Chicago panchang, 14 January 2026
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 16:42 Moonrise 04:10 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:17 to 16:42- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 10:49 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta 11:41 – 12:18
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:18 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:59 – 13:10
- 08:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 15:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
16:42 to 07:16 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:42 – 19:37
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:37 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 08:47 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 15:33 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 08:25
- Karana Kaulava until 19:37, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:25 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 15:33 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 19:37 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:49 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:41 – 12:18
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:10
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 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:42 – 19:37
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 07:17 – 15:33
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:17 – 15:33
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:17 – 07:16 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:49 – 11:59 | Good |
| Rog | 11:59 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:10 – 14:21 | Bad |
| Char | 14:21 – 15:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:31 – 16:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:42 – 18:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:31 – 20:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:21 – 22:10 | Good |
| Char | 22:10 – 23:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:59 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:48 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:38 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:27 – 07:16 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
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:04 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:34 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:08 NowJupiter
- 15:55 NowMars
- 16:42 NowSun
- 17:55 NowVenus
- 19:08 NowMercury
- 20:21 NowMoon
- 21:33 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:12 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 06:04 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:17 NowJupiter
- 11:17 NowMars
- 12:17 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:17 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:17 NowMercury
- 05:17 NowMoon
- 06:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 07:20 Sagittarius
- 07:20 – 08:49 Capricorn
- 08:49 – 10:01 Aquarius
- 10:01 – 11:09 Pisces
- 11:09 – 12:29 Aries
- 12:29 – 14:17 Taurus
- 14:17 – 16:35 Gemini
- 16:35 – 19:09 Cancer
- 19:09 – 21:42 Leo
- 21:42 – 00:15 next day Virgo
- 00:15 – 02:49 next day Libra
- 02:49 – 05:16 next day Scorpio
- 05:16 – 07:16 next day Sagittarius
- 07:16 – 07:16 next day Capricorn
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