Chicago panchang, 2 January 2026
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:29 Moonrise 15:33 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- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:28 – 09:37
- Durmuhurta 09:09 – 09:46
- Rahu Kalam 10:46 – 11:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:49
- Yamaganda 14:12 – 15:21
- 07:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 07:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 08:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
16:29 to 07:19 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 16:29 – 19:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 21:35 Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:02 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 04:02 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 07:23
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 08:34 · lord Mars
- Yoga Brahma until 21:35
- Karana Vanija until 07:23, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 07:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 08:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 17:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 21:35 Yoga becomes Indra
- 04:02 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 04:02 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:09 – 09:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 11:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:49
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:12 – 15:21
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 – 12:13
- 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 07:19 – 08:34
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:02 – 07:19 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:58 – 07:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:19 – 08:28 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:28 – 09:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:37 – 10:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:46 – 11:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:54 – 13:03 | Good |
| Rog | 13:03 – 14:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:12 – 15:21 | Bad |
| Char | 15:21 – 16:29 | Neutral |
| Rog | 16:29 – 18:21 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:21 – 20:12 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:12 – 22:03 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:03 – 23:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:54 – 01:46 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:46 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:37 – 05:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:28 – 07:19 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
- 07:19 NowVenus
- 08:05 NowMercury
- 08:51 NowMoon
- 09:37 NowSaturn
- 10:23 NowJupiter
- 11:08 NowMars
- 11:54 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:26 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 14:58 NowSaturn
- 15:44 NowJupiter
- 16:29 NowMars
- 17:44 NowSun
- 18:58 NowVenus
- 20:12 NowMercury
- 21:26 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 01:08 NowMars
- 02:23 NowSun
- 03:37 NowVenus
- 04:51 NowMercury
- 06:05 NowMoon
- 07:19 NowVenus
- 08:19 NowMercury
- 09:19 NowMoon
- 10:19 NowSaturn
- 11:19 NowJupiter
- 12:19 NowMars
- 13:19 NowSun
- 14:19 NowVenus
- 15:19 NowMercury
- 16:19 NowMoon
- 17:19 NowSaturn
- 18:19 NowJupiter
- 19:19 NowMars
- 20:19 NowSun
- 21:19 NowVenus
- 22:19 NowMercury
- 23:19 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:19 NowJupiter
- 02:19 NowMars
- 03:19 NowSun
- 04:19 NowVenus
- 05:19 NowMercury
- 06:19 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:07 Scorpio
- 06:07 – 08:07 Sagittarius
- 08:07 – 09:37 Capricorn
- 09:37 – 10:48 Aquarius
- 10:48 – 11:56 Pisces
- 11:56 – 13:17 Aries
- 13:17 – 15:04 Taurus
- 15:04 – 17:23 Gemini
- 17:23 – 19:56 Cancer
- 19:56 – 22:29 Leo
- 22:29 – 01:02 next day Virgo
- 01:02 – 03:37 next day Libra
- 03:37 – 06:03 next day Scorpio
- 06:03 – 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