Chicago panchang, 6 December 2026
Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 16:18 Moonrise 04:59 Kartika month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:05 to 16:18- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:23 – 12:00
- Yamaganda 11:41 – 12:50
- Gulika Kalam 13:59 – 15:09
- Durmuhurta 15:04 – 15:41
- Rahu Kalam 15:09 – 16:18
- 14:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 14:52 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
16:18 to 07:06 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:18 – 19:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:07 – 06:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 21:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 03:45 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
- 04:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 14:52
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 04:18 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Atiganda until 20:16
- Karana Vanija until 14:52, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 14:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 14:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 21:44 Moon enters Scorpio
- 03:45 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
- 04:18 next day Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 12:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:59 – 15:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:04 – 15:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:09 – 16:18
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:05 – 04:18 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:18 – 07:06 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. 05:06 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:23 – 12:00
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:18 – 19:15
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:05 – 08:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:14 – 09:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:23 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 11:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:41 – 12:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:50 – 13:59 | Good |
| Rog | 13:59 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:09 – 16:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:18 – 18:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:09 – 20:00 | Good |
| Char | 20:00 – 21:51 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:51 – 23:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:42 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 03:24 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:24 – 05:15 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:15 – 07:06 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
- 07:05 NowSun
- 07:51 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:23 NowMoon
- 10:09 NowSaturn
- 10:55 NowJupiter
- 11:41 NowMars
- 12:27 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:45 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:18 NowJupiter
- 17:32 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 20:00 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:28 NowMoon
- 23:42 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:56 NowJupiter
- 02:10 NowMars
- 03:24 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:52 NowMercury
- 07:05 NowSun
- 08:05 NowVenus
- 09:05 NowMercury
- 10:05 NowMoon
- 11:05 NowSaturn
- 12:05 NowJupiter
- 13:05 NowMars
- 14:05 NowSun
- 15:05 NowVenus
- 16:05 NowMercury
- 17:05 NowMoon
- 18:05 NowSaturn
- 19:05 NowJupiter
- 20:05 NowMars
- 21:05 NowSun
- 22:05 NowVenus
- 23:05 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMoon
- 01:05 NowSaturn
- 02:05 NowJupiter
- 03:05 NowMars
- 04:05 NowSun
- 05:05 NowVenus
- 06:05 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:06 – 05:28 Libra
- 05:28 – 07:54 Scorpio
- 07:54 – 09:54 Sagittarius
- 09:54 – 11:24 Capricorn
- 11:24 – 12:35 Aquarius
- 12:35 – 13:43 Pisces
- 13:43 – 15:04 Aries
- 15:04 – 16:51 Taurus
- 16:51 – 19:10 Gemini
- 19:10 – 21:43 Cancer
- 21:43 – 00:17 next day Leo
- 00:17 – 02:49 next day Virgo
- 02:49 – 05:24 next day Libra
- 05:24 – 07:06 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