Chicago panchang, 21 January 2026
Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 16:50 Moonrise 08:51 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:13 to 16:50- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:25 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam 10:50 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:02 – 13:14
- 07:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 15:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 15:17 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
16:50 to 07:12 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:50 – 19:43
- Brahma Muhurta 05:17 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 03:11 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:07 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 15:17
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 02:57 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vyatipata until 07:28
- Karana Gara until 15:17, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 15:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 15:17 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:57 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 03:11 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 06:07 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:31 – 07:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 09:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:50 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:14
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 03:11 – 14:58 next day
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:07 – 17:18 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. 05:18 – 06:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:50 – 19:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:13 – 02:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:13 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:25 – 09:37 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:37 – 10:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:50 – 12:02 | Good |
| Rog | 12:02 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:14 – 14:26 | Bad |
| Char | 14:26 – 15:38 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:38 – 16:50 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:50 – 18:38 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:38 – 20:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:26 – 22:14 | Good |
| Char | 22:14 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:49 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:37 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 07:12 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
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:01 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 12:50 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:26 NowSaturn
- 15:14 NowJupiter
- 16:02 NowMars
- 16:50 NowSun
- 18:02 NowVenus
- 19:14 NowMercury
- 20:26 NowMoon
- 21:38 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 06:01 NowSaturn
- 07:13 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:13 NowSaturn
- 10:13 NowJupiter
- 11:13 NowMars
- 12:13 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:13 NowMercury
- 15:13 NowMoon
- 16:13 NowSaturn
- 17:13 NowJupiter
- 18:13 NowMars
- 19:13 NowSun
- 20:13 NowVenus
- 21:13 NowMercury
- 22:13 NowMoon
- 23:13 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:13 NowJupiter
- 01:13 NowMars
- 02:13 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:13 NowMercury
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 06:53 Sagittarius
- 06:53 – 08:22 Capricorn
- 08:22 – 09:33 Aquarius
- 09:33 – 10:42 Pisces
- 10:42 – 12:02 Aries
- 12:02 – 13:49 Taurus
- 13:49 – 16:08 Gemini
- 16:08 – 18:41 Cancer
- 18:41 – 21:15 Leo
- 21:15 – 23:48 Virgo
- 23:48 – 02:22 next day Libra
- 02:22 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
- 04:49 – 06:49 next day Sagittarius
- 06:49 – 07:12 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