Chicago panchang, 28 October 2026
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 17:48 Moonrise 19:23 Ashwin month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:19 to 17:48- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:38 – 09:56
- Gulika Kalam 11:15 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:13 – 12:55 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:34 – 13:52
- 14:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 14:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:10 Yoga becomes Parigha
Night
17:48 to 07:20 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:48 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 05:32 – 06:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 14:37
- Nakshatra Rohini until 00:41 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Variyan until 17:10
- Karana Vishti until 14:37, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Libra
- 14:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 14:37 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:10 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 00:41 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:38 – 09:56
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:15 – 12:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:34 – 13:52
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 17:10 – 03:23 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. 05:31 – 06:25
- 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 – 12:55
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:48 – 20:31
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:19 – 00:41 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 00:41 – 07:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:19 – 08:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:38 – 09:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:56 – 11:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:15 – 12:34 | Good |
| Rog | 12:34 – 13:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:52 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Char | 15:11 – 16:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:30 – 17:48 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:48 – 19:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:30 – 21:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:11 – 22:53 | Good |
| Char | 22:53 – 00:34 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:34 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:16 – 03:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:57 – 05:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:39 – 07:20 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
- 07:19 NowMercury
- 08:11 NowMoon
- 09:04 NowSaturn
- 09:56 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:41 NowSun
- 12:34 NowVenus
- 13:26 NowMercury
- 14:18 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:03 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 20:04 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:19 NowSaturn
- 23:27 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:50 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 05:05 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
- 07:19 NowMercury
- 08:19 NowMoon
- 09:19 NowSaturn
- 10:19 NowJupiter
- 11:19 NowMars
- 12:19 NowSun
- 13:19 NowVenus
- 14:19 NowMercury
- 15:19 NowMoon
- 16:19 NowSaturn
- 17:19 NowJupiter
- 18:19 NowMars
- 19:19 NowSun
- 20:19 NowVenus
- 21:19 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:19 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:19 NowJupiter
- 01:19 NowMars
- 02:19 NowSun
- 03:19 NowVenus
- 04:19 NowMercury
- 05:19 NowMoon
- 06:19 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:31 – 06:27 Virgo
- 06:27 – 09:01 Libra
- 09:01 – 11:28 Scorpio
- 11:28 – 13:28 Sagittarius
- 13:28 – 14:57 Capricorn
- 14:57 – 16:08 Aquarius
- 16:08 – 17:17 Pisces
- 17:17 – 18:37 Aries
- 18:37 – 20:25 Taurus
- 20:25 – 22:43 Gemini
- 22:43 – 01:16 next day Cancer
- 01:16 – 03:50 next day Leo
- 03:50 – 06:23 next day Virgo
- 06:23 – 07:20 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