Chicago panchang, 15 January 2026
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 16:43 Moonrise 05:10 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:16 to 16:43- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:16 – 08:27
- Gulika Kalam 09:38 – 10:49
- Durmuhurta 10:25 – 11:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:19
- Rahu Kalam 13:11 – 14:21
- Durmuhurta 14:12 – 14:50
- 08:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 08:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:08 Yoga becomes Dhruva
Night
16:43 to 07:16 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:43 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:17 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 18:17 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 21:52 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 08:47
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 18:17 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vriddhi until 09:08
- Karana Taitila until 08:47, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 08:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 08:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 09:08 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 18:17 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 18:17 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 21:52 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:16 – 08:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:38 – 10:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:25 – 11:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 14:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:12 – 14:50
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 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:43 – 19:38
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:16 – 08:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:27 – 09:38 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:38 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Char | 10:49 – 12:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:00 – 13:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:11 – 14:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:21 – 15:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:32 – 16:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:43 – 18:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:32 – 20:21 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:21 – 22:10 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:10 – 00:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:00 – 01:49 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:49 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:38 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:27 – 07:16 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
- 07:16 NowJupiter
- 08:04 NowMars
- 08:51 NowSun
- 09:38 NowVenus
- 10:25 NowMercury
- 11:13 NowMoon
- 12:00 NowSaturn
- 12:47 NowJupiter
- 13:34 NowMars
- 14:21 NowSun
- 15:09 NowVenus
- 15:56 NowMercury
- 16:43 NowMoon
- 17:56 NowSaturn
- 19:09 NowJupiter
- 20:21 NowMars
- 21:34 NowSun
- 22:47 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:00 NowMercury
- 01:12 NowMoon
- 02:25 NowSaturn
- 03:38 NowJupiter
- 04:51 NowMars
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:16 NowJupiter
- 08:16 NowMars
- 09:16 NowSun
- 10:16 NowVenus
- 11:16 NowMercury
- 12:16 NowMoon
- 13:16 NowSaturn
- 14:16 NowJupiter
- 15:16 NowMars
- 16:16 NowSun
- 17:16 NowVenus
- 18:16 NowMercury
- 19:16 NowMoon
- 20:16 NowSaturn
- 21:16 NowJupiter
- 22:16 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:16 NowVenus
- 01:16 NowMercury
- 02:16 NowMoon
- 03:16 NowSaturn
- 04:16 NowJupiter
- 05:16 NowMars
- 06:16 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 07:16 Sagittarius
- 07:16 – 08:45 Capricorn
- 08:45 – 09:57 Aquarius
- 09:57 – 11:05 Pisces
- 11:05 – 12:26 Aries
- 12:26 – 14:13 Taurus
- 14:13 – 16:31 Gemini
- 16:31 – 19:05 Cancer
- 19:05 – 21:38 Leo
- 21:38 – 00:11 next day Virgo
- 00:11 – 02:45 next day Libra
- 02:45 – 05:12 next day Scorpio
- 05:12 – 07:12 next day Sagittarius
- 07:12 – 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