Chicago panchang, 3 December 2025
Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 16:18 Moonrise 14:58 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:02 to 16:18- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:11 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam 10:30 – 11:40
- Durmuhurta 11:21 – 11:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:21 – 11:59 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:40 – 12:49
- 11:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 11:44 Moon enters Taurus
Night
16:18 to 07:03 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:18 – 19:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:08 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 01:04 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 03:24 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 21:08
- Nakshatra Krittika until 03:24 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Shiva until 01:04 next day
- Karana Gara until 11:03, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 11:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 11:44 Moon enters Taurus
- 21:08 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 01:04 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
- 03:24 next day Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:11 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:30 – 11:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:21 – 11:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:40 – 12:49
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. 05:04 – 06:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:21 – 11:59
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:18 – 19:15
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:02 – 03:24 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:02 – 03:24 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:02 – 03:24 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 03:24 – 07:03 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:02 – 08:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:11 – 09:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:21 – 10:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:30 – 11:40 | Good |
| Rog | 11:40 – 12:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:49 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Char | 13:59 – 15:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:09 – 16:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:18 – 18:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:09 – 19:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:59 – 21:50 | Good |
| Char | 21:50 – 23:40 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:40 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:31 – 03:22 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:22 – 05:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:12 – 07:03 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
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:35 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:07 NowMars
- 10:54 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:26 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 13:59 NowSaturn
- 14:45 NowJupiter
- 15:32 NowMars
- 16:18 NowSun
- 17:32 NowVenus
- 18:46 NowMercury
- 19:59 NowMoon
- 21:13 NowSaturn
- 22:27 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSun
- 02:08 NowVenus
- 03:22 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 11:02 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:02 NowVenus
- 14:02 NowMercury
- 15:02 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:02 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:02 NowSun
- 20:02 NowVenus
- 21:02 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 23:02 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 01:02 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:02 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:04 – 05:38 Libra
- 05:38 – 08:05 Scorpio
- 08:05 – 10:05 Sagittarius
- 10:05 – 11:34 Capricorn
- 11:34 – 12:46 Aquarius
- 12:46 – 13:54 Pisces
- 13:54 – 15:15 Aries
- 15:15 – 17:02 Taurus
- 17:02 – 19:20 Gemini
- 19:20 – 21:54 Cancer
- 21:54 – 00:27 next day Leo
- 00:27 – 03:00 next day Virgo
- 03:00 – 05:34 next day Libra
- 05:34 – 07:03 next day Scorpio
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 CST (UTC-6) · Method