Chicago panchang, 14 February 2024
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:20 Moonrise 09:20 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 17:20- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:08 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam 10:46 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta 11:43 – 12:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:26 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:05 – 13:23
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 11:37 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:20 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:20 – 20:02
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:56 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 22:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 22:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 05:52 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 22:43
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 21:56 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shubha until 08:28
- Karana Kaulava until 11:37, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:28 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 11:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:56 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 22:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 22:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 05:52 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:08 – 09:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:43 – 12:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:23
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:49 – 21:56
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 10:51 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 09:52 – 11:50
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 21:56 – 06:48 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. 05:01 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:20 – 20:02
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:49 – 21:56
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 22:43 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:49 – 08:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:08 – 09:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:27 – 10:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:46 – 12:05 | Good |
| Rog | 12:05 – 13:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:23 – 14:42 | Bad |
| Char | 14:42 – 16:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:01 – 17:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:20 – 19:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:01 – 20:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:42 – 22:23 | Good |
| Char | 22:23 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:45 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:45 – 03:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:26 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:48 next day | Bad |
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
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:41 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:42 NowSaturn
- 15:35 NowJupiter
- 16:28 NowMars
- 17:20 NowSun
- 18:27 NowVenus
- 19:35 NowMercury
- 20:42 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:26 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 05:20 Sagittarius
- 05:20 – 06:49 Capricorn
- 06:49 – 08:01 Aquarius
- 08:01 – 09:09 Pisces
- 09:09 – 10:30 Aries
- 10:30 – 12:17 Taurus
- 12:17 – 14:35 Gemini
- 14:35 – 17:09 Cancer
- 17:09 – 19:42 Leo
- 19:42 – 22:15 Virgo
- 22:15 – 00:49 next day Libra
- 00:49 – 03:16 next day Scorpio
- 03:16 – 05:16 next day Sagittarius
- 05:16 – 06:45 next day Capricorn
- 06:45 – 06:48 next day Aquarius
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