Chicago panchang, 30 December 2023
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:27 Moonrise 20:06 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:19 to 16:27- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:19 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta 07:19 – 07:55
- Durmuhurta 07:55 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam 09:36 – 10:44
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:11
- Yamaganda 13:01 – 14:10
- 11:17 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:25 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
16:27 to 07:19 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:27 – 19:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:12 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 18:12 Moon enters Leo
- 00:26 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 00:26 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 00:26 next day
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 18:12 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vishkambha until 15:25
- Karana Bava until 11:17, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:17 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:25 Yoga becomes Priti
- 18:12 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 18:12 Moon enters Leo
- 00:26 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 00:26 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:19 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:19 – 07:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:55 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:36 – 10:44
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:01 – 14:10
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. 05:20 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:11
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:27 – 19:25
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:19 – 00:26 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:19 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:27 – 09:36 | Good |
| Rog | 09:36 – 10:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:44 – 11:53 | Bad |
| Char | 11:53 – 13:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:01 – 14:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:10 – 15:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:18 – 16:27 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:27 – 18:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:18 – 20:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:10 – 22:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:01 – 23:53 | Good |
| Char | 23:53 – 01:44 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:44 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:36 – 05:27 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 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
- 07:19 NowSaturn
- 08:04 NowJupiter
- 08:50 NowMars
- 09:36 NowSun
- 10:21 NowVenus
- 11:07 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 12:38 NowSaturn
- 13:24 NowJupiter
- 14:10 NowMars
- 14:55 NowSun
- 15:41 NowVenus
- 16:27 NowMercury
- 17:41 NowMoon
- 18:55 NowSaturn
- 20:10 NowJupiter
- 21:24 NowMars
- 22:38 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:07 NowMercury
- 02:21 NowMoon
- 03:36 NowSaturn
- 04:50 NowJupiter
- 06:05 NowMars
- 07:19 NowSaturn
- 08:19 NowJupiter
- 09:19 NowMars
- 10:19 NowSun
- 11:19 NowVenus
- 12:19 NowMercury
- 13:19 NowMoon
- 14:19 NowSaturn
- 15:19 NowJupiter
- 16:19 NowMars
- 17:19 NowSun
- 18:19 NowVenus
- 19:19 NowMercury
- 20:19 NowMoon
- 21:19 NowSaturn
- 22:19 NowJupiter
- 23:19 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSun
- 01:19 NowVenus
- 02:19 NowMercury
- 03:19 NowMoon
- 04:19 NowSaturn
- 05:19 NowJupiter
- 06:19 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:21 Scorpio
- 06:21 – 08:21 Sagittarius
- 08:21 – 09:50 Capricorn
- 09:50 – 11:02 Aquarius
- 11:02 – 12:10 Pisces
- 12:10 – 13:30 Aries
- 13:30 – 15:18 Taurus
- 15:18 – 17:36 Gemini
- 17:36 – 20:10 Cancer
- 20:10 – 22:43 Leo
- 22:43 – 01:16 next day Virgo
- 01:16 – 03:50 next day Libra
- 03:50 – 06:17 next day Scorpio
- 06:17 – 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