Chicago panchang, 26 February 2025
Sunrise 06:30 Sunset 17:36 Moonrise 06:01 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:30 to 17:36- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:54 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam 10:40 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:41 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:26
- 10:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 17:07 Moon enters Aquarius
Night
17:36 to 06:29 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:36 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 04:46 – 05:37 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 21:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 21:25
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 04:13 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Parigha until 15:27
- Karana Vishti until 10:35, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 15:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 17:07 Moon enters Aquarius
- 21:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 21:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 04:13 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:20 – 04:54
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:54 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:40 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:41 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:26
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:30 – 04:13 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. 04:47 – 05:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:36 – 20:11
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:30 – 07:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:54 – 09:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:17 – 10:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:40 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:26 – 14:50 | Bad |
| Char | 14:50 – 16:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:13 – 17:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:36 – 19:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:13 – 20:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:49 – 22:26 | Good |
| Char | 22:26 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:39 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:16 – 04:52 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:52 – 06:29 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
- 06:30 NowMercury
- 07:26 NowMoon
- 08:21 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:12 NowMars
- 11:08 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:54 NowMoon
- 14:50 NowSaturn
- 15:45 NowJupiter
- 16:41 NowMars
- 17:36 NowSun
- 18:40 NowVenus
- 19:45 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:54 NowSaturn
- 22:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:11 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:20 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
- 06:30 NowMercury
- 07:30 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:30 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:30 NowSun
- 12:30 NowVenus
- 13:30 NowMercury
- 14:30 NowMoon
- 15:30 NowSaturn
- 16:30 NowJupiter
- 17:30 NowMars
- 18:30 NowSun
- 19:30 NowVenus
- 20:30 NowMercury
- 21:30 NowMoon
- 22:30 NowSaturn
- 23:30 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:30 NowMars
- 01:30 NowSun
- 02:30 NowVenus
- 03:30 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:30 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:47 – 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 – 06:29 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 CST (UTC-6) · Method