Chicago panchang, 13 March 2026
Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 04:22 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:06 to 18:53- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:35 – 10:03
- Durmuhurta 09:28 – 10:15
- Rahu Kalam 11:31 – 13:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:23
- Durmuhurta 13:23 – 14:11
- Yamaganda 15:57 – 17:25
- 08:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:53 to 07:05 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:53 – 21:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:41 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:03 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:12 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 21:41
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 16:33 · lord Venus
- Yoga Variyan until 00:12 next day
- Karana Vanija until 08:54, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:54 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:33 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 21:41 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:41 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:03 Moon enters Capricorn
- 00:12 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:35 – 10:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:28 – 10:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:31 – 13:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:23 – 14:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:57 – 17:25
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:12 – 12:04 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. 05:28 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:36 – 13:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:53 – 21:20
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 21:41 – 07:05 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 07:06 – 08:35 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:35 – 10:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:03 – 11:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:31 – 13:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:00 – 14:28 | Good |
| Rog | 14:28 – 15:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:57 – 17:25 | Bad |
| Char | 17:25 – 18:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:53 – 20:25 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:25 – 21:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:56 – 23:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:28 – 00:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:59 – 02:30 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:30 – 04:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:02 – 05:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:33 – 07:05 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
- 07:06 NowVenus
- 08:05 NowMercury
- 09:04 NowMoon
- 10:03 NowSaturn
- 11:02 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 13:00 NowSun
- 13:59 NowVenus
- 14:58 NowMercury
- 15:57 NowMoon
- 16:55 NowSaturn
- 17:54 NowJupiter
- 18:53 NowMars
- 19:54 NowSun
- 20:55 NowVenus
- 21:56 NowMercury
- 22:57 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:59 NowJupiter
- 02:00 NowMars
- 03:01 NowSun
- 04:02 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
- 06:04 NowMoon
- 07:06 NowVenus
- 08:06 NowMercury
- 09:06 NowMoon
- 10:06 NowSaturn
- 11:06 NowJupiter
- 12:06 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 15:06 NowMercury
- 16:06 NowMoon
- 17:06 NowSaturn
- 18:06 NowJupiter
- 19:06 NowMars
- 20:06 NowSun
- 21:06 NowVenus
- 22:06 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSaturn
- 01:06 NowJupiter
- 02:06 NowMars
- 03:06 NowSun
- 04:06 NowVenus
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 06:06 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:28 – 06:01 Capricorn
- 06:01 – 07:13 Aquarius
- 07:13 – 08:21 Pisces
- 08:21 – 09:41 Aries
- 09:41 – 11:29 Taurus
- 11:29 – 13:47 Gemini
- 13:47 – 16:21 Cancer
- 16:21 – 18:54 Leo
- 18:54 – 21:27 Virgo
- 21:27 – 00:01 next day Libra
- 00:01 – 02:28 next day Scorpio
- 02:28 – 04:28 next day Sagittarius
- 04:28 – 05:57 next day Capricorn
- 05:57 – 07:05 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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method