Chicago panchang, 1 December 2027
Sunrise 06:59 Sunset 16:19 Moonrise 10:08 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:59 to 16:19- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:09 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam 10:29 – 11:39
- Durmuhurta 11:20 – 11:58
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 11:58 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:39 – 12:49
- 12:15 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 13:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:11 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
16:19 to 07:00 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:19 – 19:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 06:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:54 Moon enters Capricorn
- 02:14 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 02:14 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 02:14 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 12:15 · lord Venus
- Yoga Ganda until 15:11
- Karana Vanija until 13:08, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:15 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 13:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:11 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 18:54 Moon enters Capricorn
- 02:14 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 02:14 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:29 – 11:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:20 – 11:58
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:39 – 12:49
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 20:18 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 19:10 – 21:25
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. 05:02 – 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) 11:20 – 11:58
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:19 – 19:15
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:59 – 12:15
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:59 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:09 – 09:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:19 – 10:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:29 – 11:39 | Good |
| Rog | 11:39 – 12:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:49 – 13:59 | Bad |
| Char | 13:59 – 15:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:09 – 16:19 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:19 – 18:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:09 – 19:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 19:59 – 21:49 | Good |
| Char | 21:49 – 23:40 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:40 – 01:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:30 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:20 – 05:10 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:10 – 07:00 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
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:06 NowMars
- 10:52 NowSun
- 11:39 NowVenus
- 12:26 NowMercury
- 13:12 NowMoon
- 13:59 NowSaturn
- 14:45 NowJupiter
- 15:32 NowMars
- 16:19 NowSun
- 17:32 NowVenus
- 18:46 NowMercury
- 19:59 NowMoon
- 21:13 NowSaturn
- 22:26 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:53 NowSun
- 02:06 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
- 06:59 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 12:59 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 15:59 NowSaturn
- 16:59 NowJupiter
- 17:59 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 19:59 NowVenus
- 20:59 NowMercury
- 21:59 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 05:48 Libra
- 05:48 – 08:15 Scorpio
- 08:15 – 10:15 Sagittarius
- 10:15 – 11:44 Capricorn
- 11:44 – 12:56 Aquarius
- 12:56 – 14:04 Pisces
- 14:04 – 15:24 Aries
- 15:24 – 17:12 Taurus
- 17:12 – 19:30 Gemini
- 19:30 – 22:04 Cancer
- 22:04 – 00:37 next day Leo
- 00:37 – 03:10 next day Virgo
- 03:10 – 05:44 next day Libra
- 05:44 – 07:00 next day Scorpio
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