Chicago panchang, 12 July 2026
Sunrise 05:27 Sunset 20:24 Moonrise 02:56 Jyeshtha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:27 to 20:24- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:26 – 13:25
- Yamaganda 12:56 – 14:48
- Gulika Kalam 16:40 – 18:32
- Durmuhurta 18:24 – 19:24
- Rahu Kalam 18:32 – 20:24
- 08:36 Moon enters Gemini
- 09:36 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 12:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 12:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:11 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
20:24 to 05:28 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:24 – 22:13
- Brahma Muhurta 04:16 – 04:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 12:00
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 19:11 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vriddhi until 09:36
- Karana Vanija until 12:00, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Gemini
- 08:36 Moon enters Gemini
- 09:36 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 12:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 12:00 Karana becomes Vishti
- 19:11 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 22:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:48
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:40 – 18:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:24 – 19:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:32 – 20:24
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. 04:15 – 04:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:26 – 13:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:24 – 22:13
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:27 – 07:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:19 – 09:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:12 – 11:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:04 – 12:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:56 – 14:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:48 – 16:40 | Good |
| Rog | 16:40 – 18:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:32 – 20:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:24 – 21:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:32 – 22:40 | Good |
| Char | 22:40 – 23:48 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:48 – 00:56 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:56 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:04 – 03:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:12 – 04:20 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:20 – 05:28 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
- 05:27 NowSun
- 06:42 NowVenus
- 07:57 NowMercury
- 09:12 NowMoon
- 10:26 NowSaturn
- 11:41 NowJupiter
- 12:56 NowMars
- 14:10 NowSun
- 15:25 NowVenus
- 16:40 NowMercury
- 17:54 NowMoon
- 19:09 NowSaturn
- 20:24 NowJupiter
- 21:09 NowMars
- 21:55 NowSun
- 22:40 NowVenus
- 23:25 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMoon
- 00:56 NowSaturn
- 01:41 NowJupiter
- 02:27 NowMars
- 03:12 NowSun
- 03:57 NowVenus
- 04:43 NowMercury
- 05:27 NowSun
- 06:27 NowVenus
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:27 NowMoon
- 09:27 NowSaturn
- 10:27 NowJupiter
- 11:27 NowMars
- 12:27 NowSun
- 13:27 NowVenus
- 14:27 NowMercury
- 15:27 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:27 NowJupiter
- 18:27 NowMars
- 19:27 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:27 NowMoon
- 23:27 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:27 NowJupiter
- 01:27 NowMars
- 02:27 NowSun
- 03:27 NowVenus
- 04:27 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:15 – 05:52 Gemini
- 05:52 – 08:25 Cancer
- 08:25 – 10:58 Leo
- 10:58 – 13:31 Virgo
- 13:31 – 16:06 Libra
- 16:06 – 18:32 Scorpio
- 18:32 – 20:32 Sagittarius
- 20:32 – 22:02 Capricorn
- 22:02 – 23:13 Aquarius
- 23:13 – 00:21 next day Pisces
- 00:21 – 01:42 next day Aries
- 01:42 – 03:29 next day Taurus
- 03:29 – 05:28 next day Gemini
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