Chicago panchang, 16 January 2026
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 16:44 Moonrise 06:04 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 16:44- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:27 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta 09:10 – 09:48
- Rahu Kalam 10:49 – 12:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:19
- Durmuhurta 12:19 – 12:57
- Yamaganda 14:22 – 15:33
- 09:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 10:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 10:52 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:44 to 07:16 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 16:44 – 19:38
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:42 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 23:46 Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 10:52
- Nakshatra Mula until 20:42 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 09:36
- Karana Vanija until 10:52, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 10:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 10:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:42 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 23:46 Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:27 – 09:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:10 – 09:48
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:36 – 13:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:49 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:19 – 12:57
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:22 – 15:33
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 16:44 – 19:38
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:16 – 08:27 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:27 – 09:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:38 – 10:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:49 – 12:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:00 – 13:11 | Good |
| Rog | 13:11 – 14:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:22 – 15:33 | Bad |
| Char | 15:33 – 16:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 16:44 – 18:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:33 – 20:22 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:22 – 22:11 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:11 – 00:00 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:00 – 01:49 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:49 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:38 – 05:27 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 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
- 07:16 NowVenus
- 08:03 NowMercury
- 08:51 NowMoon
- 09:38 NowSaturn
- 10:25 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:00 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:35 NowMercury
- 14:22 NowMoon
- 15:09 NowSaturn
- 15:57 NowJupiter
- 16:44 NowMars
- 17:57 NowSun
- 19:09 NowVenus
- 20:22 NowMercury
- 21:35 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:00 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:25 NowSun
- 03:38 NowVenus
- 04:50 NowMercury
- 06:03 NowMoon
- 07:16 NowVenus
- 08:16 NowMercury
- 09:16 NowMoon
- 10:16 NowSaturn
- 11:16 NowJupiter
- 12:16 NowMars
- 13:16 NowSun
- 14:16 NowVenus
- 15:16 NowMercury
- 16:16 NowMoon
- 17:16 NowSaturn
- 18:16 NowJupiter
- 19:16 NowMars
- 20:16 NowSun
- 21:16 NowVenus
- 22:16 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSaturn
- 01:16 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:16 NowSun
- 04:16 NowVenus
- 05:16 NowMercury
- 06:16 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 07:12 Sagittarius
- 07:12 – 08:41 Capricorn
- 08:41 – 09:53 Aquarius
- 09:53 – 11:01 Pisces
- 11:01 – 12:22 Aries
- 12:22 – 14:09 Taurus
- 14:09 – 16:27 Gemini
- 16:27 – 19:01 Cancer
- 19:01 – 21:34 Leo
- 21:34 – 00:07 next day Virgo
- 00:07 – 02:41 next day Libra
- 02:41 – 05:08 next day Scorpio
- 05:08 – 07:08 next day Sagittarius
- 07:08 – 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