Chicago panchang, 26 February 2026
Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 17:36 Moonrise 12:08 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:31 to 17:36- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:31 – 07:54
- Gulika Kalam 09:17 – 10:40
- Durmuhurta 10:12 – 10:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam 13:26 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta 14:38 – 15:23
- 11:03 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 13:03 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 13:03 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:36 to 06:29 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:36 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:46 – 05:38 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:19 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:02 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 13:03
- Nakshatra Ardra until 23:19 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Priti until 11:03
- Karana Gara until 13:03, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:03 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 13:03 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 13:03 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:19 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 00:02 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:31 – 07:54
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:17 – 10:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:12 – 10:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:26 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:38 – 15:23
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:31 – 23:19
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. 04:47 – 05:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 17:36 – 20:10
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:31 – 23:19
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:31 – 13:03
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 23:19 – 06:29 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:19 – 06:29 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:31 – 07:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:54 – 09:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:17 – 10:40 | Bad |
| Char | 10:40 – 12:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:03 – 13:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:26 – 14:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:49 – 16:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:13 – 17:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:36 – 19:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:12 – 20:49 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:49 – 22:26 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:26 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:02 – 01:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:39 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:16 – 04:53 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:53 – 06:29 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
- 06:31 NowJupiter
- 07:26 NowMars
- 08:22 NowSun
- 09:17 NowVenus
- 10:12 NowMercury
- 11:08 NowMoon
- 12:03 NowSaturn
- 12:59 NowJupiter
- 13:54 NowMars
- 14:49 NowSun
- 15:45 NowVenus
- 16:40 NowMercury
- 17:36 NowMoon
- 18:40 NowSaturn
- 19:45 NowJupiter
- 20:49 NowMars
- 21:54 NowSun
- 22:58 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMercury
- 01:07 NowMoon
- 02:11 NowSaturn
- 03:16 NowJupiter
- 04:20 NowMars
- 05:25 NowSun
- 06:31 NowJupiter
- 07:31 NowMars
- 08:31 NowSun
- 09:31 NowVenus
- 10:31 NowMercury
- 11:31 NowMoon
- 12:31 NowSaturn
- 13:31 NowJupiter
- 14:31 NowMars
- 15:31 NowSun
- 16:31 NowVenus
- 17:31 NowMercury
- 18:31 NowMoon
- 19:31 NowSaturn
- 20:31 NowJupiter
- 21:31 NowMars
- 22:31 NowSun
- 23:31 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMercury
- 01:31 NowMoon
- 02:31 NowSaturn
- 03:31 NowJupiter
- 04:31 NowMars
- 05:31 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:47 – 06:00 Capricorn
- 06:00 – 07:12 Aquarius
- 07:12 – 08:20 Pisces
- 08:20 – 09:40 Aries
- 09:40 – 11:28 Taurus
- 11:28 – 13:46 Gemini
- 13:46 – 16:20 Cancer
- 16:20 – 18:53 Leo
- 18:53 – 21:26 Virgo
- 21:26 – 00:00 next day Libra
- 00:00 – 02:27 next day Scorpio
- 02:27 – 04:27 next day Sagittarius
- 04:27 – 05:56 next day Capricorn
- 05:56 – 06:29 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