Chicago panchang, 28 January 2026
Sunrise 07:08 Sunset 16:59 Moonrise 12:12 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:08 to 16:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:21 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam 10:49 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:44 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:17
- 12:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 15:47 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:59 to 07:07 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:59 – 19:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:14 – 06:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:01 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 02:25 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 07:01 next day Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 02:25 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 20:01 · lord Moon
- Yoga Brahma until 12:24
- Karana Vanija until 15:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:24 Yoga becomes Indra
- 15:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:01 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 02:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 02:25 next day Karana becomes Bava
- 07:01 next day Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:21 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:49 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:44 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:17
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. 05:14 – 06:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:44 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:59 – 19:49
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:08 – 20:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:08 – 20:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 20:01 – 07:07 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 02:25 – 07:07 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:08 – 08:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:21 – 09:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:35 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:49 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:17 – 14:31 | Bad |
| Char | 14:31 – 15:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:45 – 16:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:59 – 18:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:45 – 20:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:31 – 22:17 | Good |
| Char | 22:17 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:49 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:35 – 05:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:21 – 07:07 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
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:14 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:42 NowMoon
- 14:31 NowSaturn
- 15:20 NowJupiter
- 16:10 NowMars
- 16:59 NowSun
- 18:10 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:31 NowMoon
- 21:42 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:24 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:45 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 09:08 NowSaturn
- 10:08 NowJupiter
- 11:08 NowMars
- 12:08 NowSun
- 13:08 NowVenus
- 14:08 NowMercury
- 15:08 NowMoon
- 16:08 NowSaturn
- 17:08 NowJupiter
- 18:08 NowMars
- 19:08 NowSun
- 20:08 NowVenus
- 21:08 NowMercury
- 22:08 NowMoon
- 23:08 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:08 NowJupiter
- 01:08 NowMars
- 02:08 NowSun
- 03:08 NowVenus
- 04:08 NowMercury
- 05:08 NowMoon
- 06:08 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 06:25 Sagittarius
- 06:25 – 07:54 Capricorn
- 07:54 – 09:06 Aquarius
- 09:06 – 10:14 Pisces
- 10:14 – 11:34 Aries
- 11:34 – 13:22 Taurus
- 13:22 – 15:40 Gemini
- 15:40 – 18:14 Cancer
- 18:14 – 20:47 Leo
- 20:47 – 23:20 Virgo
- 23:20 – 01:54 next day Libra
- 01:54 – 04:21 next day Scorpio
- 04:21 – 06:21 next day Sagittarius
- 06:21 – 07:07 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