Chicago panchang, 21 March 2026
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 19:02 Moonrise 07:53 Chaitra month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:53 to 19:02- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:53 – 08:24
- Durmuhurta 06:53 – 07:41
- Durmuhurta 07:41 – 08:30
- Rahu Kalam 09:55 – 11:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:33 – 13:22
- Yamaganda 14:29 – 16:00
- 08:31 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 13:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 13:26 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:07 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
19:02 to 06:51 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 19:02 – 21:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:17 – 06:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:07 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:11 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 13:26
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:07 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 08:31
- Karana Gara until 13:26, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:31 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 13:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 13:26 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:07 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 00:07 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:11 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:53 – 08:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:53 – 07:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:41 – 08:30
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:31 – 05:11 next day
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:55 – 11:26
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:29 – 16:00
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:11 – 06:23 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. 05:18 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:33 – 13:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:02 – 21:24
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 13:26 – 06:51 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:07 – 06:51 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:53 – 08:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:24 – 09:55 | Good |
| Rog | 09:55 – 11:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:26 – 12:58 | Bad |
| Char | 12:58 – 14:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:29 – 16:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:00 – 17:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:31 – 19:02 | Bad |
| Labh | 19:02 – 20:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:31 – 22:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:00 – 23:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:28 – 00:57 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:57 – 02:25 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:25 – 03:54 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:54 – 05:22 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:22 – 06:51 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
- 06:53 NowSaturn
- 07:54 NowJupiter
- 08:54 NowMars
- 09:55 NowSun
- 10:56 NowVenus
- 11:57 NowMercury
- 12:58 NowMoon
- 13:58 NowSaturn
- 14:59 NowJupiter
- 16:00 NowMars
- 17:01 NowSun
- 18:02 NowVenus
- 19:02 NowMercury
- 20:01 NowMoon
- 21:00 NowSaturn
- 22:00 NowJupiter
- 22:59 NowMars
- 23:58 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:57 NowVenus
- 01:56 NowMercury
- 02:55 NowMoon
- 03:54 NowSaturn
- 04:53 NowJupiter
- 05:52 NowMars
- 06:53 NowSaturn
- 07:53 NowJupiter
- 08:53 NowMars
- 09:53 NowSun
- 10:53 NowVenus
- 11:53 NowMercury
- 12:53 NowMoon
- 13:53 NowSaturn
- 14:53 NowJupiter
- 15:53 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 17:53 NowVenus
- 18:53 NowMercury
- 19:53 NowMoon
- 20:53 NowSaturn
- 21:53 NowJupiter
- 22:53 NowMars
- 23:53 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:53 NowVenus
- 01:53 NowMercury
- 02:53 NowMoon
- 03:53 NowSaturn
- 04:53 NowJupiter
- 05:53 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 05:30 Capricorn
- 05:30 – 06:41 Aquarius
- 06:41 – 07:50 Pisces
- 07:50 – 09:10 Aries
- 09:10 – 10:57 Taurus
- 10:57 – 13:16 Gemini
- 13:16 – 15:49 Cancer
- 15:49 – 18:23 Leo
- 18:23 – 20:56 Virgo
- 20:56 – 23:30 Libra
- 23:30 – 01:57 next day Scorpio
- 01:57 – 03:57 next day Sagittarius
- 03:57 – 05:26 next day Capricorn
- 05:26 – 06:37 next day Aquarius
- 06:37 – 06:51 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