Chicago panchang, 20 September 2026
Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 16:01 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:37 to 18:49- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:19 – 13:08
- Yamaganda 12:43 – 14:15
- Gulika Kalam 15:46 – 17:18
- Durmuhurta 17:12 – 18:01
- Rahu Kalam 17:18 – 18:49
- 07:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 07:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:04 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:49 to 06:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:49 – 21:11
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:45 next day Moon enters Capricorn
- 05:35 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 07:22
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 18:04 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shobhana until 05:35 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 07:22, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Virgo
- 07:22 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 07:22 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:04 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 20:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:45 next day Moon enters Capricorn
- 05:35 next day Yoga becomes Atiganda
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:43 – 14:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:46 – 17:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:12 – 18:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:18 – 18:49
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 05:35 – 07:59 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. 05:03 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:19 – 13:08
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 21:11
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:37 – 06:38 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:04 – 06:38 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:37 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:08 – 09:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:40 – 11:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:12 – 12:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:43 – 14:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:15 – 15:46 | Good |
| Rog | 15:46 – 17:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:18 – 18:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:49 – 20:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:18 – 21:47 | Good |
| Char | 21:47 – 23:15 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:15 – 00:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:44 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:12 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:09 – 06:38 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
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:39 NowMercury
- 09:40 NowMoon
- 10:41 NowSaturn
- 11:42 NowJupiter
- 12:43 NowMars
- 13:44 NowSun
- 14:45 NowVenus
- 15:46 NowMercury
- 16:47 NowMoon
- 17:48 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:48 NowMars
- 20:48 NowSun
- 21:47 NowVenus
- 22:46 NowMercury
- 23:45 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSaturn
- 01:43 NowJupiter
- 02:42 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:40 NowVenus
- 05:39 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:37 NowVenus
- 15:37 NowMercury
- 16:37 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:37 NowJupiter
- 19:37 NowMars
- 20:37 NowSun
- 21:37 NowVenus
- 22:37 NowMercury
- 23:37 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:37 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 06:23 Leo
- 06:23 – 08:56 Virgo
- 08:56 – 11:30 Libra
- 11:30 – 13:57 Scorpio
- 13:57 – 15:57 Sagittarius
- 15:57 – 17:26 Capricorn
- 17:26 – 18:38 Aquarius
- 18:38 – 19:46 Pisces
- 19:46 – 21:07 Aries
- 21:07 – 22:54 Taurus
- 22:54 – 01:12 next day Gemini
- 01:12 – 03:46 next day Cancer
- 03:46 – 06:19 next day Leo
- 06:19 – 06:38 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