Chicago panchang, 2 January 2027
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:29 Moonrise 02:52 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:19 to 16:29- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 07:19 – 08:28
- Durmuhurta 07:19 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta 07:56 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam 09:37 – 10:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:13
- Yamaganda 13:03 – 14:12
- 07:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 15:43 Karana becomes Balava
Night
16:29 to 07:19 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 16:29 – 19:27
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:07 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:30 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 04:38 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 04:38 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 07:49 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhriti until 00:07 next day
- Karana Bava until 15:43, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 15:43 Karana becomes Balava
- 00:07 next day Yoga becomes Shula
- 03:30 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 04:38 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:19 – 08:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:19 – 07:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:56 – 08:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:37 – 10:45
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:03 – 14:12
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 00:07 – 02:07 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. 05:20 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:29 – 19:27
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:19 – 07:49
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:19 – 07:49
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 07:19 – 08:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:28 – 09:37 | Good |
| Rog | 09:37 – 10:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:45 – 11:54 | Bad |
| Char | 11:54 – 13:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:03 – 14:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:12 – 15:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:20 – 16:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 16:29 – 18:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:21 – 20:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:12 – 22:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:03 – 23:54 | Good |
| Char | 23:54 – 01:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:45 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:37 – 05:28 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:28 – 07:19 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
- 07:19 NowSaturn
- 08:05 NowJupiter
- 08:51 NowMars
- 09:37 NowSun
- 10:23 NowVenus
- 11:08 NowMercury
- 11:54 NowMoon
- 12:40 NowSaturn
- 13:26 NowJupiter
- 14:12 NowMars
- 14:58 NowSun
- 15:43 NowVenus
- 16:29 NowMercury
- 17:43 NowMoon
- 18:58 NowSaturn
- 20:12 NowJupiter
- 21:26 NowMars
- 22:40 NowSun
- 23:54 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:08 NowMercury
- 02:23 NowMoon
- 03:37 NowSaturn
- 04:51 NowJupiter
- 06:05 NowMars
- 07:19 NowSaturn
- 08:19 NowJupiter
- 09:19 NowMars
- 10:19 NowSun
- 11:19 NowVenus
- 12:19 NowMercury
- 13:19 NowMoon
- 14:19 NowSaturn
- 15:19 NowJupiter
- 16:19 NowMars
- 17:19 NowSun
- 18:19 NowVenus
- 19:19 NowMercury
- 20:19 NowMoon
- 21:19 NowSaturn
- 22:19 NowJupiter
- 23:19 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSun
- 01:19 NowVenus
- 02:19 NowMercury
- 03:19 NowMoon
- 04:19 NowSaturn
- 05:19 NowJupiter
- 06:19 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:20 – 06:08 Scorpio
- 06:08 – 08:08 Sagittarius
- 08:08 – 09:38 Capricorn
- 09:38 – 10:49 Aquarius
- 10:49 – 11:57 Pisces
- 11:57 – 13:18 Aries
- 13:18 – 15:05 Taurus
- 15:05 – 17:24 Gemini
- 17:24 – 19:57 Cancer
- 19:57 – 22:30 Leo
- 22:30 – 01:03 next day Virgo
- 01:03 – 03:38 next day Libra
- 03:38 – 06:04 next day Scorpio
- 06:04 – 07:19 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