Chicago panchang, 1 February 2026
Sunrise 07:04 Sunset 17:04 Moonrise 16:59 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:04 to 17:04- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:24
- Yamaganda 12:04 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam 14:34 – 15:49
- Durmuhurta 15:44 – 16:24
- Rahu Kalam 15:49 – 17:04
- 12:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:09 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 16:09 Karana becomes Balava
Night
17:04 to 07:03 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:04 – 19:52
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 06:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:50 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:12 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 16:09
- Nakshatra Pushya until 12:28 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ayushman until 19:50
- Karana Bava until 16:09, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:28 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:09 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 16:09 Karana becomes Balava
- 19:50 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:12 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:34 – 15:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:44 – 16:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:49 – 17:04
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 17:04 – 19:52
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:04 – 12:28
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:04 – 08:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:19 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 10:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:49 – 12:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:04 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:19 – 14:34 | Good |
| Rog | 14:34 – 15:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:49 – 17:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:04 – 18:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:49 – 20:34 | Good |
| Char | 20:34 – 22:19 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:19 – 00:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:03 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:48 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:33 – 05:18 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:18 – 07:03 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
- 07:04 NowSun
- 07:54 NowVenus
- 08:44 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:24 NowSaturn
- 11:14 NowJupiter
- 12:04 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:44 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:14 NowSaturn
- 17:04 NowJupiter
- 18:14 NowMars
- 19:24 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:44 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSaturn
- 01:13 NowJupiter
- 02:23 NowMars
- 03:33 NowSun
- 04:43 NowVenus
- 05:53 NowMercury
- 07:04 NowSun
- 08:04 NowVenus
- 09:04 NowMercury
- 10:04 NowMoon
- 11:04 NowSaturn
- 12:04 NowJupiter
- 13:04 NowMars
- 14:04 NowSun
- 15:04 NowVenus
- 16:04 NowMercury
- 17:04 NowMoon
- 18:04 NowSaturn
- 19:04 NowJupiter
- 20:04 NowMars
- 21:04 NowSun
- 22:04 NowVenus
- 23:04 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMoon
- 01:04 NowSaturn
- 02:04 NowJupiter
- 03:04 NowMars
- 04:04 NowSun
- 05:04 NowVenus
- 06:04 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:12 – 06:09 Sagittarius
- 06:09 – 07:39 Capricorn
- 07:39 – 08:50 Aquarius
- 08:50 – 09:58 Pisces
- 09:58 – 11:19 Aries
- 11:19 – 13:06 Taurus
- 13:06 – 15:25 Gemini
- 15:25 – 17:58 Cancer
- 17:58 – 20:31 Leo
- 20:31 – 23:04 Virgo
- 23:04 – 01:39 next day Libra
- 01:39 – 04:05 next day Scorpio
- 04:05 – 06:05 next day Sagittarius
- 06:05 – 07:03 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