Chicago panchang, 25 December 2024
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:23 Moonrise 02:13 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:23- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:26 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam 10:42 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta 11:32 – 12:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:51 – 12:59
- 10:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 10:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 10:59 Karana becomes Bava
Night
16:23 to 07:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:23 – 19:22
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:10 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 10:59
- Nakshatra Swati until 06:39 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Atiganda until 10:16
- Karana Vishti until 10:59, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 10:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 10:59 Karana becomes Bava
- 00:10 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 06:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:32 – 12:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 12:59
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. 05:18 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:23 – 19:22
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:26 – 09:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:34 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:42 – 11:51 | Good |
| Rog | 11:51 – 12:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:59 – 14:07 | Bad |
| Char | 14:07 – 15:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:15 – 16:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:23 – 18:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:15 – 20:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:07 – 21:59 | Good |
| Char | 21:59 – 23:51 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:51 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:43 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:34 – 05:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:26 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:20 NowMars
- 11:05 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:36 NowMercury
- 13:22 NowMoon
- 14:07 NowSaturn
- 14:52 NowJupiter
- 15:38 NowMars
- 16:23 NowSun
- 17:38 NowVenus
- 18:53 NowMercury
- 20:07 NowMoon
- 21:22 NowSaturn
- 22:36 NowJupiter
- 23:51 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:20 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 06:38 Scorpio
- 06:38 – 08:38 Sagittarius
- 08:38 – 10:07 Capricorn
- 10:07 – 11:18 Aquarius
- 11:18 – 12:27 Pisces
- 12:27 – 13:47 Aries
- 13:47 – 15:35 Taurus
- 15:35 – 17:53 Gemini
- 17:53 – 20:26 Cancer
- 20:26 – 23:00 Leo
- 23:00 – 01:33 next day Virgo
- 01:33 – 04:07 next day Libra
- 04:07 – 06:34 next day Scorpio
- 06:34 – 07:18 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