Chicago panchang, 17 December 2025
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 16:19 Moonrise 05:17 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:14 to 16:19- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:22 – 09:30
- Gulika Kalam 10:38 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta 11:28 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:28 – 12:05 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:46 – 12:55
- 15:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 15:03 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:19 to 07:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:19 – 19:18
- Brahma Muhurta 05:15 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:35 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 04:17 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 15:03
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 08:37 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 03:35 next day
- Karana Vanija until 15:03, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 15:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 15:03 Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:35 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 04:17 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:22 – 09:30
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:38 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:28 – 12:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 12:55
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:35 – 05:35 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. 05:14 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:28 – 12:05
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:19 – 19:18
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 07:14 – 07:14 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:14 – 07:14 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:14 – 08:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:22 – 09:30 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:30 – 10:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:38 – 11:46 | Good |
| Rog | 11:46 – 12:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:55 – 14:03 | Bad |
| Char | 14:03 – 15:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:11 – 16:19 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:19 – 18:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:11 – 20:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:03 – 21:55 | Good |
| Char | 21:55 – 23:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:47 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:39 – 03:30 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:30 – 05:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:22 – 07:14 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
- 07:14 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 08:45 NowSaturn
- 09:30 NowJupiter
- 10:15 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:32 NowMercury
- 13:17 NowMoon
- 14:03 NowSaturn
- 14:48 NowJupiter
- 15:34 NowMars
- 16:19 NowSun
- 17:34 NowVenus
- 18:48 NowMercury
- 20:03 NowMoon
- 21:18 NowSaturn
- 22:32 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:30 NowMercury
- 04:45 NowMoon
- 06:00 NowSaturn
- 07:14 NowMercury
- 08:14 NowMoon
- 09:14 NowSaturn
- 10:14 NowJupiter
- 11:14 NowMars
- 12:14 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:14 NowSaturn
- 17:14 NowJupiter
- 18:14 NowMars
- 19:14 NowSun
- 20:14 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:14 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:14 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:14 NowMoon
- 06:14 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 07:10 Scorpio
- 07:10 – 09:10 Sagittarius
- 09:10 – 10:39 Capricorn
- 10:39 – 11:51 Aquarius
- 11:51 – 12:59 Pisces
- 12:59 – 14:20 Aries
- 14:20 – 16:07 Taurus
- 16:07 – 18:25 Gemini
- 18:25 – 20:59 Cancer
- 20:59 – 23:32 Leo
- 23:32 – 02:05 next day Virgo
- 02:05 – 04:39 next day Libra
- 04:39 – 07:06 next day Scorpio
- 07:06 – 07:14 next day Sagittarius
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