Chicago panchang, 16 September 2026
Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 18:56 Moonrise 12:38 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:33 to 18:56- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta 12:20 – 13:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:20 – 13:09 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:45 – 14:18
- 06:52 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 11:20 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:56 to 06:34 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:56 – 21:16
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:47 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:18 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 02:19 next day Yoga becomes Priti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 00:18 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 06:52 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vishkambha until 02:19 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 11:20, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:52 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 11:20 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:18 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 00:18 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 02:19 next day Yoga becomes Priti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:39
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:20 – 13:09
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:45 – 14:18
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. 05:00 – 05:46
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:20 – 13:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:56 – 21:16
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21's commentary, p. 20 06:52 – 06:34 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:52 – 06:34 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:52 – 06:34 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:18 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:39 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:39 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:45 | Good |
| Rog | 12:45 – 14:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:18 – 15:50 | Bad |
| Char | 15:50 – 17:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:23 – 18:56 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:56 – 20:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:24 – 21:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:51 – 23:18 | Good |
| Char | 23:18 – 00:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:45 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:39 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:39 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:34 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
- 06:33 NowMercury
- 07:35 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:41 NowMars
- 11:43 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:50 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 17:54 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:53 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:43 NowSun
- 02:41 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:37 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:33 NowMercury
- 07:33 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:33 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:33 NowSun
- 12:33 NowVenus
- 13:33 NowMercury
- 14:33 NowMoon
- 15:33 NowSaturn
- 16:33 NowJupiter
- 17:33 NowMars
- 18:33 NowSun
- 19:33 NowVenus
- 20:33 NowMercury
- 21:33 NowMoon
- 22:33 NowSaturn
- 23:33 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMars
- 01:33 NowSun
- 02:33 NowVenus
- 03:33 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:33 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:39 Leo
- 06:39 – 09:12 Virgo
- 09:12 – 11:46 Libra
- 11:46 – 14:13 Scorpio
- 14:13 – 16:13 Sagittarius
- 16:13 – 17:42 Capricorn
- 17:42 – 18:53 Aquarius
- 18:53 – 20:02 Pisces
- 20:02 – 21:22 Aries
- 21:22 – 23:10 Taurus
- 23:10 – 01:28 next day Gemini
- 01:28 – 04:02 next day Cancer
- 04:02 – 06:34 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