Chicago panchang, 26 July 2026
Sunrise 05:40 Sunset 20:13 Moonrise 18:48 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:40 to 20:13- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:26
- Yamaganda 12:56 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam 16:35 – 18:24
- Durmuhurta 18:17 – 19:15
- Rahu Kalam 18:24 – 20:13
- 11:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 16:38 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
20:13 to 05:41 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 20:13 – 22:07
- Brahma Muhurta 04:25 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 05:45 next day
- Nakshatra Mula until 23:58 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 11:35
- Karana Kaulava until 16:38, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:35 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 16:38 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:58 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 11:35 – 12:25 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:35 – 18:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 18:17 – 19:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 18:24 – 20:13
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. 04:24 – 05:02
- 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 20:13 – 22:07
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:40 – 23:58
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:40 – 23:58
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 23:58 – 05:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:40 – 07:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:29 – 09:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:18 – 11:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:07 – 12:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:56 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:46 – 16:35 | Good |
| Rog | 16:35 – 18:24 | Bad |
| Udveg | 18:24 – 20:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:13 – 21:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 21:24 – 22:35 | Good |
| Char | 22:35 – 23:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:46 – 00:57 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:57 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:08 – 03:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:19 – 04:30 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:30 – 05:41 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
- 05:40 NowSun
- 06:52 NowVenus
- 08:05 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:31 NowSaturn
- 11:44 NowJupiter
- 12:56 NowMars
- 14:09 NowSun
- 15:22 NowVenus
- 16:35 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 19:00 NowSaturn
- 20:13 NowJupiter
- 21:00 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:35 NowVenus
- 23:22 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMoon
- 00:57 NowSaturn
- 01:44 NowJupiter
- 02:31 NowMars
- 03:19 NowSun
- 04:06 NowVenus
- 04:53 NowMercury
- 05:40 NowSun
- 06:40 NowVenus
- 07:40 NowMercury
- 08:40 NowMoon
- 09:40 NowSaturn
- 10:40 NowJupiter
- 11:40 NowMars
- 12:40 NowSun
- 13:40 NowVenus
- 14:40 NowMercury
- 15:40 NowMoon
- 16:40 NowSaturn
- 17:40 NowJupiter
- 18:40 NowMars
- 19:40 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:40 NowMercury
- 22:40 NowMoon
- 23:40 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:40 NowJupiter
- 01:40 NowMars
- 02:40 NowSun
- 03:40 NowVenus
- 04:40 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:24 – 04:57 Gemini
- 04:57 – 07:30 Cancer
- 07:30 – 10:03 Leo
- 10:03 – 12:36 Virgo
- 12:36 – 15:11 Libra
- 15:11 – 17:37 Scorpio
- 17:37 – 19:37 Sagittarius
- 19:37 – 21:07 Capricorn
- 21:07 – 22:18 Aquarius
- 22:18 – 23:26 Pisces
- 23:26 – 00:47 next day Aries
- 00:47 – 02:34 next day Taurus
- 02:34 – 04:53 next day Gemini
- 04:53 – 05:41 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