Chicago panchang, 25 March 2026
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 19:07 Moonrise 11:00 Chaitra month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 19:07- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:18 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:24 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:29
- 07:03 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 14:17 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:39 Yoga becomes Shobhana
Night
19:07 to 06:44 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:07 – 21:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:11 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 01:19 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:49 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 01:19 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 07:03 · lord Mars
- Yoga Saubhagya until 16:39
- Karana Vishti until 14:17, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Pisces
- 07:03 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 14:17 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:39 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 01:19 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 01:19 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 05:49 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:24 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:29
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. 05:13 – 05:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 19:07 – 21:26
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:46 – 07:03
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:49 – 06:44 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:46 – 08:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:18 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:24 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:29 – 16:02 | Bad |
| Char | 16:02 – 17:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:34 – 19:07 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:07 – 20:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:34 – 22:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:01 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:55 – 02:23 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:23 – 03:50 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:50 – 05:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:17 – 06:44 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
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 15:00 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:05 NowMars
- 19:07 NowSun
- 20:05 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:01 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:54 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:46 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:46 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:46 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:46 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMars
- 01:46 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:13 – 05:14 Capricorn
- 05:14 – 06:25 Aquarius
- 06:25 – 07:34 Pisces
- 07:34 – 08:54 Aries
- 08:54 – 10:42 Taurus
- 10:42 – 13:00 Gemini
- 13:00 – 15:34 Cancer
- 15:34 – 18:07 Leo
- 18:07 – 20:40 Virgo
- 20:40 – 23:14 Libra
- 23:14 – 01:41 next day Scorpio
- 01:41 – 03:41 next day Sagittarius
- 03:41 – 05:10 next day Capricorn
- 05:10 – 06:21 next day Aquarius
- 06:21 – 06:44 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