Chicago panchang, 14 March 2026
Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 04:59 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:05 to 18:54- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:05 – 08:33
- Durmuhurta 07:05 – 07:52
- Durmuhurta 07:52 – 08:39
- Rahu Kalam 10:02 – 11:31
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:23
- Yamaganda 14:28 – 15:57
- 10:19 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:19 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
Night
18:54 to 07:03 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:54 – 21:20
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 22:47 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:55 Yoga becomes Shiva
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 22:47
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 18:19 · lord Sun
- Yoga Parigha until 23:55
- Karana Bava until 10:19, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:19 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:19 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 22:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 22:47 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 23:55 Yoga becomes Shiva
Times to avoid
- 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
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:05 – 08:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:05 – 07:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:52 – 08:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:31
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:28 – 15:57
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. 05:27 – 06:16
- 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 18:54 – 21:20
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:19 – 07:03 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:05 – 08:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:33 – 10:02 | Good |
| Rog | 10:02 – 11:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:31 – 13:00 | Bad |
| Char | 13:00 – 14:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:28 – 15:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:57 – 17:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:26 – 18:54 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:54 – 20:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:26 – 21:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:57 – 23:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:28 – 00:59 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:59 – 02:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:30 – 04:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:01 – 05:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:32 – 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
- 07:05 NowSaturn
- 08:04 NowJupiter
- 09:03 NowMars
- 10:02 NowSun
- 11:01 NowVenus
- 12:00 NowMercury
- 13:00 NowMoon
- 13:59 NowSaturn
- 14:58 NowJupiter
- 15:57 NowMars
- 16:56 NowSun
- 17:55 NowVenus
- 18:54 NowMercury
- 19:55 NowMoon
- 20:56 NowSaturn
- 21:57 NowJupiter
- 22:57 NowMars
- 23:58 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:59 NowVenus
- 01:59 NowMercury
- 03:00 NowMoon
- 04:01 NowSaturn
- 05:02 NowJupiter
- 06:02 NowMars
- 07:05 NowSaturn
- 08:05 NowJupiter
- 09:05 NowMars
- 10:05 NowSun
- 11:05 NowVenus
- 12:05 NowMercury
- 13:05 NowMoon
- 14:05 NowSaturn
- 15:05 NowJupiter
- 16:05 NowMars
- 17:05 NowSun
- 18:05 NowVenus
- 19:05 NowMercury
- 20:05 NowMoon
- 21:05 NowSaturn
- 22:05 NowJupiter
- 23:05 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSun
- 01:05 NowVenus
- 02:05 NowMercury
- 03:05 NowMoon
- 04:05 NowSaturn
- 05:05 NowJupiter
- 06:05 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 05:57 Capricorn
- 05:57 – 07:09 Aquarius
- 07:09 – 08:17 Pisces
- 08:17 – 09:37 Aries
- 09:37 – 11:25 Taurus
- 11:25 – 13:43 Gemini
- 13:43 – 16:17 Cancer
- 16:17 – 18:50 Leo
- 18:50 – 21:23 Virgo
- 21:23 – 23:57 Libra
- 23:57 – 02:24 next day Scorpio
- 02:24 – 04:24 next day Sagittarius
- 04:24 – 05:53 next day Capricorn
- 05:53 – 07:03 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