Chicago panchang, 12 January 2028
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:39 Moonrise 17:36 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:39- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam 10:48 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:17 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:58 – 13:09
- 07:51 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 08:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
16:39 to 07:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:39 – 19:35
- Brahma Muhurta 05:20 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 18:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:21 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 04:53 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 18:37
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 07:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vishkambha until 02:21 next day
- Karana Balava until 08:21, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 07:51 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 08:21 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:37 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 18:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 02:21 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 04:53 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 05:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:23 – 06:25
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:25 – 07:37
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 09:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:48 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:09
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. 05:21 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:39 – 19:35
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 18:37 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:28 – 09:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:38 – 10:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:48 – 11:58 | Good |
| Rog | 11:58 – 13:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:09 – 14:19 | Bad |
| Char | 14:19 – 15:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:29 – 16:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:39 – 18:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:29 – 20:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:19 – 22:08 | Good |
| Char | 22:08 – 23:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:58 – 01:48 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:48 – 03:38 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:38 – 05:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:28 – 07:18 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:45 NowMercury
- 13:32 NowMoon
- 14:19 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 15:52 NowMars
- 16:39 NowSun
- 17:52 NowVenus
- 19:05 NowMercury
- 20:19 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:45 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 06:04 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:21 – 05:30 Scorpio
- 05:30 – 07:30 Sagittarius
- 07:30 – 08:59 Capricorn
- 08:59 – 10:10 Aquarius
- 10:10 – 11:19 Pisces
- 11:19 – 12:39 Aries
- 12:39 – 14:27 Taurus
- 14:27 – 16:45 Gemini
- 16:45 – 19:19 Cancer
- 19:19 – 21:52 Leo
- 21:52 – 00:25 next day Virgo
- 00:25 – 02:59 next day Libra
- 02:59 – 05:26 next day Scorpio
- 05:26 – 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