Chicago panchang, 5 February 2025
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 17:10 Moonrise 10:35 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:59 to 17:10- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:15 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam 10:48 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta 11:44 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:04 – 13:21
- 09:03 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 09:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 13:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 13:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:46 Moon enters Taurus
Night
17:10 to 06:58 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:10 – 19:55
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 06:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:13 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 13:06
- Nakshatra Bharani until 09:03 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shukla until 09:48
- Karana Bava until 13:06, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:03 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 09:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 13:06 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 13:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:46 Moon enters Taurus
- 00:13 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:15 – 09:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:48 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:44 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:21
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:59 – 09:03
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. 05:08 – 06:04
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:44 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:10 – 19:55
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 09:03 – 06:58 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 09:03 – 06:58 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 09:03 – 20:19
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:59 – 08:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:15 – 09:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:32 – 10:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:48 – 12:04 | Good |
| Rog | 12:04 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:21 – 14:37 | Bad |
| Char | 14:37 – 15:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:53 – 17:10 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:10 – 18:53 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:53 – 20:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:37 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:47 – 03:31 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:31 – 05:14 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:14 – 06:58 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
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:50 NowMoon
- 08:41 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:23 NowMars
- 11:13 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:28 NowJupiter
- 16:19 NowMars
- 17:10 NowSun
- 18:19 NowVenus
- 19:28 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:22 NowVenus
- 03:31 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:59 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 15:59 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 17:59 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 19:59 NowVenus
- 20:59 NowMercury
- 21:59 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 05:53 Sagittarius
- 05:53 – 07:22 Capricorn
- 07:22 – 08:33 Aquarius
- 08:33 – 09:42 Pisces
- 09:42 – 11:02 Aries
- 11:02 – 12:49 Taurus
- 12:49 – 15:08 Gemini
- 15:08 – 17:41 Cancer
- 17:41 – 20:15 Leo
- 20:15 – 22:48 Virgo
- 22:48 – 01:22 next day Libra
- 01:22 – 03:49 next day Scorpio
- 03:49 – 05:49 next day Sagittarius
- 05:49 – 06:58 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