Chicago panchang, 17 September 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:55 Moonrise 13:39 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:55- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:34 – 08:06
- Gulika Kalam 09:39 – 11:12
- Durmuhurta 10:41 – 11:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:19 – 13:09
- Rahu Kalam 14:17 – 15:49
- Durmuhurta 15:37 – 16:26
- 09:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:22 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:55 to 06:35 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:55 – 21:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:31 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 02:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:04 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 02:31 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 09:23 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Priti until 03:04 next day
- Karana Gara until 13:22, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Virgo
- 09:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:22 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:31 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 02:31 next day Karana becomes Vishti
- 03:04 next day Yoga becomes Ayushman
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:34 – 08:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:39 – 11:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:41 – 11:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:17 – 15:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:37 – 16:26
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. 05:01 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:19 – 13:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:55 – 21:15
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:34 – 09:23
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:34 – 09:23
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:34 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:06 – 09:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:39 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Char | 11:12 – 12:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:44 – 14:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:17 – 15:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:49 – 17:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:22 – 18:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:55 – 20:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:22 – 21:50 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:50 – 23:17 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:17 – 00:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:45 – 02:12 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:12 – 03:40 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:40 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:07 – 06:35 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
- 06:34 NowJupiter
- 07:35 NowMars
- 08:37 NowSun
- 09:39 NowVenus
- 10:41 NowMercury
- 11:42 NowMoon
- 12:44 NowSaturn
- 13:46 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 16:51 NowVenus
- 17:53 NowMercury
- 18:55 NowMoon
- 19:53 NowSaturn
- 20:51 NowJupiter
- 21:50 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:46 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMercury
- 01:43 NowMoon
- 02:41 NowSaturn
- 03:40 NowJupiter
- 04:38 NowMars
- 05:36 NowSun
- 06:34 NowJupiter
- 07:34 NowMars
- 08:34 NowSun
- 09:34 NowVenus
- 10:34 NowMercury
- 11:34 NowMoon
- 12:34 NowSaturn
- 13:34 NowJupiter
- 14:34 NowMars
- 15:34 NowSun
- 16:34 NowVenus
- 17:34 NowMercury
- 18:34 NowMoon
- 19:34 NowSaturn
- 20:34 NowJupiter
- 21:34 NowMars
- 22:34 NowSun
- 23:34 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMercury
- 01:34 NowMoon
- 02:34 NowSaturn
- 03:34 NowJupiter
- 04:34 NowMars
- 05:34 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:35 Leo
- 06:35 – 09:08 Virgo
- 09:08 – 11:42 Libra
- 11:42 – 14:09 Scorpio
- 14:09 – 16:09 Sagittarius
- 16:09 – 17:38 Capricorn
- 17:38 – 18:49 Aquarius
- 18:49 – 19:58 Pisces
- 19:58 – 21:18 Aries
- 21:18 – 23:06 Taurus
- 23:06 – 01:24 next day Gemini
- 01:24 – 03:58 next day Cancer
- 03:58 – 06:31 next day Leo
- 06:31 – 06:35 next day Virgo
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