Chicago panchang, 24 July 2026
Sunrise 05:38 Sunset 20:15 Moonrise 17:02 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:38 to 20:15- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:27 – 09:17
- Durmuhurta 08:33 – 09:32
- Rahu Kalam 11:07 – 12:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:26
- Durmuhurta 13:26 – 14:24
- Yamaganda 16:36 – 18:25
- 09:41 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 11:53 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:06 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
20:15 to 05:39 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:15 – 22:08
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:04 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 01:04 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 01:04 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 18:06 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shukla until 09:41
- Karana Vanija until 11:53, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:41 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 11:53 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:06 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 01:04 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 01:04 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:27 – 09:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:33 – 09:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:26 – 14:24
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:36 – 18:25
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 18:06 – 05:39 next day
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. 04:23 – 05:00
- 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 20:15 – 22:08
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:38 – 18:06
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:38 – 01:04 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:38 – 07:27 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:27 – 09:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:17 – 11:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:07 – 12:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:56 – 14:46 | Good |
| Rog | 14:46 – 16:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:36 – 18:25 | Bad |
| Char | 18:25 – 20:15 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:15 – 21:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:26 – 22:36 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:36 – 23:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:46 – 00:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:57 – 02:07 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:07 – 03:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:18 – 04:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:28 – 05:39 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
- 05:38 NowVenus
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 08:04 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:30 NowJupiter
- 11:43 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 14:10 NowVenus
- 15:23 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:49 NowSaturn
- 19:02 NowJupiter
- 20:15 NowMars
- 21:02 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:36 NowMercury
- 23:23 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:10 NowSaturn
- 00:57 NowJupiter
- 01:44 NowMars
- 02:31 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:05 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowVenus
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:23 – 05:04 Gemini
- 05:04 – 07:38 Cancer
- 07:38 – 10:11 Leo
- 10:11 – 12:44 Virgo
- 12:44 – 15:18 Libra
- 15:18 – 17:45 Scorpio
- 17:45 – 19:45 Sagittarius
- 19:45 – 21:14 Capricorn
- 21:14 – 22:26 Aquarius
- 22:26 – 23:34 Pisces
- 23:34 – 00:55 next day Aries
- 00:55 – 02:42 next day Taurus
- 02:42 – 05:00 next day Gemini
- 05:00 – 05:39 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