Chicago panchang, 24 December 2026
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 16:23 Moonrise 17:09 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 16:23- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 07:17 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam 09:33 – 10:42
- Durmuhurta 10:19 – 10:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:08
- Rahu Kalam 12:58 – 14:06
- Durmuhurta 13:57 – 14:33
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 15:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:37 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
16:23 to 07:17 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 16:23 – 19:22
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:58 Yoga becomes Indra
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:03 next day Moon enters Cancer
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 15:37
- Nakshatra Ardra until 14:17 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Brahma until 20:58
- Karana Kaulava until 15:37, then Taitila
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 14:17 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 15:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:58 Yoga becomes Indra
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 06:03 next day Moon enters Cancer
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:17 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:33 – 10:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:19 – 10:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:58 – 14:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:57 – 14:33
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:17 – 14:17
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. 05:18 – 06:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:08
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:23 – 19:22
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:17 – 07:17 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:17 – 07:17 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 07:17 – 08:25 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 08:25 – 09:33 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:33 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Char | 10:42 – 11:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:50 – 12:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:58 – 14:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:06 – 15:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:14 – 16:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:23 – 18:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:14 – 20:06 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:06 – 21:58 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:58 – 23:50 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:50 – 01:42 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:42 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 05:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 05:26 – 07:17 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
- 07:17 NowJupiter
- 08:03 NowMars
- 08:48 NowSun
- 09:33 NowVenus
- 10:19 NowMercury
- 11:04 NowMoon
- 11:50 NowSaturn
- 12:35 NowJupiter
- 13:21 NowMars
- 14:06 NowSun
- 14:52 NowVenus
- 15:37 NowMercury
- 16:23 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:52 NowJupiter
- 20:06 NowMars
- 21:21 NowSun
- 22:35 NowVenus
- 23:50 NowMercury
- Next day
- 01:05 NowMoon
- 02:19 NowSaturn
- 03:34 NowJupiter
- 04:48 NowMars
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:17 NowJupiter
- 08:17 NowMars
- 09:17 NowSun
- 10:17 NowVenus
- 11:17 NowMercury
- 12:17 NowMoon
- 13:17 NowSaturn
- 14:17 NowJupiter
- 15:17 NowMars
- 16:17 NowSun
- 17:17 NowVenus
- 18:17 NowMercury
- 19:17 NowMoon
- 20:17 NowSaturn
- 21:17 NowJupiter
- 22:17 NowMars
- 23:17 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:17 NowVenus
- 01:17 NowMercury
- 02:17 NowMoon
- 03:17 NowSaturn
- 04:17 NowJupiter
- 05:17 NowMars
- 06:17 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 06:44 Scorpio
- 06:44 – 08:44 Sagittarius
- 08:44 – 10:13 Capricorn
- 10:13 – 11:24 Aquarius
- 11:24 – 12:33 Pisces
- 12:33 – 13:53 Aries
- 13:53 – 15:40 Taurus
- 15:40 – 17:59 Gemini
- 17:59 – 20:32 Cancer
- 20:32 – 23:06 Leo
- 23:06 – 01:39 next day Virgo
- 01:39 – 04:13 next day Libra
- 04:13 – 06:40 next day Scorpio
- 06:40 – 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