Chicago panchang, 4 January 2026
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:31 Moonrise 18:09 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 16:31- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 11:55 – 13:04
- Gulika Kalam 14:13 – 15:22
- Durmuhurta 15:18 – 15:55
- Rahu Kalam 15:22 – 16:31
- 11:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
16:31 to 07:19 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:31 – 19:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 22:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 22:27
- Nakshatra Pushya until 01:55 next day · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 14:17
- Karana Taitila until 11:39, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 22:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 22:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:55 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:45 – 14:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:55 – 13:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:13 – 15:22
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:17 – 15:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:18 – 15:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:22 – 16:31
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. 05:21 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:31 – 19:29
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:19 – 01:55 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:19 – 08:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:28 – 09:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:37 – 10:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:46 – 11:55 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:55 – 13:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:04 – 14:13 | Good |
| Rog | 14:13 – 15:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:22 – 16:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:31 – 18:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:22 – 20:13 | Good |
| Char | 20:13 – 22:04 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:04 – 23:55 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:55 – 01:46 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:46 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:37 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 08:05 NowVenus
- 08:51 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:23 NowSaturn
- 11:09 NowJupiter
- 11:55 NowMars
- 12:41 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:13 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 15:45 NowSaturn
- 16:31 NowJupiter
- 17:45 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 20:13 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:41 NowMoon
- 23:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:23 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowSun
- 08:19 NowVenus
- 09:19 NowMercury
- 10:19 NowMoon
- 11:19 NowSaturn
- 12:19 NowJupiter
- 13:19 NowMars
- 14:19 NowSun
- 15:19 NowVenus
- 16:19 NowMercury
- 17:19 NowMoon
- 18:19 NowSaturn
- 19:19 NowJupiter
- 20:19 NowMars
- 21:19 NowSun
- 22:19 NowVenus
- 23:19 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMoon
- 01:19 NowSaturn
- 02:19 NowJupiter
- 03:19 NowMars
- 04:19 NowSun
- 05:19 NowVenus
- 06:19 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 05:59 Scorpio
- 05:59 – 07:59 Sagittarius
- 07:59 – 09:29 Capricorn
- 09:29 – 10:40 Aquarius
- 10:40 – 11:48 Pisces
- 11:48 – 13:09 Aries
- 13:09 – 14:56 Taurus
- 14:56 – 17:15 Gemini
- 17:15 – 19:48 Cancer
- 19:48 – 22:22 Leo
- 22:22 – 00:54 next day Virgo
- 00:54 – 03:29 next day Libra
- 03:29 – 05:55 next day Scorpio
- 05:55 – 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