Chicago panchang, 21 April 2027
Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 19:36 Moonrise 21:01 Chaitra month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:02 to 19:36- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:44 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:49
- Durmuhurta 12:22 – 13:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:22 – 13:16 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:49 – 14:31
- 17:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 17:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:14 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
Night
19:36 to 06:01 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:36 – 21:41
- Brahma Muhurta 04:37 – 05:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 04:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 17:00
- Nakshatra Swati until 18:14 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Siddhi until 04:27 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 17:00, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Aries
- 17:00 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 17:00 Karana becomes Taitila
- 18:14 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 04:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 04:59 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:44 – 09:26
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:22 – 13:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:49 – 14:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 04:27 – 03:43 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. 04:38 – 05:20
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:22 – 13:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:36 – 21:41
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 17:00 – 06:01 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:02 – 07:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:44 – 09:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:26 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:49 | Good |
| Rog | 12:49 – 14:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:31 – 16:13 | Bad |
| Char | 16:13 – 17:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:55 – 19:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:36 – 20:54 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:54 – 22:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:12 – 23:30 | Good |
| Char | 23:30 – 00:48 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:48 – 02:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:06 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 04:43 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:43 – 06:01 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
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:10 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:41 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 15:05 NowMoon
- 16:13 NowSaturn
- 17:21 NowJupiter
- 18:28 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:20 NowMercury
- 22:12 NowMoon
- 23:04 NowSaturn
- 23:56 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:17 NowMoon
- 05:09 NowSaturn
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:02 NowMoon
- 08:02 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 13:02 NowMercury
- 14:02 NowMoon
- 15:02 NowSaturn
- 16:02 NowJupiter
- 17:02 NowMars
- 18:02 NowSun
- 19:02 NowVenus
- 20:02 NowMercury
- 21:02 NowMoon
- 22:02 NowSaturn
- 23:02 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:02 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:02 NowMercury
- 04:02 NowMoon
- 05:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:38 – 04:40 Aquarius
- 04:40 – 05:49 Pisces
- 05:49 – 07:09 Aries
- 07:09 – 08:57 Taurus
- 08:57 – 11:15 Gemini
- 11:15 – 13:48 Cancer
- 13:48 – 16:22 Leo
- 16:22 – 18:55 Virgo
- 18:55 – 21:29 Libra
- 21:29 – 23:56 Scorpio
- 23:56 – 01:56 next day Sagittarius
- 01:56 – 03:25 next day Capricorn
- 03:25 – 04:36 next day Aquarius
- 04:36 – 05:45 next day Pisces
- 05:45 – 06:01 next day Aries
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