Chicago panchang, 23 September 2026
Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 17:25 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:40 to 18:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:10 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:42
- Durmuhurta 12:18 – 13:06
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:18 – 13:06 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:42 – 14:13
- 11:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 12:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 12:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:44 to 06:41 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:44 – 21:08
- Brahma Muhurta 05:05 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 00:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 12:21
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 00:05 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhriti until 05:24 next day
- Karana Balava until 12:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:27 Moon enters Aquarius
- 12:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 12:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:05 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 00:39 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:24 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:10 – 09:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:18 – 13:06
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:42 – 14:13
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 05:24 – 07:24 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:40 – 00:05 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. 05:05 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:18 – 13:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:44 – 21:08
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:40 – 12:21
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 00:05 – 06:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:40 – 08:10 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:10 – 09:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:41 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:42 | Good |
| Rog | 12:42 – 14:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:13 – 15:43 | Bad |
| Char | 15:43 – 17:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:14 – 18:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:44 – 20:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:14 – 21:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:43 – 23:13 | Good |
| Char | 23:13 – 00:43 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:43 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:42 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:42 – 05:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:11 – 06:41 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
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:41 NowSaturn
- 09:41 NowJupiter
- 10:41 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:43 NowMoon
- 15:43 NowSaturn
- 16:43 NowJupiter
- 17:44 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:44 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:43 NowMoon
- 22:43 NowSaturn
- 23:43 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:41 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:40 NowMercury
- 14:40 NowMoon
- 15:40 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:40 NowMars
- 18:40 NowSun
- 19:40 NowVenus
- 20:40 NowMercury
- 21:40 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:40 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:05 – 06:11 Leo
- 06:11 – 08:44 Virgo
- 08:44 – 11:19 Libra
- 11:19 – 13:45 Scorpio
- 13:45 – 15:45 Sagittarius
- 15:45 – 17:15 Capricorn
- 17:15 – 18:26 Aquarius
- 18:26 – 19:34 Pisces
- 19:34 – 20:55 Aries
- 20:55 – 22:42 Taurus
- 22:42 – 01:01 next day Gemini
- 01:01 – 03:34 next day Cancer
- 03:34 – 06:08 next day Leo
- 06:08 – 06:41 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