Chicago panchang, 2 September 2026
Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 19:20 Moonrise 21:53 Shravana month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:18 to 19:20- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:56 – 09:34
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:49
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:23 – 13:15 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:49 – 14:27
- 06:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 15:13 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 17:56 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
19:20 to 06:19 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:20 – 21:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:51 – 05:35 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:56 Moon enters Taurus
- 04:57 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 17:56
- Nakshatra Bharani until 15:13 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhruva until 10:42
- Karana Gara until 06:51, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:42 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 15:13 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 17:56 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:56 Moon enters Taurus
- 04:57 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:56 – 09:34
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:42 – 14:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:49 – 14:27
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:18 – 15:13
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. 04:51 – 05:34
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:23 – 13:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:20 – 21:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:13 – 06:19 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:13 – 06:19 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 15:13 – 06:19 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:56 – 06:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:18 – 07:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:56 – 09:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:34 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:49 | Good |
| Rog | 12:49 – 14:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:27 – 16:05 | Bad |
| Char | 16:05 – 17:43 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:43 – 19:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:20 – 20:43 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:43 – 22:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:05 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:50 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:50 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:35 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:57 – 06:19 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
- 06:18 NowMercury
- 07:23 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:39 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:55 NowMercury
- 15:00 NowMoon
- 16:05 NowSaturn
- 17:10 NowJupiter
- 18:15 NowMars
- 19:20 NowSun
- 20:15 NowVenus
- 21:10 NowMercury
- 22:05 NowMoon
- 23:00 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:50 NowMars
- 01:45 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:24 NowSaturn
- 06:18 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:18 NowSun
- 12:18 NowVenus
- 13:18 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:18 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:18 NowMars
- 18:18 NowSun
- 19:18 NowVenus
- 20:18 NowMercury
- 21:18 NowMoon
- 22:18 NowSaturn
- 23:18 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMars
- 01:18 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 05:01 Cancer
- 05:01 – 07:34 Leo
- 07:34 – 10:07 Virgo
- 10:07 – 12:41 Libra
- 12:41 – 15:08 Scorpio
- 15:08 – 17:08 Sagittarius
- 17:08 – 18:37 Capricorn
- 18:37 – 19:48 Aquarius
- 19:48 – 20:57 Pisces
- 20:57 – 22:17 Aries
- 22:17 – 00:05 next day Taurus
- 00:05 – 02:23 next day Gemini
- 02:23 – 04:57 next day Cancer
- 04:57 – 06:19 next day Leo
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