Chicago panchang, 28 December 2023
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:25 Moonrise 17:57 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:25- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:18 – 08:27
- Gulika Kalam 09:35 – 10:43
- Durmuhurta 10:21 – 10:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:10
- Rahu Kalam 13:00 – 14:08
- Durmuhurta 13:59 – 14:36
- 07:49 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:34 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 14:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
16:25 to 07:19 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:25 – 19:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 20:30 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 20:30
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 13:34 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Indra until 14:53
- Karana Taitila until 07:49, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:49 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:34 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 14:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 20:30 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 20:30 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:35 – 10:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:21 – 10:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:00 – 14:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:59 – 14:36
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:53 – 14:58 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:19 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:25 – 19:24
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:18 – 13:34
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 13:34
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 13:34 – 07:19 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:34 – 07:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:18 – 08:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:27 – 09:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:35 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Char | 10:43 – 11:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:52 – 13:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:00 – 14:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:08 – 15:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:17 – 16:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:25 – 18:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:17 – 20:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:08 – 22:00 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:00 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:52 – 01:43 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:43 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:35 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:27 – 07:19 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:18 NowJupiter
- 08:04 NowMars
- 08:49 NowSun
- 09:35 NowVenus
- 10:21 NowMercury
- 11:06 NowMoon
- 11:52 NowSaturn
- 12:37 NowJupiter
- 13:23 NowMars
- 14:08 NowSun
- 14:54 NowVenus
- 15:39 NowMercury
- 16:25 NowMoon
- 17:39 NowSaturn
- 18:54 NowJupiter
- 20:08 NowMars
- 21:23 NowSun
- 22:37 NowVenus
- 23:52 NowMercury
- Next day
- 01:06 NowMoon
- 02:21 NowSaturn
- 03:35 NowJupiter
- 04:50 NowMars
- 06:04 NowSun
- 07:18 NowJupiter
- 08:18 NowMars
- 09:18 NowSun
- 10:18 NowVenus
- 11:18 NowMercury
- 12:18 NowMoon
- 13:18 NowSaturn
- 14:18 NowJupiter
- 15:18 NowMars
- 16:18 NowSun
- 17:18 NowVenus
- 18:18 NowMercury
- 19:18 NowMoon
- 20:18 NowSaturn
- 21:18 NowJupiter
- 22:18 NowMars
- 23:18 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:18 NowVenus
- 01:18 NowMercury
- 02:18 NowMoon
- 03:18 NowSaturn
- 04:18 NowJupiter
- 05:18 NowMars
- 06:18 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:29 Scorpio
- 06:29 – 08:29 Sagittarius
- 08:29 – 09:58 Capricorn
- 09:58 – 11:09 Aquarius
- 11:09 – 12:18 Pisces
- 12:18 – 13:38 Aries
- 13:38 – 15:26 Taurus
- 15:26 – 17:44 Gemini
- 17:44 – 20:17 Cancer
- 20:17 – 22:51 Leo
- 22:51 – 01:24 next day Virgo
- 01:24 – 03:58 next day Libra
- 03:58 – 06:25 next day Scorpio
- 06:25 – 07:19 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in CST (UTC-6) · Method