Chicago panchang, 22 July 2026
Sunrise 05:36 Sunset 20:17 Moonrise 14:57 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:36 to 20:17- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:26 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam 11:06 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:26 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:46
- 07:37 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 08:12 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 12:33 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
20:17 to 05:37 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:17 – 22:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:22 – 04:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:33 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 20:33 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 20:33
- Nakshatra Swati until 12:33 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Sadhya until 08:12
- Karana Balava until 07:37, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:37 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 08:12 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 12:33 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 20:33 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 20:33 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:26 – 09:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:06 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:46
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 08:28 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 07:22 – 09:34
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. 04:21 – 04:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:27 – 13:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:17 – 22:09
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 12:33 – 05:37 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:36 – 07:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:26 – 09:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:16 – 11:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:06 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:37 | Bad |
| Char | 16:37 – 18:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:27 – 20:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:17 – 21:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:27 – 22:37 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:37 – 23:47 | Good |
| Char | 23:47 – 00:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:57 – 02:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:07 – 03:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:17 – 04:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:27 – 05:37 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
- 05:36 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 09:16 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:43 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:23 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:50 NowJupiter
- 19:03 NowMars
- 20:17 NowSun
- 21:04 NowVenus
- 21:50 NowMercury
- 22:37 NowMoon
- 23:23 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:10 NowJupiter
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:43 NowSun
- 02:30 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:03 NowMoon
- 04:50 NowSaturn
- 05:36 NowMercury
- 06:36 NowMoon
- 07:36 NowSaturn
- 08:36 NowJupiter
- 09:36 NowMars
- 10:36 NowSun
- 11:36 NowVenus
- 12:36 NowMercury
- 13:36 NowMoon
- 14:36 NowSaturn
- 15:36 NowJupiter
- 16:36 NowMars
- 17:36 NowSun
- 18:36 NowVenus
- 19:36 NowMercury
- 20:36 NowMoon
- 21:36 NowSaturn
- 22:36 NowJupiter
- 23:36 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSun
- 01:36 NowVenus
- 02:36 NowMercury
- 03:36 NowMoon
- 04:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:21 – 05:12 Gemini
- 05:12 – 07:46 Cancer
- 07:46 – 10:19 Leo
- 10:19 – 12:52 Virgo
- 12:52 – 15:26 Libra
- 15:26 – 17:53 Scorpio
- 17:53 – 19:53 Sagittarius
- 19:53 – 21:22 Capricorn
- 21:22 – 22:34 Aquarius
- 22:34 – 23:42 Pisces
- 23:42 – 01:02 next day Aries
- 01:02 – 02:50 next day Taurus
- 02:50 – 05:08 next day Gemini
- 05:08 – 05:37 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