Chicago panchang, 22 January 2025
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 16:52 Moonrise 01:03 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:12 to 16:52- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:25 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam 10:50 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta 11:43 – 12:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:02 – 13:14
- 15:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
16:52 to 07:11 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:52 – 19:44
- Brahma Muhurta 05:17 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:07 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 06:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 06:08 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 15:04 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shula until 17:07
- Karana Taitila until 17:01, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 15:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 17:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:07 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 06:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:50 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:43 – 12:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:14
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:07 – 19:31
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 14:33 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 13:25 – 15:41
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. 05:17 – 06:15
- 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 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:52 – 19:44
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:12 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:25 – 09:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:37 – 10:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:50 – 12:02 | Good |
| Rog | 12:02 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:14 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Char | 14:27 – 15:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:39 – 16:52 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:52 – 18:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:39 – 20:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:27 – 22:14 | Good |
| Char | 22:14 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:49 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:37 – 05:24 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:24 – 07:11 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
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:01 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 12:50 NowMercury
- 13:39 NowMoon
- 14:27 NowSaturn
- 15:15 NowJupiter
- 16:03 NowMars
- 16:52 NowSun
- 18:03 NowVenus
- 19:15 NowMercury
- 20:27 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:50 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 06:00 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:12 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:12 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:12 NowSun
- 20:12 NowVenus
- 21:12 NowMercury
- 22:12 NowMoon
- 23:12 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 06:48 Sagittarius
- 06:48 – 08:17 Capricorn
- 08:17 – 09:28 Aquarius
- 09:28 – 10:37 Pisces
- 10:37 – 11:57 Aries
- 11:57 – 13:44 Taurus
- 13:44 – 16:03 Gemini
- 16:03 – 18:36 Cancer
- 18:36 – 21:10 Leo
- 21:10 – 23:43 Virgo
- 23:43 – 02:17 next day Libra
- 02:17 – 04:44 next day Scorpio
- 04:44 – 06:44 next day Sagittarius
- 06:44 – 07:11 next day Capricorn
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