Chicago panchang, 4 January 2027
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 16:31 Moonrise 04:59 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 16:31- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:28 – 09:37
- Yamaganda 10:46 – 11:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta 12:14 – 12:50
- Gulika Kalam 13:04 – 14:13
- Durmuhurta 14:04 – 14:41
- 12:45 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
16:31 to 07:19 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 16:31 – 19:29
- Brahma Muhurta 05:21 – 06:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:56 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:13 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 09:10 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 12:45 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Ganda until 01:13 next day
- Karana Gara until 19:56, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:45 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 19:56 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:13 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:37
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:46 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:14 – 12:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:04 – 14:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:04 – 14:41
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. 05:21 – 06:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:31 – 19:29
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:19 – 12:45
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 07:19 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:28 – 09:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:37 – 10:46 | Good |
| Rog | 10:46 – 11:55 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:55 – 13:04 | Bad |
| Char | 13:04 – 14:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:13 – 15:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:22 – 16:31 | Good |
| Char | 16:31 – 18:22 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:22 – 20:13 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:13 – 22:04 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:04 – 23:55 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:55 – 01:46 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:46 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:37 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:28 – 07:19 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:23 NowSun
- 11:09 NowVenus
- 11:55 NowMercury
- 12:41 NowMoon
- 13:27 NowSaturn
- 14:13 NowJupiter
- 14:59 NowMars
- 15:45 NowSun
- 16:31 NowVenus
- 17:45 NowMercury
- 18:59 NowMoon
- 20:13 NowSaturn
- 21:27 NowJupiter
- 22:41 NowMars
- 23:55 NowSun
- Next day
- 01:09 NowVenus
- 02:23 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowJupiter
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:19 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:19 NowMars
- 11:19 NowSun
- 12:19 NowVenus
- 13:19 NowMercury
- 14:19 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:19 NowJupiter
- 17:19 NowMars
- 18:19 NowSun
- 19:19 NowVenus
- 20:19 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:19 NowSaturn
- 23:19 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMars
- 01:19 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:19 NowMercury
- 04:19 NowMoon
- 05:19 NowSaturn
- 06:19 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 06:00 Scorpio
- 06:00 – 08:00 Sagittarius
- 08:00 – 09:30 Capricorn
- 09:30 – 10:41 Aquarius
- 10:41 – 11:49 Pisces
- 11:49 – 13:10 Aries
- 13:10 – 14:57 Taurus
- 14:57 – 17:16 Gemini
- 17:16 – 19:49 Cancer
- 19:49 – 22:23 Leo
- 22:23 – 00:55 next day Virgo
- 00:55 – 03:30 next day Libra
- 03:30 – 05:56 next day Scorpio
- 05:56 – 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