Chicago panchang, 25 November 2026
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 16:21 Moonrise 17:08 Kartika month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:53 to 16:21- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam 10:26 – 11:37
- Durmuhurta 11:18 – 11:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 11:56 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:37 – 12:48
- 09:06 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 15:32 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:21 to 06:54 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:21 – 19:16
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:41 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 01:45 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:17 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 01:45 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 09:06 · lord Moon
- Yoga Siddha until 20:19
- Karana Taitila until 15:32, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:06 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 15:32 Karana becomes Gara
- 19:41 Moon enters Gemini
- 20:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 01:45 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:17 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:26 – 11:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:18 – 11:56
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:37 – 12:48
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. 04:57 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:18 – 11:56
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:21 – 19:16
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:53 – 09:06
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:53 – 01:45 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 09:06 – 06:17 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:53 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:15 – 10:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:26 – 11:37 | Good |
| Rog | 11:37 – 12:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:48 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Char | 13:59 – 15:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:10 – 16:21 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:21 – 18:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:10 – 19:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:59 – 21:48 | Good |
| Char | 21:48 – 23:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:38 – 01:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:27 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:16 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:54 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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:28 NowSaturn
- 09:15 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 10:50 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:24 NowMercury
- 13:12 NowMoon
- 13:59 NowSaturn
- 14:46 NowJupiter
- 15:34 NowMars
- 16:21 NowSun
- 17:34 NowVenus
- 18:47 NowMercury
- 19:59 NowMoon
- 21:12 NowSaturn
- 22:25 NowJupiter
- 23:38 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:50 NowSun
- 02:03 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:53 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 11:53 NowSun
- 12:53 NowVenus
- 13:53 NowMercury
- 14:53 NowMoon
- 15:53 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 17:53 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:53 NowVenus
- 20:53 NowMercury
- 21:53 NowMoon
- 22:53 NowSaturn
- 23:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 06:11 Libra
- 06:11 – 08:38 Scorpio
- 08:38 – 10:38 Sagittarius
- 10:38 – 12:07 Capricorn
- 12:07 – 13:18 Aquarius
- 13:18 – 14:27 Pisces
- 14:27 – 15:47 Aries
- 15:47 – 17:34 Taurus
- 17:34 – 19:53 Gemini
- 19:53 – 22:26 Cancer
- 22:26 – 01:00 next day Leo
- 01:00 – 03:33 next day Virgo
- 03:33 – 06:07 next day Libra
- 06:07 – 06:54 next day Scorpio
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 CST (UTC-6) · Method