Chicago panchang, 15 December 2025
Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 16:19 Moonrise 03:10 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:12 to 16:19- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:21 – 09:29
- Yamaganda 10:37 – 11:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:27 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta 12:04 – 12:40
- Gulika Kalam 12:54 – 14:02
- Durmuhurta 13:53 – 14:29
- 09:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 09:50 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:19 to 07:13 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:19 – 19:17
- Brahma Muhurta 05:14 – 06:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:08 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:53 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 02:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 09:50
- Nakshatra Swati until 02:39 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Atiganda until 01:53 next day
- Karana Balava until 09:50, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 09:50 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:08 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:53 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 02:39 next day Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:21 – 09:29
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:37 – 11:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:04 – 12:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:54 – 14:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:53 – 14:29
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. 05:13 – 06:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:27 – 12:04
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:19 – 19:17
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:12 – 08:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:21 – 09:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:29 – 10:37 | Good |
| Rog | 10:37 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:45 – 12:54 | Bad |
| Char | 12:54 – 14:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:02 – 15:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:10 – 16:19 | Good |
| Char | 16:19 – 18:10 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:10 – 20:02 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:02 – 21:54 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:54 – 23:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:46 – 01:38 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:38 – 03:29 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:29 – 05:21 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:21 – 07:13 next day | Neutral |
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
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 07:58 NowSaturn
- 08:43 NowJupiter
- 09:29 NowMars
- 10:14 NowSun
- 11:00 NowVenus
- 11:45 NowMercury
- 12:31 NowMoon
- 13:16 NowSaturn
- 14:02 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:33 NowSun
- 16:19 NowVenus
- 17:33 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 20:02 NowSaturn
- 21:17 NowJupiter
- 22:31 NowMars
- 23:46 NowSun
- Next day
- 01:00 NowVenus
- 02:15 NowMercury
- 03:29 NowMoon
- 04:44 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowJupiter
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:12 NowSaturn
- 09:12 NowJupiter
- 10:12 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:12 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 16:12 NowJupiter
- 17:12 NowMars
- 18:12 NowSun
- 19:12 NowVenus
- 20:12 NowMercury
- 21:12 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMars
- 01:12 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:12 NowMercury
- 04:12 NowMoon
- 05:12 NowSaturn
- 06:12 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 07:18 Scorpio
- 07:18 – 09:18 Sagittarius
- 09:18 – 10:47 Capricorn
- 10:47 – 11:59 Aquarius
- 11:59 – 13:07 Pisces
- 13:07 – 14:27 Aries
- 14:27 – 16:15 Taurus
- 16:15 – 18:33 Gemini
- 18:33 – 21:07 Cancer
- 21:07 – 23:40 Leo
- 23:40 – 02:13 next day Virgo
- 02:13 – 04:47 next day Libra
- 04:47 – 07:13 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