Chicago panchang, 15 March 2026
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 18:56 Moonrise 05:30 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:03 to 18:56- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:36 – 13:23
- Yamaganda 12:59 – 14:28
- Gulika Kalam 15:57 – 17:26
- Durmuhurta 17:21 – 18:08
- Rahu Kalam 17:26 – 18:56
- 11:04 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:56 to 07:01 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:56 – 21:21
- Brahma Muhurta 05:24 – 06:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:26 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 23:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 23:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 23:11 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 23:11
- Nakshatra Shravana until 19:26 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shiva until 23:06
- Karana Kaulava until 11:04, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 11:04 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:26 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 23:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 23:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 23:11 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:59 – 14:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:57 – 17:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:21 – 18:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:26 – 18:56
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. 05:26 – 06:14
- 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 18:56 – 21:21
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:03 – 08:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:32 – 10:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:01 – 11:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:30 – 12:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:59 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:28 – 15:57 | Good |
| Rog | 15:57 – 17:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:26 – 18:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:56 – 20:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:26 – 21:57 | Good |
| Char | 21:57 – 23:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:28 – 00:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:58 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:29 – 04:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:00 – 05:31 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:31 – 07:01 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
- 07:03 NowSun
- 08:02 NowVenus
- 09:02 NowMercury
- 10:01 NowMoon
- 11:00 NowSaturn
- 12:00 NowJupiter
- 12:59 NowMars
- 13:59 NowSun
- 14:58 NowVenus
- 15:57 NowMercury
- 16:57 NowMoon
- 17:56 NowSaturn
- 18:56 NowJupiter
- 19:56 NowMars
- 20:57 NowSun
- 21:57 NowVenus
- 22:57 NowMercury
- 23:58 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSaturn
- 01:59 NowJupiter
- 02:59 NowMars
- 04:00 NowSun
- 05:00 NowVenus
- 06:01 NowMercury
- 07:03 NowSun
- 08:03 NowVenus
- 09:03 NowMercury
- 10:03 NowMoon
- 11:03 NowSaturn
- 12:03 NowJupiter
- 13:03 NowMars
- 14:03 NowSun
- 15:03 NowVenus
- 16:03 NowMercury
- 17:03 NowMoon
- 18:03 NowSaturn
- 19:03 NowJupiter
- 20:03 NowMars
- 21:03 NowSun
- 22:03 NowVenus
- 23:03 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMoon
- 01:03 NowSaturn
- 02:03 NowJupiter
- 03:03 NowMars
- 04:03 NowSun
- 05:03 NowVenus
- 06:03 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:26 – 05:53 Capricorn
- 05:53 – 07:05 Aquarius
- 07:05 – 08:13 Pisces
- 08:13 – 09:34 Aries
- 09:34 – 11:21 Taurus
- 11:21 – 13:39 Gemini
- 13:39 – 16:13 Cancer
- 16:13 – 18:46 Leo
- 18:46 – 21:19 Virgo
- 21:19 – 23:53 Libra
- 23:53 – 02:20 next day Scorpio
- 02:20 – 04:20 next day Sagittarius
- 04:20 – 05:50 next day Capricorn
- 05:50 – 07:01 next day Aquarius
- 07:01 – 07:01 next day Pisces
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