Chicago panchang, 17 January 2026
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 16:45 Moonrise 06:51 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 16:45- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:16 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta 07:16 – 07:53
- Durmuhurta 07:53 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam 09:38 – 10:49
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 13:12 – 14:23
- 09:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 12:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
16:45 to 07:15 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:45 – 19:39
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 01:16 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 05:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 12:34
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 22:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vyaghata until 09:48
- Karana Shakuni until 12:34, then Chatushpada
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:48 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 12:34 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:34 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 22:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 01:16 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 05:11 next day Moon enters Capricorn
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:16 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:16 – 07:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:53 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:38 – 10:49
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:12 – 14:23
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. 05:19 – 06:17
- 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 16:45 – 19:39
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:16 – 12:34
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:16 – 08:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:27 – 09:38 | Good |
| Rog | 09:38 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:49 – 12:00 | Bad |
| Char | 12:00 – 13:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:12 – 14:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:23 – 15:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:34 – 16:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:45 – 18:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:34 – 20:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:23 – 22:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:11 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:00 – 01:49 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:49 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:38 – 05:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:26 – 07:15 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 NowSaturn
- 08:03 NowJupiter
- 08:50 NowMars
- 09:38 NowSun
- 10:25 NowVenus
- 11:13 NowMercury
- 12:00 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:35 NowJupiter
- 14:23 NowMars
- 15:10 NowSun
- 15:58 NowVenus
- 16:45 NowMercury
- 17:58 NowMoon
- 19:10 NowSaturn
- 20:23 NowJupiter
- 21:35 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:00 NowVenus
- 01:13 NowMercury
- 02:25 NowMoon
- 03:38 NowSaturn
- 04:50 NowJupiter
- 06:02 NowMars
- 07:16 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:16 NowMars
- 10:16 NowSun
- 11:16 NowVenus
- 12:16 NowMercury
- 13:16 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:16 NowJupiter
- 16:16 NowMars
- 17:16 NowSun
- 18:16 NowVenus
- 19:16 NowMercury
- 20:16 NowMoon
- 21:16 NowSaturn
- 22:16 NowJupiter
- 23:16 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSun
- 01:16 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:16 NowMoon
- 04:16 NowSaturn
- 05:16 NowJupiter
- 06:16 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 07:08 Sagittarius
- 07:08 – 08:38 Capricorn
- 08:38 – 09:49 Aquarius
- 09:49 – 10:57 Pisces
- 10:57 – 12:18 Aries
- 12:18 – 14:05 Taurus
- 14:05 – 16:24 Gemini
- 16:24 – 18:57 Cancer
- 18:57 – 21:30 Leo
- 21:30 – 00:03 next day Virgo
- 00:03 – 02:38 next day Libra
- 02:38 – 05:04 next day Scorpio
- 05:04 – 07:04 next day Sagittarius
- 07:04 – 07:15 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