Chicago panchang, 26 February 2024
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 17:35 Moonrise 19:53 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 17:35- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:54 – 09:17
- Yamaganda 10:40 – 12:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta 12:25 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 13:26 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta 14:38 – 15:22
- 11:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 11:46 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:00 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
Night
17:35 to 06:30 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:35 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:38 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:54 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 11:46
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 17:00 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shula until 04:54 next day
- Karana Gara until 11:46, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 11:46 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:00 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:54 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:56 – 05:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:54 – 09:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:40 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:25 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:26 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:38 – 15:22
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:54 – 07:18 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. 04:48 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:35 – 20:10
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:32 – 07:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:54 – 09:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:17 – 10:40 | Good |
| Rog | 10:40 – 12:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:03 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Char | 13:26 – 14:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:49 – 16:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:12 – 17:35 | Good |
| Char | 17:35 – 19:12 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:12 – 20:49 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:49 – 22:26 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:26 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:03 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:39 – 03:16 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:16 – 04:53 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:53 – 06:30 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
- 06:32 NowMoon
- 07:27 NowSaturn
- 08:22 NowJupiter
- 09:17 NowMars
- 10:13 NowSun
- 11:08 NowVenus
- 12:03 NowMercury
- 12:59 NowMoon
- 13:54 NowSaturn
- 14:49 NowJupiter
- 15:44 NowMars
- 16:40 NowSun
- 17:35 NowVenus
- 18:40 NowMercury
- 19:44 NowMoon
- 20:49 NowSaturn
- 21:53 NowJupiter
- 22:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSun
- 01:07 NowVenus
- 02:12 NowMercury
- 03:16 NowMoon
- 04:21 NowSaturn
- 05:25 NowJupiter
- 06:32 NowMoon
- 07:32 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:32 NowMars
- 10:32 NowSun
- 11:32 NowVenus
- 12:32 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:32 NowSaturn
- 15:32 NowJupiter
- 16:32 NowMars
- 17:32 NowSun
- 18:32 NowVenus
- 19:32 NowMercury
- 20:32 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:32 NowJupiter
- 23:32 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSun
- 01:32 NowVenus
- 02:32 NowMercury
- 03:32 NowMoon
- 04:32 NowSaturn
- 05:32 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:48 – 06:02 Capricorn
- 06:02 – 07:13 Aquarius
- 07:13 – 08:22 Pisces
- 08:22 – 09:42 Aries
- 09:42 – 11:30 Taurus
- 11:30 – 13:48 Gemini
- 13:48 – 16:22 Cancer
- 16:22 – 18:55 Leo
- 18:55 – 21:28 Virgo
- 21:28 – 00:02 next day Libra
- 00:02 – 02:29 next day Scorpio
- 02:29 – 04:29 next day Sagittarius
- 04:29 – 05:58 next day Capricorn
- 05:58 – 06:30 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