Chicago panchang, 11 January 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:38 Moonrise 01:00 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:38- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:17
- Yamaganda 11:58 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam 14:18 – 15:28
- Durmuhurta 15:24 – 16:01
- Rahu Kalam 15:28 – 16:38
- 11:59 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:38 to 07:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:38 – 19:34
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:13 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:13 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:42 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 01:13 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 09:35 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 06:42 next day
- Karana Taitila until 11:59, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:59 Karana becomes Gara
- 01:13 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 01:13 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:42 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:18 – 15:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:24 – 16:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:28 – 16:38
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:42 – 08:42 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. 05:21 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:38 – 19:34
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:18 – 08:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:28 – 09:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:38 – 10:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:48 – 11:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:58 – 13:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:08 – 14:18 | Good |
| Rog | 14:18 – 15:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:28 – 16:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:38 – 18:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:28 – 20:18 | Good |
| Char | 20:18 – 22:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:08 – 23:58 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:58 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:48 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:38 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:28 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:05 NowVenus
- 08:51 NowMercury
- 09:38 NowMoon
- 10:25 NowSaturn
- 11:12 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:45 NowSun
- 13:32 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:05 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 19:05 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:32 NowMercury
- 22:45 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:11 NowJupiter
- 02:25 NowMars
- 03:38 NowSun
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:18 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:18 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:18 NowMars
- 04:18 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 05:32 Scorpio
- 05:32 – 07:32 Sagittarius
- 07:32 – 09:01 Capricorn
- 09:01 – 10:12 Aquarius
- 10:12 – 11:21 Pisces
- 11:21 – 12:41 Aries
- 12:41 – 14:29 Taurus
- 14:29 – 16:47 Gemini
- 16:47 – 19:21 Cancer
- 19:21 – 21:54 Leo
- 21:54 – 00:27 next day Virgo
- 00:27 – 03:01 next day Libra
- 03:01 – 05:28 next day Scorpio
- 05:28 – 07:18 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