Chicago panchang, 21 October 2026
Sunrise 07:11 Sunset 17:58 Moonrise 15:49 Ashwin month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:11 to 17:58- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:32 – 09:53
- Gulika Kalam 11:13 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:56 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:34 – 13:55
- 09:18 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 14:03 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 16:06 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:58 to 07:12 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:58 – 20:37
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:18 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:18 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 04:18 next day
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 09:18 · lord Mars
- Yoga Ganda until 14:03
- Karana Vanija until 16:06, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 09:18 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 14:03 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 16:06 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:18 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:18 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:32 – 09:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:13 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:34 – 13:55
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 16:06 – 04:18 next day
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 07:11 – 09:18
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 09:38 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 08:33 – 10:42
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. 05:25 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:13 – 12:56
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:58 – 20:37
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:11 – 09:18
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:18 – 07:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:11 – 08:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:32 – 09:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:53 – 11:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:13 – 12:34 | Good |
| Rog | 12:34 – 13:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:55 – 15:16 | Bad |
| Char | 15:16 – 16:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:37 – 17:58 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:58 – 19:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:37 – 21:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:17 – 22:56 | Good |
| Char | 22:56 – 00:35 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:35 – 02:14 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:14 – 03:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:53 – 05:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:12 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
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:28 NowMercury
- 14:22 NowMoon
- 15:16 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:04 NowMars
- 17:58 NowSun
- 19:04 NowVenus
- 20:10 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:23 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMars
- 01:41 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 05:00 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
- 07:11 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:11 NowSaturn
- 10:11 NowJupiter
- 11:11 NowMars
- 12:11 NowSun
- 13:11 NowVenus
- 14:11 NowMercury
- 15:11 NowMoon
- 16:11 NowSaturn
- 17:11 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:11 NowSun
- 20:11 NowVenus
- 21:11 NowMercury
- 22:11 NowMoon
- 23:11 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:11 NowJupiter
- 01:11 NowMars
- 02:11 NowSun
- 03:11 NowVenus
- 04:11 NowMercury
- 05:11 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 06:54 Virgo
- 06:54 – 09:28 Libra
- 09:28 – 11:55 Scorpio
- 11:55 – 13:55 Sagittarius
- 13:55 – 15:25 Capricorn
- 15:25 – 16:36 Aquarius
- 16:36 – 17:44 Pisces
- 17:44 – 19:05 Aries
- 19:05 – 20:52 Taurus
- 20:52 – 23:11 Gemini
- 23:11 – 01:44 next day Cancer
- 01:44 – 04:17 next day Leo
- 04:17 – 06:50 next day Virgo
- 06:50 – 07:12 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