Chicago panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 06:41 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:58 to 18:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 09:58
- Gulika Kalam 11:28 – 12:58
- Durmuhurta 12:34 – 13:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:34 – 13:22 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:58 – 14:29
- 09:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 13:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 17:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Night
18:59 to 06:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:22
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 20:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 20:23
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 18:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 17:31
- Karana Chatushpada until 09:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 13:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 17:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 20:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 20:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:28 – 12:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:34 – 13:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:58 – 14:29
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 19:06 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 18:06 – 20:05
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. 05:22 – 06:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:34 – 13:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:22
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:58 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 09:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:58 – 11:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:28 – 12:58 | Good |
| Rog | 12:58 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:29 – 15:59 | Bad |
| Char | 15:59 – 17:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:29 – 18:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:59 – 20:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:29 – 21:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:58 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:58 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:58 – 02:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:27 – 03:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:57 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:27 – 06:56 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
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:58 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:58 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 15:59 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 17:59 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 19:59 NowVenus
- 20:58 NowMercury
- 21:58 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:57 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:58 NowMoon
- 08:58 NowSaturn
- 09:58 NowJupiter
- 10:58 NowMars
- 11:58 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 14:58 NowMoon
- 15:58 NowSaturn
- 16:58 NowJupiter
- 17:58 NowMars
- 18:58 NowSun
- 19:58 NowVenus
- 20:58 NowMercury
- 21:58 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:58 NowSun
- 02:58 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:58 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 05:42 Capricorn
- 05:42 – 06:53 Aquarius
- 06:53 – 08:01 Pisces
- 08:01 – 09:22 Aries
- 09:22 – 11:09 Taurus
- 11:09 – 13:28 Gemini
- 13:28 – 16:01 Cancer
- 16:01 – 18:35 Leo
- 18:35 – 21:07 Virgo
- 21:07 – 23:42 Libra
- 23:42 – 02:08 next day Scorpio
- 02:08 – 04:08 next day Sagittarius
- 04:08 – 05:38 next day Capricorn
- 05:38 – 06:49 next day Aquarius
- 06:49 – 06:56 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