Chicago panchang, 31 December 2023
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:27 Moonrise 21:09 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- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:35 – 12:11
- Yamaganda 11:53 – 13:02
- Gulika Kalam 14:10 – 15:19
- Durmuhurta 15:14 – 15:51
- Rahu Kalam 15:19 – 16:27
- 13:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:10 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
16:27 to 07:19 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:27 – 19:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:06 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 02:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 02:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 02:58 next day
- Nakshatra Magha until 21:06 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Priti until 16:10
- Karana Kaulava until 13:40, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:40 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:10 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 21:06 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 02:58 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 02:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:10 – 15:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:14 – 15:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:19 – 16:27
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) 11:35 – 12:11
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:27 – 19:26
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:19 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:27 – 09:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:36 – 10:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:45 – 11:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:53 – 13:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:02 – 14:10 | Good |
| Rog | 14:10 – 15:19 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:19 – 16:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:27 – 18:19 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:19 – 20:10 | Good |
| Char | 20:10 – 22:02 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:02 – 23:53 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:53 – 01:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:45 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:28 – 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 NowSun
- 08:05 NowVenus
- 08:50 NowMercury
- 09:36 NowMoon
- 10:22 NowSaturn
- 11:07 NowJupiter
- 11:53 NowMars
- 12:39 NowSun
- 13:25 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 14:56 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:27 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 20:10 NowVenus
- 21:25 NowMercury
- 22:39 NowMoon
- 23:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:08 NowJupiter
- 02:22 NowMars
- 03:36 NowSun
- 04:50 NowVenus
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowSun
- 08:19 NowVenus
- 09:19 NowMercury
- 10:19 NowMoon
- 11:19 NowSaturn
- 12:19 NowJupiter
- 13:19 NowMars
- 14:19 NowSun
- 15:19 NowVenus
- 16:19 NowMercury
- 17:19 NowMoon
- 18:19 NowSaturn
- 19:19 NowJupiter
- 20:19 NowMars
- 21:19 NowSun
- 22:19 NowVenus
- 23:19 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMoon
- 01:19 NowSaturn
- 02:19 NowJupiter
- 03:19 NowMars
- 04:19 NowSun
- 05:19 NowVenus
- 06:19 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:17 Scorpio
- 06:17 – 08:17 Sagittarius
- 08:17 – 09:46 Capricorn
- 09:46 – 10:58 Aquarius
- 10:58 – 12:06 Pisces
- 12:06 – 13:26 Aries
- 13:26 – 15:14 Taurus
- 15:14 – 17:32 Gemini
- 17:32 – 20:06 Cancer
- 20:06 – 22:39 Leo
- 22:39 – 01:12 next day Virgo
- 01:12 – 03:46 next day Libra
- 03:46 – 06:13 next day Scorpio
- 06:13 – 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