Chicago panchang, 26 December 2027
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:24 Moonrise 06:32 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:24- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:09
- Yamaganda 11:51 – 12:59
- Gulika Kalam 14:07 – 15:15
- Durmuhurta 15:11 – 15:47
- Rahu Kalam 15:15 – 16:24
- 12:53 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:53 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 15:44 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 15:44 Moon enters Sagittarius
Night
16:24 to 07:18 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 16:24 – 19:23
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:33 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 01:29 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 12:53
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 15:44 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Ganda until 20:33
- Karana Shakuni until 12:53, then Chatushpada
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:53 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 12:53 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 15:44 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 15:44 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 20:33 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 01:29 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:51 – 12:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:07 – 15:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:11 – 15:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:15 – 16:24
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 15:44
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 – 06:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:24 – 19:23
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:44 – 07:18 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:44 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 07:18 – 08:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:26 – 09:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:34 – 10:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:42 – 11:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:51 – 12:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:59 – 14:07 | Good |
| Rog | 14:07 – 15:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:15 – 16:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:24 – 18:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:15 – 20:07 | Good |
| Char | 20:07 – 21:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:59 – 23:51 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:51 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 05:26 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:26 – 07:18 next day | Good |
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
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:03 NowVenus
- 08:49 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:20 NowSaturn
- 11:05 NowJupiter
- 11:51 NowMars
- 12:36 NowSun
- 13:22 NowVenus
- 14:07 NowMercury
- 14:53 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 20:07 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:36 NowMoon
- 23:51 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:05 NowJupiter
- 02:20 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:18 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:18 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:18 NowSaturn
- 12:18 NowJupiter
- 13:18 NowMars
- 14:18 NowSun
- 15:18 NowVenus
- 16:18 NowMercury
- 17:18 NowMoon
- 18:18 NowSaturn
- 19:18 NowJupiter
- 20:18 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:18 NowVenus
- 23:18 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMoon
- 01:18 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:18 NowMars
- 04:18 NowSun
- 05:18 NowVenus
- 06:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 06:37 Scorpio
- 06:37 – 08:37 Sagittarius
- 08:37 – 10:06 Capricorn
- 10:06 – 11:17 Aquarius
- 11:17 – 12:26 Pisces
- 12:26 – 13:46 Aries
- 13:46 – 15:34 Taurus
- 15:34 – 17:52 Gemini
- 17:52 – 20:25 Cancer
- 20:25 – 22:59 Leo
- 22:59 – 01:32 next day Virgo
- 01:32 – 04:06 next day Libra
- 04:06 – 06:33 next day Scorpio
- 06:33 – 07:18 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