Chicago panchang, 7 January 2026
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:34 Moonrise 21:47 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 16:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 10:47 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta 11:38 – 12:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:15 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:57 – 13:06
Night
16:34 to 07:19 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:34 – 19:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:04 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 19:04 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 05:55 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 07:09 next day Moon enters Virgo
- 07:13 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 19:04
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 00:54 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Saubhagya until 05:55 next day
- Karana Taitila until 19:04, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 19:04 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 19:04 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 05:55 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 07:09 next day Moon enters Virgo
- 07:13 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:47 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:38 – 12:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:57 – 13:06
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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:34 – 19:31
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 00:54 – 07:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:19 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 10:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:47 – 11:57 | Good |
| Rog | 11:57 – 13:06 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:06 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Char | 14:15 – 15:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:25 – 16:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:34 – 18:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:25 – 20:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:15 – 22:06 | Good |
| Char | 22:06 – 23:57 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:57 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:47 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:38 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 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 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:24 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:29 NowMoon
- 14:15 NowSaturn
- 15:02 NowJupiter
- 15:48 NowMars
- 16:34 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 19:02 NowMercury
- 20:15 NowMoon
- 21:29 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:10 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 06:05 NowSaturn
- 07:19 NowMercury
- 08:19 NowMoon
- 09:19 NowSaturn
- 10:19 NowJupiter
- 11:19 NowMars
- 12:19 NowSun
- 13:19 NowVenus
- 14:19 NowMercury
- 15:19 NowMoon
- 16:19 NowSaturn
- 17:19 NowJupiter
- 18:19 NowMars
- 19:19 NowSun
- 20:19 NowVenus
- 21:19 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:19 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:19 NowJupiter
- 01:19 NowMars
- 02:19 NowSun
- 03:19 NowVenus
- 04:19 NowMercury
- 05:19 NowMoon
- 06:19 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 05:48 Scorpio
- 05:48 – 07:48 Sagittarius
- 07:48 – 09:17 Capricorn
- 09:17 – 10:28 Aquarius
- 10:28 – 11:37 Pisces
- 11:37 – 12:57 Aries
- 12:57 – 14:44 Taurus
- 14:44 – 17:03 Gemini
- 17:03 – 19:36 Cancer
- 19:36 – 22:10 Leo
- 22:10 – 00:43 next day Virgo
- 00:43 – 03:17 next day Libra
- 03:17 – 05:44 next day Scorpio
- 05:44 – 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