Chicago panchang, 5 August 2026
Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:02 Moonrise 23:15 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:49 to 20:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:36 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam 11:09 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:42
- 06:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 10:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 10:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 10:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
20:02 to 05:50 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:02 – 22:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:32 – 05:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:31 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 10:12
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 10:48 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shula until 06:59
- Karana Bava until 10:12, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:59 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 10:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 10:12 Karana becomes Balava
- 10:48 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 21:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:31 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 06:59 – 09:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:36 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:09 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:42
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:49 – 10:48
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:48 – 05:50 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. 04:31 – 05:10
- 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 – 13:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:02 – 22:00
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:49 – 10:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:49 – 10:12
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:49 – 07:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:36 – 09:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:23 – 11:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:09 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:42 – 16:29 | Bad |
| Char | 16:29 – 18:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:16 – 20:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:02 – 21:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:16 – 22:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:29 – 23:43 | Good |
| Char | 23:43 – 00:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:56 – 02:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:10 – 03:23 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:23 – 04:37 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:37 – 05:50 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
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 07:00 NowMoon
- 08:12 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:34 NowMars
- 11:45 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 14:07 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:29 NowSaturn
- 17:40 NowJupiter
- 18:51 NowMars
- 20:02 NowSun
- 20:51 NowVenus
- 21:40 NowMercury
- 22:29 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:07 NowJupiter
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:34 NowVenus
- 03:23 NowMercury
- 04:12 NowMoon
- 05:01 NowSaturn
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:49 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:49 NowMars
- 10:49 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:49 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:49 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSun
- 01:49 NowVenus
- 02:49 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:31 – 06:51 Cancer
- 06:51 – 09:24 Leo
- 09:24 – 11:57 Virgo
- 11:57 – 14:31 Libra
- 14:31 – 16:58 Scorpio
- 16:58 – 18:58 Sagittarius
- 18:58 – 20:27 Capricorn
- 20:27 – 21:39 Aquarius
- 21:39 – 22:47 Pisces
- 22:47 – 00:07 next day Aries
- 00:07 – 01:55 next day Taurus
- 01:55 – 04:13 next day Gemini
- 04:13 – 05:50 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