Chicago panchang, 23 December 2026
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 16:22 Moonrise 15:52 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:17 to 16:22- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:25 – 09:33
- Gulika Kalam 10:41 – 11:49
- Durmuhurta 11:31 – 12:07
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:07 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:49 – 12:57
- 09:23 Karana becomes Bava
Night
16:22 to 07:17 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:22 – 19:21
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 19:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 19:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:21 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 05:32 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 19:28
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 17:23 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shukla until 01:21 next day
- Karana Vishti until 09:23, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:23 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 19:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 19:28 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:21 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 05:32 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 09:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:41 – 11:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:31 – 12:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:49 – 12:57
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. 05:17 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:22 – 19:21
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:17 – 17:23
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:25 – 09:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:33 – 10:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:41 – 11:49 | Good |
| Rog | 11:49 – 12:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:57 – 14:06 | Bad |
| Char | 14:06 – 15:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:14 – 16:22 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:22 – 18:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:14 – 20:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:06 – 21:58 | Good |
| Char | 21:58 – 23:50 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:50 – 01:41 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:41 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:33 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 07:17 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
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:33 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:35 NowMercury
- 13:20 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 14:51 NowJupiter
- 15:36 NowMars
- 16:22 NowSun
- 17:37 NowVenus
- 18:51 NowMercury
- 20:06 NowMoon
- 21:20 NowSaturn
- 22:35 NowJupiter
- 23:50 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:33 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:17 NowJupiter
- 11:17 NowMars
- 12:17 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:17 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:17 NowMercury
- 05:17 NowMoon
- 06:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:17 – 06:47 Scorpio
- 06:47 – 08:48 Sagittarius
- 08:48 – 10:17 Capricorn
- 10:17 – 11:28 Aquarius
- 11:28 – 12:37 Pisces
- 12:37 – 13:57 Aries
- 13:57 – 15:44 Taurus
- 15:44 – 18:03 Gemini
- 18:03 – 20:36 Cancer
- 20:36 – 23:10 Leo
- 23:10 – 01:43 next day Virgo
- 01:43 – 04:17 next day Libra
- 04:17 – 06:44 next day Scorpio
- 06:44 – 07:17 next day Sagittarius
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