Chicago panchang, 22 March 2026
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 19:03 Moonrise 08:26 Chaitra month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:51 to 19:03- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:33 – 13:22
- Yamaganda 12:57 – 14:29
- Gulika Kalam 16:00 – 17:32
- Durmuhurta 17:26 – 18:15
- Rahu Kalam 17:32 – 19:03
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 10:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:12 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:44 Moon enters Taurus
Night
19:03 to 06:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:03 – 21:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:15 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:27 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:52 next day Yoga becomes Priti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 10:47
- Nakshatra Bharani until 12:12 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vishkambha until 01:52 next day
- Karana Vishti until 10:47, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:47 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 10:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:12 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:44 Moon enters Taurus
- 21:27 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:52 next day Yoga becomes Priti
Times to avoid
- 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
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:57 – 14:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:00 – 17:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:26 – 18:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:32 – 19:03
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:51 – 12:12
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. 05:17 – 06:04
- 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 19:03 – 21:25
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:51 – 12:12
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:51 – 08:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:23 – 09:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:54 – 11:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:26 – 12:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:57 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:29 – 16:00 | Good |
| Rog | 16:00 – 17:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:32 – 19:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:03 – 20:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:32 – 22:00 | Good |
| Char | 22:00 – 23:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:28 – 00:56 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:56 – 02:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:25 – 03:53 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:53 – 05:21 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:21 – 06:49 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
- 06:51 NowSun
- 07:52 NowVenus
- 08:53 NowMercury
- 09:54 NowMoon
- 10:55 NowSaturn
- 11:56 NowJupiter
- 12:57 NowMars
- 13:58 NowSun
- 14:59 NowVenus
- 16:00 NowMercury
- 17:01 NowMoon
- 18:02 NowSaturn
- 19:03 NowJupiter
- 20:02 NowMars
- 21:01 NowSun
- 22:00 NowVenus
- 22:59 NowMercury
- 23:58 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSaturn
- 01:55 NowJupiter
- 02:54 NowMars
- 03:53 NowSun
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 05:50 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowSun
- 07:51 NowVenus
- 08:51 NowMercury
- 09:51 NowMoon
- 10:51 NowSaturn
- 11:51 NowJupiter
- 12:51 NowMars
- 13:51 NowSun
- 14:51 NowVenus
- 15:51 NowMercury
- 16:51 NowMoon
- 17:51 NowSaturn
- 18:51 NowJupiter
- 19:51 NowMars
- 20:51 NowSun
- 21:51 NowVenus
- 22:51 NowMercury
- 23:51 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSaturn
- 01:51 NowJupiter
- 02:51 NowMars
- 03:51 NowSun
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 05:51 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 05:26 Capricorn
- 05:26 – 06:37 Aquarius
- 06:37 – 07:46 Pisces
- 07:46 – 09:06 Aries
- 09:06 – 10:53 Taurus
- 10:53 – 13:12 Gemini
- 13:12 – 15:45 Cancer
- 15:45 – 18:19 Leo
- 18:19 – 20:52 Virgo
- 20:52 – 23:26 Libra
- 23:26 – 01:53 next day Scorpio
- 01:53 – 03:53 next day Sagittarius
- 03:53 – 05:22 next day Capricorn
- 05:22 – 06:33 next day Aquarius
- 06:33 – 06:49 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