Chicago panchang, 26 March 2025
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 19:08 Moonrise 05:27 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:44 to 19:08- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:17 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam 11:23 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:31 – 13:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:31 – 13:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:29
- 15:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 15:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
19:08 to 06:42 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:08 – 21:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:10 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:54 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 15:13
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 15:59 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sadhya until 22:54
- Karana Taitila until 15:13, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 15:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 15:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 22:54 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 09:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:23 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:31 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:29
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:44 – 15:59
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. 05:11 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:31 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:08 – 21:27
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:44 – 15:13
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:44 – 08:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:17 – 09:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:50 – 11:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:23 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:29 – 16:02 | Bad |
| Char | 16:02 – 17:35 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:35 – 19:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:08 – 20:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:35 – 22:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:02 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:55 – 02:22 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:22 – 03:49 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:49 – 05:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:15 – 06:42 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
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:50 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:54 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 15:00 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:04 NowJupiter
- 18:06 NowMars
- 19:08 NowSun
- 20:06 NowVenus
- 21:04 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 07:44 NowMoon
- 08:44 NowSaturn
- 09:44 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:44 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:44 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:44 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:44 NowMoon
- 22:44 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:44 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:11 – 06:20 Aquarius
- 06:20 – 07:29 Pisces
- 07:29 – 08:49 Aries
- 08:49 – 10:37 Taurus
- 10:37 – 12:55 Gemini
- 12:55 – 15:29 Cancer
- 15:29 – 18:02 Leo
- 18:02 – 20:35 Virgo
- 20:35 – 23:09 Libra
- 23:09 – 01:36 next day Scorpio
- 01:36 – 03:36 next day Sagittarius
- 03:36 – 05:05 next day Capricorn
- 05:05 – 06:17 next day Aquarius
- 06:17 – 06:42 next day Pisces
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