Chicago panchang, 20 January 2027
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 16:49 Moonrise 14:37 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:14 to 16:49- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:26 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 10:49 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:20 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:01 – 13:13
- 10:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 13:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 13:42 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:49 to 07:13 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:49 – 19:42
- Brahma Muhurta 05:18 – 06:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 06:38 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 13:42
- Nakshatra Ardra until 01:54 next day · lord Rahu
- Yoga Indra until 10:53
- Karana Taitila until 13:42, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 13:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 13:42 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:54 next day Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 06:38 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:49 – 12:01
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 10:53 – 06:38 next day
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:13
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 06:38 – 07:50 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. 05:18 – 06:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:49 – 19:42
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:14 – 01:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:14 – 08:26 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:26 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 10:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:49 – 12:01 | Good |
| Rog | 12:01 – 13:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:13 – 14:25 | Bad |
| Char | 14:25 – 15:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:37 – 16:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:49 – 18:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:37 – 20:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:25 – 22:13 | Good |
| Char | 22:13 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:49 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:49 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:37 – 05:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:25 – 07:13 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
- 07:14 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 08:50 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:26 NowMars
- 11:13 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:13 NowJupiter
- 16:01 NowMars
- 16:49 NowSun
- 18:01 NowVenus
- 19:13 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:13 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:37 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 06:01 NowSaturn
- 07:14 NowMercury
- 08:14 NowMoon
- 09:14 NowSaturn
- 10:14 NowJupiter
- 11:14 NowMars
- 12:14 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:14 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:14 NowSaturn
- 17:14 NowJupiter
- 18:14 NowMars
- 19:14 NowSun
- 20:14 NowVenus
- 21:14 NowMercury
- 22:14 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:14 NowMars
- 02:14 NowSun
- 03:14 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:14 NowMoon
- 06:14 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 06:58 Sagittarius
- 06:58 – 08:27 Capricorn
- 08:27 – 09:38 Aquarius
- 09:38 – 10:46 Pisces
- 10:46 – 12:07 Aries
- 12:07 – 13:54 Taurus
- 13:54 – 16:13 Gemini
- 16:13 – 18:46 Cancer
- 18:46 – 21:20 Leo
- 21:20 – 23:52 Virgo
- 23:52 – 02:27 next day Libra
- 02:27 – 04:53 next day Scorpio
- 04:53 – 06:54 next day Sagittarius
- 06:54 – 07:13 next day Capricorn
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