Chicago panchang, 18 September 2024
Sunrise 06:35 Sunset 18:52 Moonrise 19:19 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:35 to 18:52- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta 12:19 – 13:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:19 – 13:08 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:44 – 14:16
- 07:42 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:58 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 17:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 17:49 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:52 to 06:36 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:52 – 21:13
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:34 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 03:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 17:49
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 21:34 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 12:58
- Karana Balava until 07:42, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Virgo
- 07:42 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 12:58 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 17:49 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 17:49 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:34 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 03:58 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:19 – 13:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:44 – 14:16
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 11:08 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 10:13 – 12:03
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 21:34 – 06:36 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. 05:02 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:19 – 13:08
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:52 – 21:13
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:49 – 06:36 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:35 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:39 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:44 | Good |
| Rog | 12:44 – 14:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:16 – 15:48 | Bad |
| Char | 15:48 – 17:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:20 – 18:52 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:52 – 20:20 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:20 – 21:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:48 – 23:16 | Good |
| Char | 23:16 – 00:44 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:44 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:40 – 05:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:08 – 06:36 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
- 06:35 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:41 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:45 NowMercury
- 14:46 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMars
- 01:43 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:39 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
- 06:35 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:35 NowMars
- 11:35 NowSun
- 12:35 NowVenus
- 13:35 NowMercury
- 14:35 NowMoon
- 15:35 NowSaturn
- 16:35 NowJupiter
- 17:35 NowMars
- 18:35 NowSun
- 19:35 NowVenus
- 20:35 NowMercury
- 21:35 NowMoon
- 22:35 NowSaturn
- 23:35 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMars
- 01:35 NowSun
- 02:35 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:35 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:29 Leo
- 06:29 – 09:02 Virgo
- 09:02 – 11:36 Libra
- 11:36 – 14:03 Scorpio
- 14:03 – 16:03 Sagittarius
- 16:03 – 17:32 Capricorn
- 17:32 – 18:44 Aquarius
- 18:44 – 19:52 Pisces
- 19:52 – 21:12 Aries
- 21:12 – 23:00 Taurus
- 23:00 – 01:18 next day Gemini
- 01:18 – 03:52 next day Cancer
- 03:52 – 06:25 next day Leo
- 06:25 – 06:36 next day Virgo
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