Chicago panchang, 7 October 2026
Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 18:20 Moonrise 03:32 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:55 to 18:20- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:21 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam 11:12 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 13:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:15 – 13:00 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:38 – 14:03
- 11:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 12:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:22 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
18:20 to 06:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:20 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 05:15 – 06:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:14 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 12:47
- Nakshatra Magha until 11:10 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shubha until 16:22
- Karana Taitila until 12:47, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 12:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:22 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 00:14 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:21 – 09:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:12 – 12:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 13:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:38 – 14:03
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 19:41 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 18:41 – 20:42
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. 05:14 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:15 – 13:00
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:20 – 20:51
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:55 – 12:47
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:55 – 08:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:21 – 09:46 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:46 – 11:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:12 – 12:38 | Good |
| Rog | 12:38 – 14:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:03 – 15:29 | Bad |
| Char | 15:29 – 16:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:55 – 18:20 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:20 – 19:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:55 – 21:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:29 – 23:04 | Good |
| Char | 23:04 – 00:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:38 – 02:13 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:13 – 03:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:47 – 05:21 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:21 – 06:56 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
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:43 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:35 NowMercury
- 14:32 NowMoon
- 15:29 NowSaturn
- 16:26 NowJupiter
- 17:23 NowMars
- 18:20 NowSun
- 19:23 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:29 NowMoon
- 22:32 NowSaturn
- 23:35 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:41 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:50 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:55 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:55 NowJupiter
- 10:55 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:55 NowMercury
- 14:55 NowMoon
- 15:55 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 18:55 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:55 NowMercury
- 21:55 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:55 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:55 NowMercury
- 04:55 NowMoon
- 05:55 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 05:16 Leo
- 05:16 – 07:49 Virgo
- 07:49 – 10:24 Libra
- 10:24 – 12:50 Scorpio
- 12:50 – 14:50 Sagittarius
- 14:50 – 16:20 Capricorn
- 16:20 – 17:31 Aquarius
- 17:31 – 18:39 Pisces
- 18:39 – 20:00 Aries
- 20:00 – 21:47 Taurus
- 21:47 – 00:06 next day Gemini
- 00:06 – 02:39 next day Cancer
- 02:39 – 05:12 next day Leo
- 05:12 – 06:56 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