Chicago panchang, 8 February 2026
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 17:13 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:56 to 17:13- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:44 – 12:25
- Yamaganda 12:05 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:39 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta 15:51 – 16:32
- Rahu Kalam 15:56 – 17:13
- 12:38 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
17:13 to 06:55 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:13 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:31 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 17:31 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:32 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 06:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 17:31
- Nakshatra Swati until 17:32 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Ganda until 12:38
- Karana Bava until 17:31, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:38 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 17:31 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 17:31 Karana becomes Balava
- 17:32 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 06:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:39 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:51 – 16:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:56 – 17:13
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:32 – 06:55 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. 05:06 – 06:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:44 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:13 – 19:57
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:56 – 17:32
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:56 – 08:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:13 – 09:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:30 – 10:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:47 – 12:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:05 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:22 – 14:39 | Good |
| Rog | 14:39 – 15:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:56 – 17:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:13 – 18:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:56 – 20:39 | Good |
| Char | 20:39 – 22:21 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:21 – 00:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:04 – 01:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:47 – 03:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:29 – 05:12 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:12 – 06:55 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
- 06:56 NowSun
- 07:47 NowVenus
- 08:39 NowMercury
- 09:30 NowMoon
- 10:22 NowSaturn
- 11:13 NowJupiter
- 12:05 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 13:47 NowVenus
- 14:39 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:13 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:30 NowSun
- 20:39 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:04 NowSaturn
- 01:12 NowJupiter
- 02:21 NowMars
- 03:29 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:46 NowMercury
- 06:56 NowSun
- 07:56 NowVenus
- 08:56 NowMercury
- 09:56 NowMoon
- 10:56 NowSaturn
- 11:56 NowJupiter
- 12:56 NowMars
- 13:56 NowSun
- 14:56 NowVenus
- 15:56 NowMercury
- 16:56 NowMoon
- 17:56 NowSaturn
- 18:56 NowJupiter
- 19:56 NowMars
- 20:56 NowSun
- 21:56 NowVenus
- 22:56 NowMercury
- 23:56 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSaturn
- 01:56 NowJupiter
- 02:56 NowMars
- 03:56 NowSun
- 04:56 NowVenus
- 05:56 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 05:42 Sagittarius
- 05:42 – 07:11 Capricorn
- 07:11 – 08:22 Aquarius
- 08:22 – 09:31 Pisces
- 09:31 – 10:51 Aries
- 10:51 – 12:39 Taurus
- 12:39 – 14:57 Gemini
- 14:57 – 17:30 Cancer
- 17:30 – 20:04 Leo
- 20:04 – 22:37 Virgo
- 22:37 – 01:11 next day Libra
- 01:11 – 03:38 next day Scorpio
- 03:38 – 05:38 next day Sagittarius
- 05:38 – 06:55 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