Chicago panchang, 31 January 2026
Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 15:41 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:05 to 17:03- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:05 – 08:19
- Durmuhurta 07:05 – 07:45
- Durmuhurta 07:45 – 08:24
- Rahu Kalam 09:34 – 10:49
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:24
- Yamaganda 13:19 – 14:33
- 07:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 08:31 Moon enters Cancer
- 14:04 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
Night
17:03 to 07:04 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:12 – 06:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 18:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:48 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:13 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 18:23
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 14:04 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Priti until 22:48
- Karana Gara until 07:37, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 08:31 Moon enters Cancer
- 14:04 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 18:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 18:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:48 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:13 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:05 – 08:19
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:05 – 07:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:45 – 08:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:34 – 10:49
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:19 – 14:33
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 18:23 – 05:13 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. 05:12 – 06:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:44 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:03 – 19:51
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:05 – 14:04
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:05 – 18:23
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:05 – 08:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:19 – 09:34 | Good |
| Rog | 09:34 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:49 – 12:04 | Bad |
| Char | 12:04 – 13:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:19 – 14:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:33 – 15:48 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:48 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:03 – 18:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:48 – 20:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:33 – 22:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:18 – 00:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:03 – 01:48 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:48 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:33 – 05:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:19 – 07:04 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
- 07:05 NowSaturn
- 07:55 NowJupiter
- 08:44 NowMars
- 09:34 NowSun
- 10:24 NowVenus
- 11:14 NowMercury
- 12:04 NowMoon
- 12:54 NowSaturn
- 13:43 NowJupiter
- 14:33 NowMars
- 15:23 NowSun
- 16:13 NowVenus
- 17:03 NowMercury
- 18:13 NowMoon
- 19:23 NowSaturn
- 20:33 NowJupiter
- 21:43 NowMars
- 22:53 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:03 NowVenus
- 01:13 NowMercury
- 02:23 NowMoon
- 03:33 NowSaturn
- 04:44 NowJupiter
- 05:54 NowMars
- 07:05 NowSaturn
- 08:05 NowJupiter
- 09:05 NowMars
- 10:05 NowSun
- 11:05 NowVenus
- 12:05 NowMercury
- 13:05 NowMoon
- 14:05 NowSaturn
- 15:05 NowJupiter
- 16:05 NowMars
- 17:05 NowSun
- 18:05 NowVenus
- 19:05 NowMercury
- 20:05 NowMoon
- 21:05 NowSaturn
- 22:05 NowJupiter
- 23:05 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSun
- 01:05 NowVenus
- 02:05 NowMercury
- 03:05 NowMoon
- 04:05 NowSaturn
- 05:05 NowJupiter
- 06:05 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:12 – 06:13 Sagittarius
- 06:13 – 07:43 Capricorn
- 07:43 – 08:54 Aquarius
- 08:54 – 10:02 Pisces
- 10:02 – 11:23 Aries
- 11:23 – 13:10 Taurus
- 13:10 – 15:29 Gemini
- 15:29 – 18:02 Cancer
- 18:02 – 20:35 Leo
- 20:35 – 23:08 Virgo
- 23:08 – 01:43 next day Libra
- 01:43 – 04:09 next day Scorpio
- 04:09 – 06:09 next day Sagittarius
- 06:09 – 07:04 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