Chicago panchang, 7 August 2026
Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 20:00 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:51 to 20:00- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:37 – 09:23
- Durmuhurta 08:41 – 09:38
- Rahu Kalam 11:10 – 12:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:24
- Durmuhurta 13:24 – 14:20
- Yamaganda 16:28 – 18:14
- 06:07 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 08:13 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:51 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
20:00 to 05:52 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:00 – 21:58
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:32 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 03:29 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 03:29 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 06:07
- Nakshatra Krittika until 08:13 · lord Sun
- Yoga Dhruva until 22:32
- Karana Gara until 06:07, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:07 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 08:13 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:51 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:32 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 03:29 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 03:29 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:37 – 09:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:41 – 09:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:10 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:24 – 14:20
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:28 – 18:14
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 22:32 – 02:08 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. 04:33 – 05:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 20:00 – 21:58
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:29 – 05:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:51 – 07:37 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:37 – 09:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:23 – 11:10 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:10 – 12:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:56 – 14:42 | Good |
| Rog | 14:42 – 16:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:28 – 18:14 | Bad |
| Char | 18:14 – 20:00 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:00 – 21:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:14 – 22:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:28 – 23:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:42 – 00:56 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:56 – 02:10 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:10 – 03:24 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:24 – 04:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:38 – 05:52 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
- 05:51 NowVenus
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:13 NowMoon
- 09:23 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:45 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 14:06 NowVenus
- 15:17 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 20:00 NowMars
- 20:49 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:28 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:07 NowSaturn
- 00:56 NowJupiter
- 01:45 NowMars
- 02:35 NowSun
- 03:24 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowVenus
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:33 – 06:43 Cancer
- 06:43 – 09:16 Leo
- 09:16 – 11:49 Virgo
- 11:49 – 14:23 Libra
- 14:23 – 16:50 Scorpio
- 16:50 – 18:50 Sagittarius
- 18:50 – 20:19 Capricorn
- 20:19 – 21:31 Aquarius
- 21:31 – 22:39 Pisces
- 22:39 – 00:00 next day Aries
- 00:00 – 01:47 next day Taurus
- 01:47 – 04:05 next day Gemini
- 04:05 – 05:52 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