Chicago panchang, 21 May 2025
Sunrise 05:26 Sunset 20:08 Moonrise 02:18 Vaishakha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:26 to 20:08- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:16 – 09:06
- Gulika Kalam 10:57 – 12:47
- Durmuhurta 12:18 – 13:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:16 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:47 – 14:37
- 05:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 08:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 14:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 16:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 16:52 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
20:08 to 05:25 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:08 – 22:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:11 – 04:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:38 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 03:51 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 16:52
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 08:28 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 14:04
- Karana Taitila until 05:43, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Taurus
- 05:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 08:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 14:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 16:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 16:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:38 next day Moon enters Pisces
- 03:51 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:20 – 14:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:16 – 09:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:57 – 12:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:18 – 13:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:47 – 14:37
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:04 – 15:16
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 03:51 – 14:42 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. 04:11 – 04:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:18 – 13:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:08 – 22:00
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:26 – 07:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:16 – 09:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:06 – 10:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:57 – 12:47 | Good |
| Rog | 12:47 – 14:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:37 – 16:28 | Bad |
| Char | 16:28 – 18:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:18 – 20:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:08 – 21:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:18 – 22:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:27 – 23:37 | Good |
| Char | 23:37 – 00:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:47 – 01:56 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:56 – 03:06 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:06 – 04:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:15 – 05:25 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
- 05:26 NowMercury
- 06:39 NowMoon
- 07:53 NowSaturn
- 09:06 NowJupiter
- 10:20 NowMars
- 11:33 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 14:01 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:28 NowSaturn
- 17:41 NowJupiter
- 18:55 NowMars
- 20:08 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 21:41 NowMercury
- 22:27 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:00 NowJupiter
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:33 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:06 NowMercury
- 03:52 NowMoon
- 04:39 NowSaturn
- 05:26 NowMercury
- 06:26 NowMoon
- 07:26 NowSaturn
- 08:26 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:26 NowSun
- 11:26 NowVenus
- 12:26 NowMercury
- 13:26 NowMoon
- 14:26 NowSaturn
- 15:26 NowJupiter
- 16:26 NowMars
- 17:26 NowSun
- 18:26 NowVenus
- 19:26 NowMercury
- 20:26 NowMoon
- 21:26 NowSaturn
- 22:26 NowJupiter
- 23:26 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:26 NowSun
- 01:26 NowVenus
- 02:26 NowMercury
- 03:26 NowMoon
- 04:26 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:11 – 05:09 Aries
- 05:09 – 06:57 Taurus
- 06:57 – 09:15 Gemini
- 09:15 – 11:48 Cancer
- 11:48 – 14:22 Leo
- 14:22 – 16:55 Virgo
- 16:55 – 19:29 Libra
- 19:29 – 21:56 Scorpio
- 21:56 – 23:56 Sagittarius
- 23:56 – 01:25 next day Capricorn
- 01:25 – 02:36 next day Aquarius
- 02:36 – 03:45 next day Pisces
- 03:45 – 05:05 next day Aries
- 05:05 – 05:25 next day Taurus
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