Chicago panchang, 28 November 2026
Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 16:20 Moonrise 20:57 Kartika month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:56 to 16:20- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:56 – 08:07
- Durmuhurta 06:56 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta 07:34 – 08:11
- Rahu Kalam 09:17 – 10:28
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 11:57
- Yamaganda 12:48 – 13:59
- 08:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
Night
16:20 to 06:57 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:20 – 19:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 16:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 16:27 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 03:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:38 next day Yoga becomes Indra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 16:27
- Nakshatra Pushya until 23:29 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shukla until 08:48
- Karana Taitila until 16:27, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:48 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 16:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 16:27 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 03:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:38 next day Yoga becomes Indra
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:56 – 08:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:56 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:34 – 08:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:17 – 10:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:48 – 13:59
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 09:33 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34, commentary p. 30 08:35 – 10:31
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. 04:59 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 11:57
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:20 – 19:15
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 23:29 – 06:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:56 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:07 – 09:17 | Good |
| Rog | 09:17 – 10:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:28 – 11:38 | Bad |
| Char | 11:38 – 12:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:48 – 13:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:59 – 15:09 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:09 – 16:20 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:20 – 18:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:09 – 19:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:59 – 21:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:49 – 23:39 | Good |
| Char | 23:39 – 01:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:28 – 03:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:18 – 05:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:08 – 06:57 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 Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:56 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 08:30 NowMars
- 09:17 NowSun
- 10:04 NowVenus
- 10:51 NowMercury
- 11:38 NowMoon
- 12:25 NowSaturn
- 13:12 NowJupiter
- 13:59 NowMars
- 14:46 NowSun
- 15:33 NowVenus
- 16:20 NowMercury
- 17:33 NowMoon
- 18:46 NowSaturn
- 19:59 NowJupiter
- 21:12 NowMars
- 22:25 NowSun
- 23:39 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMercury
- 02:05 NowMoon
- 03:18 NowSaturn
- 04:31 NowJupiter
- 05:44 NowMars
- 06:56 NowSaturn
- 07:56 NowJupiter
- 08:56 NowMars
- 09:56 NowSun
- 10:56 NowVenus
- 11:56 NowMercury
- 12:56 NowMoon
- 13:56 NowSaturn
- 14:56 NowJupiter
- 15:56 NowMars
- 16:56 NowSun
- 17:56 NowVenus
- 18:56 NowMercury
- 19:56 NowMoon
- 20:56 NowSaturn
- 21:56 NowJupiter
- 22:56 NowMars
- 23:56 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:56 NowVenus
- 01:56 NowMercury
- 02:56 NowMoon
- 03:56 NowSaturn
- 04:56 NowJupiter
- 05:56 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 05:59 Libra
- 05:59 – 08:26 Scorpio
- 08:26 – 10:26 Sagittarius
- 10:26 – 11:55 Capricorn
- 11:55 – 13:06 Aquarius
- 13:06 – 14:15 Pisces
- 14:15 – 15:35 Aries
- 15:35 – 17:23 Taurus
- 17:23 – 19:41 Gemini
- 19:41 – 22:15 Cancer
- 22:15 – 00:48 next day Leo
- 00:48 – 03:21 next day Virgo
- 03:21 – 05:55 next day Libra
- 05:55 – 06:57 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