Chicago panchang, 18 July 2025
Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 20:20 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:32 to 20:20- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:23 – 09:14
- Durmuhurta 08:30 – 09:29
- Rahu Kalam 11:05 – 12:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:26
- Durmuhurta 13:26 – 14:25
- Yamaganda 16:38 – 18:29
- 06:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 06:32 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 17:23 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:26 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
20:20 to 05:33 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:20 – 22:11
- Brahma Muhurta 04:20 – 04:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 04:12 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 06:32
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 15:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhriti until 17:26
- Karana Kaulava until 06:32, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 06:32 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 17:23 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:26 Yoga becomes Shula
- 04:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 04:12 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:23 – 09:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:30 – 09:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:26 – 14:25
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:38 – 18:29
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:26 – 19:26
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 06:12 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 05:14 – 05:33 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. 04:19 – 04:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:27 – 13:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:20 – 22:11
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:32 – 15:44
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:32 – 07:23 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:23 – 09:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:14 – 11:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:05 – 12:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:56 – 14:47 | Good |
| Rog | 14:47 – 16:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:38 – 18:29 | Bad |
| Char | 18:29 – 20:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:20 – 21:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:29 – 22:38 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:38 – 23:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:47 – 00:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:57 – 02:06 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:06 – 03:15 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:15 – 04:24 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:24 – 05:33 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
- 05:32 NowVenus
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 08:00 NowMoon
- 09:14 NowSaturn
- 10:28 NowJupiter
- 11:42 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 14:10 NowVenus
- 15:24 NowMercury
- 16:38 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 19:06 NowJupiter
- 20:20 NowMars
- 21:06 NowSun
- 21:52 NowVenus
- 22:38 NowMercury
- 23:24 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:10 NowSaturn
- 00:57 NowJupiter
- 01:43 NowMars
- 02:29 NowSun
- 03:15 NowVenus
- 04:01 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowVenus
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:32 NowVenus
- 13:32 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:19 – 05:27 Gemini
- 05:27 – 08:00 Cancer
- 08:00 – 10:34 Leo
- 10:34 – 13:07 Virgo
- 13:07 – 15:41 Libra
- 15:41 – 18:08 Scorpio
- 18:08 – 20:08 Sagittarius
- 20:08 – 21:37 Capricorn
- 21:37 – 22:48 Aquarius
- 22:48 – 23:57 Pisces
- 23:57 – 01:17 next day Aries
- 01:17 – 03:05 next day Taurus
- 03:05 – 05:23 next day Gemini
- 05:23 – 05:33 next day Cancer
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