Chicago panchang, 25 February 2026
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 17:34 Moonrise 11:02 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 17:34- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:55 – 09:18
- Gulika Kalam 10:41 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:41 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:26
- 13:24 Moon enters Gemini
- 13:58 Yoga becomes Priti
- 15:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 15:11 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:34 to 06:31 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:34 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:39 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 02:07 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 15:11
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 00:41 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Vishkambha until 13:58
- Karana Kaulava until 15:11, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 13:24 Moon enters Gemini
- 13:58 Yoga becomes Priti
- 15:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 15:11 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 02:07 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:55 – 09:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:41 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:41 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:26
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. 04:48 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:34 – 20:10
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:32 – 00:41 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:32 – 06:31 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:32 – 07:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:55 – 09:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:18 – 10:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:41 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:26 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Char | 14:49 – 16:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:12 – 17:34 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:34 – 19:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:12 – 20:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:49 – 22:26 | Good |
| Char | 22:26 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:40 – 03:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:17 – 04:54 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:54 – 06:31 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
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:27 NowMoon
- 08:23 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:08 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:54 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:44 NowJupiter
- 16:39 NowMars
- 17:34 NowSun
- 18:39 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:53 NowSaturn
- 22:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:21 NowMoon
- 05:26 NowSaturn
- 06:32 NowMercury
- 07:32 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:32 NowMars
- 11:32 NowSun
- 12:32 NowVenus
- 13:32 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:32 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:32 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:32 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:32 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:32 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:48 – 06:04 Capricorn
- 06:04 – 07:15 Aquarius
- 07:15 – 08:24 Pisces
- 08:24 – 09:44 Aries
- 09:44 – 11:32 Taurus
- 11:32 – 13:50 Gemini
- 13:50 – 16:24 Cancer
- 16:24 – 18:57 Leo
- 18:57 – 21:30 Virgo
- 21:30 – 00:04 next day Libra
- 00:04 – 02:31 next day Scorpio
- 02:31 – 04:31 next day Sagittarius
- 04:31 – 06:00 next day Capricorn
- 06:00 – 06:31 next day Aquarius
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