Chicago panchang, 6 January 2024
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:33 Moonrise 02:21 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 16:33- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:19 – 08:28
- Durmuhurta 07:19 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta 07:56 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam 09:38 – 10:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 13:05 – 14:14
- 09:53 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 13:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 13:12 Karana becomes Bava
Night
16:33 to 07:19 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:33 – 19:30
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:39 Yoga becomes Shula
- 01:20 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:31 next day Moon enters Scorpio
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 13:12
- Nakshatra Swati until 09:53 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 18:39
- Karana Vishti until 13:12, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:53 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 13:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 13:12 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:39 Yoga becomes Shula
- 01:20 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:31 next day Moon enters Scorpio
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:19 – 08:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:19 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:56 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:38 – 10:47
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:05 – 14:14
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:39 – 20:39
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. 05:21 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:33 – 19:30
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:19 – 09:53
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:19 – 09:53
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:19 – 08:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:28 – 09:38 | Good |
| Rog | 09:38 – 10:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:47 – 11:56 | Bad |
| Char | 11:56 – 13:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:05 – 14:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:14 – 15:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:24 – 16:33 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:33 – 18:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:24 – 20:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:14 – 22:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:05 – 23:56 | Good |
| Char | 23:56 – 01:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:47 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:37 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 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 NowSaturn
- 08:05 NowJupiter
- 08:51 NowMars
- 09:38 NowSun
- 10:24 NowVenus
- 11:10 NowMercury
- 11:56 NowMoon
- 12:42 NowSaturn
- 13:28 NowJupiter
- 14:14 NowMars
- 15:00 NowSun
- 15:47 NowVenus
- 16:33 NowMercury
- 17:47 NowMoon
- 19:00 NowSaturn
- 20:14 NowJupiter
- 21:28 NowMars
- 22:42 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:10 NowMercury
- 02:24 NowMoon
- 03:37 NowSaturn
- 04:51 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)
- 05:21 – 05:53 Scorpio
- 05:53 – 07:54 Sagittarius
- 07:54 – 09:23 Capricorn
- 09:23 – 10:34 Aquarius
- 10:34 – 11:42 Pisces
- 11:42 – 13:03 Aries
- 13:03 – 14:50 Taurus
- 14:50 – 17:09 Gemini
- 17:09 – 19:42 Cancer
- 19:42 – 22:16 Leo
- 22:16 – 00:48 next day Virgo
- 00:48 – 03:23 next day Libra
- 03:23 – 05:49 next day Scorpio
- 05:49 – 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