Chicago panchang, 23 July 2025
Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 20:16 Moonrise 03:50 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:37 to 20:16- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:27 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:26 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:46
- 07:24 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 15:59 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:59 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
20:16 to 05:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:16 – 22:08
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:20 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 00:29 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 03:01 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 15:59
- Nakshatra Ardra until 07:24 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Harshana until 23:20
- Karana Shakuni until 15:59, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:24 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 15:59 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:59 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 23:20 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 00:29 next day Moon enters Cancer
- 03:01 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:27 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:46
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:20 – 00:32 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. 04:22 – 05:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 20:16 – 22:08
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:37 – 07:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:27 – 09:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:17 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:36 | Bad |
| Char | 16:36 – 18:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:26 – 20:16 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:16 – 21:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:26 – 22:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:36 – 23:47 | Good |
| Char | 23:47 – 00:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:57 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:07 – 03:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:17 – 04:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:28 – 05:38 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
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:50 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:43 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:23 NowMoon
- 16:36 NowSaturn
- 17:49 NowJupiter
- 19:03 NowMars
- 20:16 NowSun
- 21:03 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:23 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:10 NowJupiter
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:31 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:04 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowMoon
- 07:37 NowSaturn
- 08:37 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:37 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:37 NowMars
- 17:37 NowSun
- 18:37 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:37 NowJupiter
- 23:37 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:37 NowVenus
- 02:37 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:22 – 05:07 Gemini
- 05:07 – 07:41 Cancer
- 07:41 – 10:14 Leo
- 10:14 – 12:47 Virgo
- 12:47 – 15:21 Libra
- 15:21 – 17:48 Scorpio
- 17:48 – 19:48 Sagittarius
- 19:48 – 21:17 Capricorn
- 21:17 – 22:29 Aquarius
- 22:29 – 23:37 Pisces
- 23:37 – 00:58 next day Aries
- 00:58 – 02:45 next day Taurus
- 02:45 – 05:03 next day Gemini
- 05:03 – 05:38 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