Chicago panchang, 30 September 2026
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 18:32 Moonrise 20:36 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:47 to 18:32- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:15 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:40
- Durmuhurta 12:16 – 13:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:16 – 13:03 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:40 – 14:08
- 13:50 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 15:16 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:32 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:32 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 05:10 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:32 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 02:05 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 02:05 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 02:05 next day
- Nakshatra Krittika until 19:32 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vajra until 13:50
- Karana Kaulava until 15:16, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Virgo
- 13:50 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 15:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 19:32 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 02:05 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 02:05 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:15 – 09:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:16 – 13:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:40 – 14:08
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. 05:09 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:16 – 13:03
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:32 – 20:59
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:47 – 19:32
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:47 – 19:32
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:32 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:47 – 08:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:15 – 09:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:43 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:40 | Good |
| Rog | 12:40 – 14:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:08 – 15:36 | Bad |
| Char | 15:36 – 17:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:04 – 18:32 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:32 – 20:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:04 – 21:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:36 – 23:08 | Good |
| Char | 23:08 – 00:40 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:40 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:12 – 03:44 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:44 – 05:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:16 – 06:48 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:45 NowSaturn
- 09:43 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:41 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:37 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:35 NowJupiter
- 17:33 NowMars
- 18:32 NowSun
- 19:33 NowVenus
- 20:35 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:37 NowSaturn
- 23:39 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:43 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:47 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:09 – 05:44 Leo
- 05:44 – 08:17 Virgo
- 08:17 – 10:51 Libra
- 10:51 – 13:18 Scorpio
- 13:18 – 15:18 Sagittarius
- 15:18 – 16:47 Capricorn
- 16:47 – 17:58 Aquarius
- 17:58 – 19:07 Pisces
- 19:07 – 20:27 Aries
- 20:27 – 22:15 Taurus
- 22:15 – 00:33 next day Gemini
- 00:33 – 03:07 next day Cancer
- 03:07 – 05:40 next day Leo
- 05:40 – 06:48 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