Chicago panchang, 8 January 2024
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:35 Moonrise 04:42 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 16:35- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:28 – 09:38
- Yamaganda 10:47 – 11:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 12:52
- Gulika Kalam 13:06 – 14:16
- Durmuhurta 14:07 – 14:44
- 10:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 12:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
16:35 to 07:19 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:35 – 19:32
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:47 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 12:29
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 10:33 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 15:25
- Karana Taitila until 12:29, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 12:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 23:47 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:47 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 12:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:06 – 14:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:07 – 14:44
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 16:35 – 19:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:19 – 10:33
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:19 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:28 – 09:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:38 – 10:47 | Good |
| Rog | 10:47 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:57 – 13:06 | Bad |
| Char | 13:06 – 14:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:16 – 15:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:25 – 16:35 | Good |
| Char | 16:35 – 18:25 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:25 – 20:16 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:16 – 22:06 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:06 – 23:57 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:57 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:47 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:38 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:28 – 07:19 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 08:52 NowJupiter
- 09:38 NowMars
- 10:24 NowSun
- 11:10 NowVenus
- 11:57 NowMercury
- 12:43 NowMoon
- 13:29 NowSaturn
- 14:16 NowJupiter
- 15:02 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:35 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 19:02 NowMoon
- 20:16 NowSaturn
- 21:29 NowJupiter
- 22:43 NowMars
- 23:57 NowSun
- Next day
- 01:10 NowVenus
- 02:24 NowMercury
- 03:38 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowJupiter
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:19 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:19 NowVenus
- 13:19 NowMercury
- 14:19 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:19 NowJupiter
- 17:19 NowMars
- 18:19 NowSun
- 19:19 NowVenus
- 20:19 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:19 NowSaturn
- 23:19 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:19 NowMercury
- 04:19 NowMoon
- 05:19 NowSaturn
- 06:19 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 05:45 Scorpio
- 05:45 – 07:46 Sagittarius
- 07:46 – 09:15 Capricorn
- 09:15 – 10:26 Aquarius
- 10:26 – 11:35 Pisces
- 11:35 – 12:55 Aries
- 12:55 – 14:42 Taurus
- 14:42 – 17:01 Gemini
- 17:01 – 19:34 Cancer
- 19:34 – 22:08 Leo
- 22:08 – 00:41 next day Virgo
- 00:41 – 03:15 next day Libra
- 03:15 – 05:42 next day Scorpio
- 05:42 – 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