Chicago panchang, 24 March 2027
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 19:05 Moonrise 22:11 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:48 to 19:05- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:20 – 09:52
- Gulika Kalam 11:25 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:32 – 13:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:57 – 14:29
- 08:55 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 14:21 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
19:05 to 06:46 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:05 – 21:26
- Brahma Muhurta 05:13 – 06:00 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:02 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 02:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 02:08 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 02:08 next day
- Nakshatra Chitra until 08:55 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyaghata until 21:02
- Karana Vanija until 14:21, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:55 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 14:21 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:02 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 02:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturthi
- 02:08 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:20 – 09:52
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:25 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:57 – 14:29
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. 05:14 – 06:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:32 – 13:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:05 – 21:26
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:48 – 08:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:20 – 09:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:52 – 11:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:25 – 12:57 | Good |
| Rog | 12:57 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:29 – 16:01 | Bad |
| Char | 16:01 – 17:33 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:33 – 19:05 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:05 – 20:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:33 – 22:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:01 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:56 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:56 – 02:23 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:23 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:19 – 06:46 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
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:54 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 15:00 NowMoon
- 16:01 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:04 NowMars
- 19:05 NowSun
- 20:04 NowVenus
- 21:02 NowMercury
- 22:01 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:54 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:14 – 05:19 Capricorn
- 05:19 – 06:30 Aquarius
- 06:30 – 07:39 Pisces
- 07:39 – 08:59 Aries
- 08:59 – 10:47 Taurus
- 10:47 – 13:05 Gemini
- 13:05 – 15:38 Cancer
- 15:38 – 18:12 Leo
- 18:12 – 20:45 Virgo
- 20:45 – 23:19 Libra
- 23:19 – 01:46 next day Scorpio
- 01:46 – 03:46 next day Sagittarius
- 03:46 – 05:15 next day Capricorn
- 05:15 – 06:26 next day Aquarius
- 06:26 – 06:46 next day Pisces
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 CDT (UTC-5) · Method