Chicago panchang, 13 March 2024
Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 08:46 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:06 to 18:54- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:34 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam 11:31 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:00 – 14:28
- 07:54 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 14:18 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 14:56 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:54 to 07:04 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:54 – 21:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:51 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 14:56
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 07:54 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 14:18
- Karana Vishti until 14:56, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:54 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 14:18 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 14:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 14:56 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:51 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 10:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:31 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:00 – 14:28
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:18 – 11:29 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:06 – 07:54
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:54 – 06:25 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. 05:28 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:54 – 21:20
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:06 – 07:54
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:25 – 07:04 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:25 – 07:04 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:25 – 07:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:06 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:31 – 13:00 | Good |
| Rog | 13:00 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:28 – 15:57 | Bad |
| Char | 15:57 – 17:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:25 – 18:54 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:54 – 20:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:25 – 21:56 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:56 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:59 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:59 – 02:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:30 – 04:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:01 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:04 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
- 07:06 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 09:04 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:02 NowMars
- 12:01 NowSun
- 13:00 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:58 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:56 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 18:54 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:56 NowMercury
- 21:56 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 02:00 NowSun
- 03:01 NowVenus
- 04:01 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
- 07:06 NowMercury
- 08:06 NowMoon
- 09:06 NowSaturn
- 10:06 NowJupiter
- 11:06 NowMars
- 12:06 NowSun
- 13:06 NowVenus
- 14:06 NowMercury
- 15:06 NowMoon
- 16:06 NowSaturn
- 17:06 NowJupiter
- 18:06 NowMars
- 19:06 NowSun
- 20:06 NowVenus
- 21:06 NowMercury
- 22:06 NowMoon
- 23:06 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:06 NowJupiter
- 01:06 NowMars
- 02:06 NowSun
- 03:06 NowVenus
- 04:06 NowMercury
- 05:06 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 05:59 Capricorn
- 05:59 – 07:11 Aquarius
- 07:11 – 08:19 Pisces
- 08:19 – 09:39 Aries
- 09:39 – 11:27 Taurus
- 11:27 – 13:45 Gemini
- 13:45 – 16:19 Cancer
- 16:19 – 18:52 Leo
- 18:52 – 21:25 Virgo
- 21:25 – 23:59 Libra
- 23:59 – 02:26 next day Scorpio
- 02:26 – 04:26 next day Sagittarius
- 04:26 – 05:55 next day Capricorn
- 05:55 – 07:04 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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method