Chicago panchang, 19 July 2026
Sunrise 05:33 Sunset 20:19 Moonrise 11:40 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:33 to 20:19- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:26
- Yamaganda 12:56 – 14:47
- Gulika Kalam 16:38 – 18:29
- Durmuhurta 18:21 – 19:20
- Rahu Kalam 18:29 – 20:19
- 07:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 08:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 17:00 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 17:00 Karana becomes Gara
Night
20:19 to 05:34 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:19 – 22:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:20 – 04:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:11 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 17:00
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 07:42 · lord Sun
- Yoga Parigha until 08:53
- Karana Taitila until 17:00, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 08:53 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 17:00 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 17:00 Karana becomes Gara
- 05:11 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:38 – 18:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:21 – 19:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:29 – 20:19
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. 04:19 – 04:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:27 – 13:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:19 – 22:10
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:33 – 07:42
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:33 – 07:42
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 07:42 – 05:34 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:42 – 05:34 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 00:58 – 05:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:24 – 09:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:15 – 11:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:05 – 12:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:56 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:47 – 16:38 | Good |
| Rog | 16:38 – 18:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:29 – 20:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:19 – 21:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:29 – 22:38 | Good |
| Char | 22:38 – 23:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:47 – 00:57 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:57 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:06 – 03:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:15 – 04:25 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:25 – 05:34 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
- 05:33 NowSun
- 06:47 NowVenus
- 08:01 NowMercury
- 09:15 NowMoon
- 10:29 NowSaturn
- 11:42 NowJupiter
- 12:56 NowMars
- 14:10 NowSun
- 15:24 NowVenus
- 16:38 NowMercury
- 17:52 NowMoon
- 19:05 NowSaturn
- 20:19 NowJupiter
- 21:06 NowMars
- 21:52 NowSun
- 22:38 NowVenus
- 23:24 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMoon
- 00:57 NowSaturn
- 01:43 NowJupiter
- 02:29 NowMars
- 03:15 NowSun
- 04:02 NowVenus
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:33 NowSun
- 06:33 NowVenus
- 07:33 NowMercury
- 08:33 NowMoon
- 09:33 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:33 NowMars
- 12:33 NowSun
- 13:33 NowVenus
- 14:33 NowMercury
- 15:33 NowMoon
- 16:33 NowSaturn
- 17:33 NowJupiter
- 18:33 NowMars
- 19:33 NowSun
- 20:33 NowVenus
- 21:33 NowMercury
- 22:33 NowMoon
- 23:33 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:33 NowJupiter
- 01:33 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:33 NowVenus
- 04:33 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:19 – 05:24 Gemini
- 05:24 – 07:57 Cancer
- 07:57 – 10:31 Leo
- 10:31 – 13:04 Virgo
- 13:04 – 15:38 Libra
- 15:38 – 18:05 Scorpio
- 18:05 – 20:05 Sagittarius
- 20:05 – 21:34 Capricorn
- 21:34 – 22:45 Aquarius
- 22:45 – 23:54 Pisces
- 23:54 – 01:14 next day Aries
- 01:14 – 03:02 next day Taurus
- 03:02 – 05:20 next day Gemini
- 05:20 – 05:34 next day Cancer
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