Chicago panchang, 24 May 2026
Sunrise 05:24 Sunset 20:11 Moonrise 13:51 Jyeshtha (adhika) month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:24 to 20:11- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:17
- Yamaganda 12:47 – 14:38
- Gulika Kalam 16:29 – 18:20
- Durmuhurta 18:13 – 19:12
- Rahu Kalam 18:20 – 20:11
- 05:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:21 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 17:14 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 18:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 18:01 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
20:11 to 05:23 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:11 – 22:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:09 – 04:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:37 Moon enters Virgo
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 18:01
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 16:21 · lord Venus
- Yoga Harshana until 17:14
- Karana Balava until 05:54, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Taurus
- 05:54 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:21 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 17:14 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 18:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 18:01 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:37 Moon enters Virgo
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:47 – 14:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:29 – 18:20
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 17:14 – 18:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:13 – 19:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:20 – 20:11
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. 04:10 – 04:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:18 – 13:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:11 – 22:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:24 – 05:23 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 16:21 – 05:23 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:24 – 07:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:15 – 09:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:05 – 10:56 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:56 – 12:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:47 – 14:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:38 – 16:29 | Good |
| Rog | 16:29 – 18:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:20 – 20:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:11 – 21:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:20 – 22:29 | Good |
| Char | 22:29 – 23:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:38 – 00:47 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:47 – 01:56 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:56 – 03:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:05 – 04:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:14 – 05:23 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
- 05:24 NowSun
- 06:38 NowVenus
- 07:51 NowMercury
- 09:05 NowMoon
- 10:19 NowSaturn
- 11:33 NowJupiter
- 12:47 NowMars
- 14:01 NowSun
- 15:15 NowVenus
- 16:29 NowMercury
- 17:43 NowMoon
- 18:57 NowSaturn
- 20:11 NowJupiter
- 20:57 NowMars
- 21:43 NowSun
- 22:29 NowVenus
- 23:15 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMoon
- 00:47 NowSaturn
- 01:33 NowJupiter
- 02:19 NowMars
- 03:05 NowSun
- 03:51 NowVenus
- 04:37 NowMercury
- 05:24 NowSun
- 06:24 NowVenus
- 07:24 NowMercury
- 08:24 NowMoon
- 09:24 NowSaturn
- 10:24 NowJupiter
- 11:24 NowMars
- 12:24 NowSun
- 13:24 NowVenus
- 14:24 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:24 NowJupiter
- 18:24 NowMars
- 19:24 NowSun
- 20:24 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:24 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:24 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:24 NowSun
- 03:24 NowVenus
- 04:24 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:10 – 04:58 Aries
- 04:58 – 06:46 Taurus
- 06:46 – 09:04 Gemini
- 09:04 – 11:38 Cancer
- 11:38 – 14:11 Leo
- 14:11 – 16:44 Virgo
- 16:44 – 19:18 Libra
- 19:18 – 21:45 Scorpio
- 21:45 – 23:45 Sagittarius
- 23:45 – 01:14 next day Capricorn
- 01:14 – 02:26 next day Aquarius
- 02:26 – 03:34 next day Pisces
- 03:34 – 04:54 next day Aries
- 04:54 – 05:23 next day Taurus
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