Chicago panchang, 17 September 2025
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 01:49 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:54- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta 12:19 – 13:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:19 – 13:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:44 – 14:17
- 12:25 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 13:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:54 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:54 – 21:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:02 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 00:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 13:10
- Nakshatra Pushya until 20:02 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Parigha until 12:25
- Karana Balava until 13:10, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Virgo
- 12:25 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 13:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 13:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:02 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 00:59 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:19 – 13:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:44 – 14:17
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. 05:01 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:19 – 13:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:54 – 21:14
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 13:10 – 06:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:34 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:39 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:44 | Good |
| Rog | 12:44 – 14:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:17 – 15:49 | Bad |
| Char | 15:49 – 17:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:22 – 18:54 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:54 – 20:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:22 – 21:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:49 – 23:17 | Good |
| Char | 23:17 – 00:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:45 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:40 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:35 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
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:41 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:53 NowMars
- 18:54 NowSun
- 19:53 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:43 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:37 NowSaturn
- 06:34 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:34 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:34 NowMercury
- 14:34 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:34 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:34 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:34 NowMercury
- 21:34 NowMoon
- 22:34 NowSaturn
- 23:34 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:34 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:34 NowMercury
- 04:34 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:34 Leo
- 06:34 – 09:07 Virgo
- 09:07 – 11:41 Libra
- 11:41 – 14:08 Scorpio
- 14:08 – 16:08 Sagittarius
- 16:08 – 17:37 Capricorn
- 17:37 – 18:48 Aquarius
- 18:48 – 19:57 Pisces
- 19:57 – 21:17 Aries
- 21:17 – 23:05 Taurus
- 23:05 – 01:23 next day Gemini
- 01:23 – 03:57 next day Cancer
- 03:57 – 06:30 next day Leo
- 06:30 – 06:35 next day Virgo
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