local time in Houston (America/Chicago), daylight saving included. Computed from the sunrise and sunset at 29.7604, -95.3698; refreshed twice a day.
How these times are worked out
Every pachkhan time is counted from the day's own sunrise, so it changes a little each day and differs from city to city. The day between sunrise and sunset is divided into four prahars (quarters).
Navkarsi (नवकारसी): 48 minutes after sunrise, the earliest time food or water is taken after the night's vow.
Porsi (पोरसी): one prahar, a quarter of the daylight, after sunrise.
Sadh Porsi (साढ़ पोरसी): one and a half prahars after sunrise.
Purimaddh (पुरिमड्ढ): two prahars, midday, when half the daylight has passed.
Avaddh (अवड्ढ): three prahars after sunrise.
Chauvihar and Tivihar: sunset. After it, no food until the next Navkarsi; with chauvihar, no water either.
Sunrise here is the moment the upper edge of the Sun appears, with the usual allowance for the air bending its light, the convention most printed panchangs use. The tithi is the one current at sunrise, which names the whole day.
Your own sangh comes first. Upashrays and gacchas round these times differently, and some add a few minutes of margin. If yours publishes its own times, follow them: the vow is kept with your sangh, not with a website.
Pachkhan times in Houston through the year
Houston is on Central Time, which moves with daylight saving: clocks go forward on Sunday 8 March 2026 and back on Sunday 1 November 2026. The times above already include the change, so nothing needs adding or subtracting. On the first morning after the clocks go forward, sunrise is at its latest on the clock, about 7:40 AM.
Being much further south than New York or Chicago, Houston has a narrower seasonal swing: sunrise runs from about 6:20 AM in early June to about 7:20 AM in early January, apart from the few weeks after the clocks go forward in March. Day length changes less through the year, so Porsi and Purimaddh move less than they do in the north.
The Jain Society of Houston is at 3905 Arc Street, Houston, Texas. It was formed in 1982 and its website describes members from several traditions, including Derawasi, Sthanakvasi, Shvetambar and Digambar families. If it or your own sangh publishes pachkhan times, follow those where they differ.
For any place and any date, with choghadiya, hora and the kalyanaka of the day, use the Jain Panchang. Run a sangh or derasar website? Add today's panchang to it, free.