Chicago panchang, 17 October 2026
Sunrise 07:06 Sunset 18:04 Moonrise 13:57 Ashwin month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:06 to 18:04- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:06 – 08:28
- Durmuhurta 07:06 – 07:50
- Durmuhurta 07:50 – 08:34
- Rahu Kalam 09:51 – 11:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:57
- Yamaganda 13:57 – 15:20
- 08:42 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:32 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Night
18:04 to 07:07 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:04 – 20:41
- Brahma Muhurta 05:23 – 06:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 21:58 Karana becomes Vishti
- 02:19 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 21:58
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 02:19 next day · lord Venus
- Yoga Atiganda until 12:32
- Karana Gara until 08:42, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Virgo
- 08:42 Karana becomes Vanija
- 12:32 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 21:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 21:58 Karana becomes Vishti
- 02:19 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:06 – 08:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:06 – 07:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:50 – 08:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:51 – 11:13
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:57 – 15:20
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. 05:22 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 12:57
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:04 – 20:41
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:06 – 08:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:28 – 09:51 | Good |
| Rog | 09:51 – 11:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:13 – 12:35 | Bad |
| Char | 12:35 – 13:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:57 – 15:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:20 – 16:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:42 – 18:04 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:04 – 19:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:42 – 21:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:20 – 22:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:58 – 00:36 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:36 – 02:14 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:14 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:51 – 05:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:29 – 07:07 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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 08:01 NowJupiter
- 08:56 NowMars
- 09:51 NowSun
- 10:45 NowVenus
- 11:40 NowMercury
- 12:35 NowMoon
- 13:30 NowSaturn
- 14:25 NowJupiter
- 15:20 NowMars
- 16:14 NowSun
- 17:09 NowVenus
- 18:04 NowMercury
- 19:09 NowMoon
- 20:15 NowSaturn
- 21:20 NowJupiter
- 22:25 NowMars
- 23:30 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:36 NowVenus
- 01:41 NowMercury
- 02:46 NowMoon
- 03:51 NowSaturn
- 04:57 NowJupiter
- 06:02 NowMars
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 09:06 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 11:06 NowVenus
- 12:06 NowMercury
- 13:06 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 16:06 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:06 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:06 NowMoon
- 21:06 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 23:06 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 01:06 NowVenus
- 02:06 NowMercury
- 03:06 NowMoon
- 04:06 NowSaturn
- 05:06 NowJupiter
- 06:06 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:22 – 07:10 Virgo
- 07:10 – 09:44 Libra
- 09:44 – 12:11 Scorpio
- 12:11 – 14:11 Sagittarius
- 14:11 – 15:40 Capricorn
- 15:40 – 16:51 Aquarius
- 16:51 – 18:00 Pisces
- 18:00 – 19:20 Aries
- 19:20 – 21:08 Taurus
- 21:08 – 23:26 Gemini
- 23:26 – 02:00 next day Cancer
- 02:00 – 04:33 next day Leo
- 04:33 – 07:06 next day Virgo
- 07:06 – 07:07 next day Libra
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