Chicago panchang, 30 April 2025
Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 19:47 Moonrise 07:33 Vaishakha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:49 to 19:47- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:33 – 09:18
- Gulika Kalam 11:03 – 12:48
- Durmuhurta 12:20 – 13:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:20 – 13:16 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:48 – 14:32
- 14:13 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:44 Moon enters Gemini
Night
19:47 to 05:47 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:47 – 21:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:27 – 05:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:04 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 00:54 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 00:54 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 03:50 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 00:54 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 03:50 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Atiganda until 22:04
- Karana Vanija until 14:13, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aries
- 14:13 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:44 Moon enters Gemini
- 22:04 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 00:54 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 00:54 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 03:50 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:33 – 09:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:03 – 12:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:20 – 13:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:48 – 14:32
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. 04:28 – 05:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:20 – 13:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:47 – 21:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:49 – 03:50 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:49 – 03:50 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:49 – 07:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:33 – 09:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:18 – 11:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:03 – 12:48 | Good |
| Rog | 12:48 – 14:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:32 – 16:17 | Bad |
| Char | 16:17 – 18:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:02 – 19:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:47 – 21:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:02 – 22:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:17 – 23:32 | Good |
| Char | 23:32 – 00:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:47 – 02:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:02 – 03:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:17 – 04:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:32 – 05:47 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
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:58 NowMoon
- 08:08 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:28 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 15:07 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:37 NowMars
- 19:47 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:07 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:27 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 04:57 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:49 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:49 NowMars
- 10:49 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:49 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:49 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSun
- 01:49 NowVenus
- 02:49 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:28 – 05:11 Pisces
- 05:11 – 06:32 Aries
- 06:32 – 08:19 Taurus
- 08:19 – 10:38 Gemini
- 10:38 – 13:11 Cancer
- 13:11 – 15:44 Leo
- 15:44 – 18:17 Virgo
- 18:17 – 20:52 Libra
- 20:52 – 23:18 Scorpio
- 23:18 – 01:18 next day Sagittarius
- 01:18 – 02:48 next day Capricorn
- 02:48 – 03:59 next day Aquarius
- 03:59 – 05:07 next day Pisces
- 05:07 – 05:47 next day Aries
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