Chicago panchang, 1 January 2026
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:29 Moonrise 14:26 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:19 to 16:29- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:19 – 08:28
- Gulika Kalam 09:36 – 10:45
- Durmuhurta 10:22 – 10:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam 13:03 – 14:11
- Durmuhurta 14:02 – 14:39
- 10:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 10:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
16:29 to 07:19 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:29 – 19:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 10:52
- Nakshatra Rohini until 11:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shukla until 01:37 next day
- Karana Taitila until 10:52, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 10:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:18 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 01:37 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:19 – 08:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:36 – 10:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:22 – 10:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:03 – 14:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:02 – 14:39
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:19 – 11:18
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 11:18 – 07:19 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. 05:20 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:29 – 19:27
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 11:18 – 07:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:19 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:28 – 09:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:36 – 10:45 | Bad |
| Char | 10:45 – 11:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:54 – 13:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:03 – 14:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:11 – 15:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:20 – 16:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:29 – 18:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:20 – 20:11 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:11 – 22:03 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:03 – 23:54 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:54 – 01:45 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:45 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:37 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:28 – 07:19 next day | Good |
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
- 07:19 NowJupiter
- 08:05 NowMars
- 08:51 NowSun
- 09:36 NowVenus
- 10:22 NowMercury
- 11:08 NowMoon
- 11:54 NowSaturn
- 12:40 NowJupiter
- 13:25 NowMars
- 14:11 NowSun
- 14:57 NowVenus
- 15:43 NowMercury
- 16:29 NowMoon
- 17:43 NowSaturn
- 18:57 NowJupiter
- 20:11 NowMars
- 21:25 NowSun
- 22:40 NowVenus
- 23:54 NowMercury
- Next day
- 01:08 NowMoon
- 02:22 NowSaturn
- 03:37 NowJupiter
- 04:51 NowMars
- 06:05 NowSun
- 07:19 NowJupiter
- 08:19 NowMars
- 09:19 NowSun
- 10:19 NowVenus
- 11:19 NowMercury
- 12:19 NowMoon
- 13:19 NowSaturn
- 14:19 NowJupiter
- 15:19 NowMars
- 16:19 NowSun
- 17:19 NowVenus
- 18:19 NowMercury
- 19:19 NowMoon
- 20:19 NowSaturn
- 21:19 NowJupiter
- 22:19 NowMars
- 23:19 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:19 NowVenus
- 01:19 NowMercury
- 02:19 NowMoon
- 03:19 NowSaturn
- 04:19 NowJupiter
- 05:19 NowMars
- 06:19 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:11 Scorpio
- 06:11 – 08:11 Sagittarius
- 08:11 – 09:40 Capricorn
- 09:40 – 10:52 Aquarius
- 10:52 – 12:00 Pisces
- 12:00 – 13:21 Aries
- 13:21 – 15:08 Taurus
- 15:08 – 17:26 Gemini
- 17:26 – 20:00 Cancer
- 20:00 – 22:33 Leo
- 22:33 – 01:06 next day Virgo
- 01:06 – 03:40 next day Libra
- 03:40 – 06:07 next day Scorpio
- 06:07 – 07:19 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