Chicago panchang, 23 March 2026
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 19:05 Moonrise 09:06 Chaitra month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 19:05- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:21 – 09:53
- Yamaganda 11:25 – 12:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:21
- Durmuhurta 13:21 – 14:10
- Gulika Kalam 14:29 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta 15:49 – 16:38
- 08:08 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 08:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:19 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 18:52 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
19:05 to 06:48 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 19:05 – 21:25
- Brahma Muhurta 05:14 – 06:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:37 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:38 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 05:38 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 08:08
- Nakshatra Krittika until 10:19 · lord Sun
- Yoga Priti until 22:37
- Karana Balava until 08:08, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:08 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 08:08 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:19 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 18:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:37 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 05:38 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 05:38 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:21 – 09:53
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:25 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:21 – 14:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:29 – 16:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:49 – 16:38
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. 05:15 – 06:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:05 – 21:25
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:19 – 06:48 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:19 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:49 – 08:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:21 – 09:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:53 – 11:25 | Good |
| Rog | 11:25 – 12:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:57 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Char | 14:29 – 16:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:01 – 17:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:33 – 19:05 | Good |
| Char | 19:05 – 20:32 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:32 – 22:00 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:00 – 23:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:28 – 00:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:56 – 02:24 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:24 – 03:52 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:52 – 05:20 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:20 – 06:48 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:51 NowSaturn
- 08:52 NowJupiter
- 09:53 NowMars
- 10:54 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:59 NowSaturn
- 16:01 NowJupiter
- 17:02 NowMars
- 18:03 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:03 NowMercury
- 21:02 NowMoon
- 22:00 NowSaturn
- 22:59 NowJupiter
- 23:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:55 NowVenus
- 02:53 NowMercury
- 03:52 NowMoon
- 04:50 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowJupiter
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:49 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:49 NowMars
- 10:49 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:49 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:49 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSun
- 01:49 NowVenus
- 02:49 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:49 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:15 – 05:22 Capricorn
- 05:22 – 06:33 Aquarius
- 06:33 – 07:42 Pisces
- 07:42 – 09:02 Aries
- 09:02 – 10:50 Taurus
- 10:50 – 13:08 Gemini
- 13:08 – 15:41 Cancer
- 15:41 – 18:15 Leo
- 18:15 – 20:48 Virgo
- 20:48 – 23:22 Libra
- 23:22 – 01:49 next day Scorpio
- 01:49 – 03:49 next day Sagittarius
- 03:49 – 05:18 next day Capricorn
- 05:18 – 06:29 next day Aquarius
- 06:29 – 06:48 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