Chicago panchang, 12 May 2026
Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 19:59 Moonrise 03:05 Vaishakha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:34 to 19:59- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:27 – 09:25
- Yamaganda 09:11 – 10:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:16
- Gulika Kalam 12:47 – 14:35
- Rahu Kalam 16:23 – 18:11
- 08:55 Moon enters Pisces
- 12:49 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:47 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 15:47 Karana becomes Balava
Night
19:59 to 05:33 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 19:59 – 21:54
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 04:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:00 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:00 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 03:00 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 14:47 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 12:49
- Karana Bava until 15:47, then Balava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aries
- 08:55 Moon enters Pisces
- 12:49 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:47 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 15:47 Karana becomes Balava
- 03:00 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:00 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 14:34 – 12:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:27 – 09:25
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:11 – 10:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:47 – 14:35
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 12:49 – 14:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:23 – 18:11
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:34 – 14:47
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. 04:18 – 04:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:18 – 13:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:59 – 21:54
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:47 – 05:33 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:47 – 05:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 05:34 – 07:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:22 – 09:11 | Bad |
| Char | 09:11 – 10:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:59 – 12:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:47 – 14:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:35 – 16:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:23 – 18:11 | Good |
| Rog | 18:11 – 19:59 | Bad |
| Kaal | 19:59 – 21:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 21:11 – 22:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:23 – 23:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:34 – 00:46 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:46 – 01:58 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:58 – 03:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:10 – 04:22 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:22 – 05:33 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
- 05:34 NowMars
- 06:46 NowSun
- 07:58 NowVenus
- 09:11 NowMercury
- 10:23 NowMoon
- 11:35 NowSaturn
- 12:47 NowJupiter
- 13:59 NowMars
- 15:11 NowSun
- 16:23 NowVenus
- 17:35 NowMercury
- 18:47 NowMoon
- 19:59 NowSaturn
- 20:47 NowJupiter
- 21:35 NowMars
- 22:23 NowSun
- 23:11 NowVenus
- 23:58 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMoon
- 01:34 NowSaturn
- 02:22 NowJupiter
- 03:10 NowMars
- 03:58 NowSun
- 04:45 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMars
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:34 NowMars
- 13:34 NowSun
- 14:34 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:34 NowVenus
- 22:34 NowMercury
- 23:34 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:18 – 04:25 Pisces
- 04:25 – 05:46 Aries
- 05:46 – 07:33 Taurus
- 07:33 – 09:51 Gemini
- 09:51 – 12:25 Cancer
- 12:25 – 14:58 Leo
- 14:58 – 17:31 Virgo
- 17:31 – 20:05 Libra
- 20:05 – 22:32 Scorpio
- 22:32 – 00:32 next day Sagittarius
- 00:32 – 02:01 next day Capricorn
- 02:01 – 03:13 next day Aquarius
- 03:13 – 04:21 next day Pisces
- 04:21 – 05:33 next day Aries
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