Muhūrta · Electional timing

Auspicious pratiṣṭhā dates in Houston, USA

May 2027 · America/Chicago · ranked by panchānga (no birth chart needed)

Installing a deity: supportive tithis with an auspicious nakshatra and rising sign. Each day below is scored purely on chart-independent factors — tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga and karana — with a good lagna window for Houston. See today's full panchāṅga for Houston →

These dates ignore your birth chart.

The classical method also weighs your janma nakshatra (tāra bala), Moon sign (chandra bala) and the muhūrta chart against your horoscope. Rank these same days for your chart — free, deterministic, no AI.

Rank these for YOUR chart →

Best pratiṣṭhā dates — May 2027

#1 · Best this month
Monday, 17 May 2027
100
Excellent
Shukla TrayodashiChitraYoga: SiddhiKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 06:27–07:57

✓ Chitra nakshatra · Shukla Trayodashi tithi · Monday

#2
Sunday, 30 May 2027
100
Excellent
Krishna DashamiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: PritiKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 07:36–09:36

✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Krishna Dashami tithi · Sunday

#3
Monday, 31 May 2027
100
Excellent
Krishna EkadashiRevatiYoga: AyushmanKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 06:21–07:21

✓ Revati nakshatra · Krishna Ekadashi tithi · Monday

#4
Monday, 3 May 2027
88
Excellent
Krishna DwadashiUttara BhadrapadaYoga: VaidhritiKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 16:52–18:22

✓ Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra · Krishna Dwadashi tithi · Monday

✗ Vaidhriti yoga is inauspicious

#5
Tuesday, 4 May 2027
88
Excellent
Krishna TrayodashiRevatiYoga: PritiKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Taurus rising): 07:21–09:06

✓ Revati nakshatra · Krishna Trayodashi tithi

✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday

#6
Saturday, 15 May 2027
88
Excellent
Shukla DashamiUttara PhalguniYoga: HarshanaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Leo rising): 13:13–14:58

✓ Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Shukla Dashami tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday

#7
Tuesday, 25 May 2027
88
Excellent
Krishna PanchamiUttara AshadhaYoga: ShuklaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 07:53–09:38

✓ Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Krishna Panchami tithi

✗ Tuesday is not a preferred weekday

#8
Thursday, 27 May 2027
88
Excellent
Krishna SaptamiDhanishtaYoga: IndraKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Leo rising): 12:22–14:22

✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Krishna Saptami tithi · Thursday

✗ Vishti karana is inauspicious

#9
Friday, 28 May 2027
88
Excellent
Krishna AshtamiShatabhishaYoga: VaidhritiKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 14:37–16:37

✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Krishna Ashtami tithi · Friday

✗ Vaidhriti yoga is inauspicious

#10
Saturday, 1 May 2027
75
Good
Krishna DashamiShatabhishaYoga: BrahmaKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 16:39–18:24

✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Krishna Dashami tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday · Vishti karana is inauspicious

#11
Saturday, 8 May 2027
75
Good
Shukla TritiyaRohiniYoga: AtigandaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Leo rising): 13:33–14:48

✓ Rohini nakshatra · Shukla Tritiya tithi

✗ Saturday is not a preferred weekday · Atiganda yoga is inauspicious

#12
Sunday, 9 May 2027
75
Good
Shukla ChaturthiMrigashiraYoga: SukarmaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Gemini rising): 09:02–11:02

✓ Mrigashira nakshatra · Sunday

✗ Chaturthi tithi is not preferred · Rikta tithi (Chaturthi)

Every day this month at a glance

Sat 1 May Shatabhisha75
Sun 2 May Purva Bhadrapada63
Mon 3 May Uttara Bhadrapada88
Tue 4 May Revati88
Wed 5 May Ashwini63
Thu 6 May Bharani38
Fri 7 May Krittika63
Sat 8 May Rohini75
Sun 9 May Mrigashira75
Mon 10 May Ardra63
Tue 11 May Pushya50
Wed 12 May Ashlesha63
Thu 13 May Magha63
Fri 14 May Purva Phalguni25
Sat 15 May Uttara Phalguni88
Sun 16 May Hasta75
Mon 17 May Chitra100
Tue 18 May Swati50
Wed 19 May Vishakha25
Thu 20 May Anuradha63
Fri 21 May Jyeshtha38
Sat 22 May Mula50
Sun 23 May Mula50
Mon 24 May Purva Ashadha38
Tue 25 May Uttara Ashadha88
Wed 26 May Shravana75
Thu 27 May Dhanishta88
Fri 28 May Shatabhisha88
Sat 29 May Purva Bhadrapada13
Sun 30 May Uttara Bhadrapada100
Mon 31 May Revati100

Score = share of the chart-independent panchānga factors met (tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga, karana). Eclipse days score 0.

← Apr 2027Jun 2027 →
Personalise for your chart →

Other muhūrtas in Houston

Wedding (Vivāha)Gṛiha Praveśa (Housewarming)House Construction (Gṛiha Ārambha)Naming Ceremony (Nāmakaraṇa)First Rice (Annaprāśana)Start of Education (Vidyārambha)Sacred Thread (Upanayana)Joining a New JobStarting a BusinessBuying a VehicleBuying Property / LandGeneral Auspicious Beginning

Idol Installation (Pratiṣṭhā) dates in other cities

ChennaiMumbaiDelhiBengaluruKolkataHyderabadPuneLondon

Computed deterministically with a license-clean Vedic engine (astronomy-engine, VSOP87-grade). Lahiri ayanāṁśa, drik gaṇita, grounded in Ch.36 Table 79. Advisory only — for a chart-specific muhūrta, open the finder.