Chicago panchang, 7 January 2024
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:34 Moonrise 03:30 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 16:34- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:15
- Yamaganda 11:56 – 13:06
- Gulika Kalam 14:15 – 15:24
- Durmuhurta 15:20 – 15:57
- Rahu Kalam 15:24 – 16:34
- 10:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 13:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:34 to 07:19 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:34 – 19:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:22 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 00:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 13:16
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 10:38 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 17:22
- Karana Balava until 13:16, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 13:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 17:22 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 00:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:56 – 13:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:15 – 15:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:20 – 15:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:24 – 16:34
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:22 – 19:46
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:19 – 10:38
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 09:42 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 08:39 – 10:45
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:38 – 07:19 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. 05:21 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:34 – 19:31
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:19 – 08:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:28 – 09:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:38 – 10:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:47 – 11:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:56 – 13:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:06 – 14:15 | Good |
| Rog | 14:15 – 15:24 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:24 – 16:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:34 – 18:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:24 – 20:15 | Good |
| Char | 20:15 – 22:06 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:06 – 23:56 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:56 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:47 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:38 – 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
- 08:51 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:24 NowSaturn
- 11:10 NowJupiter
- 11:56 NowMars
- 12:43 NowSun
- 13:29 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:01 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 19:01 NowSun
- 20:15 NowVenus
- 21:29 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:56 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:10 NowJupiter
- 02:24 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:51 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)
- 05:21 – 05:49 Scorpio
- 05:49 – 07:50 Sagittarius
- 07:50 – 09:19 Capricorn
- 09:19 – 10:30 Aquarius
- 10:30 – 11:39 Pisces
- 11:39 – 12:59 Aries
- 12:59 – 14:46 Taurus
- 14:46 – 17:05 Gemini
- 17:05 – 19:38 Cancer
- 19:38 – 22:12 Leo
- 22:12 – 00:44 next day Virgo
- 00:44 – 03:19 next day Libra
- 03:19 – 05:45 next day Scorpio
- 05:45 – 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