Chicago panchang, 26 December 2026
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:24 Moonrise 19:52 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:24- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:18 – 08:26
- Durmuhurta 07:18 – 07:54
- Durmuhurta 07:54 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam 09:34 – 10:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:09
- Yamaganda 12:59 – 14:07
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 08:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 12:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
16:24 to 07:18 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:24 – 19:23
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 05:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:34 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:34 next day Moon enters Leo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 08:35
- Nakshatra Pushya until 08:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 12:52
- Karana Vishti until 08:35, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 08:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:43 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 12:52 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 19:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 05:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 05:43 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:34 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:34 next day Moon enters Leo
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 16:46 – 12:52
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:12 – 08:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:18 – 08:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:18 – 07:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:54 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:34 – 10:43
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 12:52 – 14:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:59 – 14:07
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. 05:19 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:24 – 19:23
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 08:35 – 05:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:18 – 08:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:26 – 09:34 | Good |
| Rog | 09:34 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:43 – 11:51 | Bad |
| Char | 11:51 – 12:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:59 – 14:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:07 – 15:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:16 – 16:24 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:24 – 18:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:16 – 20:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:07 – 21:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:59 – 23:51 | Good |
| Char | 23:51 – 01:43 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:43 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:35 – 05:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:26 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowSaturn
- 08:03 NowJupiter
- 08:49 NowMars
- 09:34 NowSun
- 10:20 NowVenus
- 11:05 NowMercury
- 11:51 NowMoon
- 12:36 NowSaturn
- 13:22 NowJupiter
- 14:07 NowMars
- 14:53 NowSun
- 15:38 NowVenus
- 16:24 NowMercury
- 17:38 NowMoon
- 18:53 NowSaturn
- 20:07 NowJupiter
- 21:22 NowMars
- 22:36 NowSun
- 23:51 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:05 NowMercury
- 02:20 NowMoon
- 03:35 NowSaturn
- 04:49 NowJupiter
- 06:04 NowMars
- 07:18 NowSaturn
- 08:18 NowJupiter
- 09:18 NowMars
- 10:18 NowSun
- 11:18 NowVenus
- 12:18 NowMercury
- 13:18 NowMoon
- 14:18 NowSaturn
- 15:18 NowJupiter
- 16:18 NowMars
- 17:18 NowSun
- 18:18 NowVenus
- 19:18 NowMercury
- 20:18 NowMoon
- 21:18 NowSaturn
- 22:18 NowJupiter
- 23:18 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:18 NowSun
- 01:18 NowVenus
- 02:18 NowMercury
- 03:18 NowMoon
- 04:18 NowSaturn
- 05:18 NowJupiter
- 06:18 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:36 Scorpio
- 06:36 – 08:36 Sagittarius
- 08:36 – 10:05 Capricorn
- 10:05 – 11:16 Aquarius
- 11:16 – 12:25 Pisces
- 12:25 – 13:45 Aries
- 13:45 – 15:33 Taurus
- 15:33 – 17:51 Gemini
- 17:51 – 20:24 Cancer
- 20:24 – 22:58 Leo
- 22:58 – 01:31 next day Virgo
- 01:31 – 04:05 next day Libra
- 04:05 – 06:32 next day Scorpio
- 06:32 – 07:18 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