Chicago panchang, 15 March 2028
Sunrise 07:02 Sunset 18:56 Moonrise 00:00 Phalguna month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:02 to 18:56- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:31 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam 11:30 – 12:59
- Durmuhurta 12:35 – 13:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:35 – 13:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:59 – 14:28
- 10:15 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 13:36 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 17:55 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:56 to 07:00 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:56 – 21:21
- Brahma Muhurta 05:24 – 06:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 05:42 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 05:42 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 10:15 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Harshana until 13:36
- Karana Gara until 17:55, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:15 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 13:36 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 17:55 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:42 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 05:42 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:31 – 10:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:30 – 12:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:35 – 13:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:59 – 14:28
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:36 – 14:48
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. 05:25 – 06:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:35 – 13:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:56 – 21:21
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 10:15 – 07:00 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:15 – 07:00 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:15 – 07:00 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:42 – 07:00 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:02 – 08:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:31 – 10:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:01 – 11:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:30 – 12:59 | Good |
| Rog | 12:59 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:28 – 15:58 | Bad |
| Char | 15:58 – 17:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:27 – 18:56 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:56 – 20:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:27 – 21:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:57 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:58 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:58 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:29 – 03:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:59 – 05:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:30 – 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
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 09:01 NowSaturn
- 10:01 NowJupiter
- 11:00 NowMars
- 12:00 NowSun
- 12:59 NowVenus
- 13:59 NowMercury
- 14:58 NowMoon
- 15:58 NowSaturn
- 16:57 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:57 NowVenus
- 20:57 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:58 NowMars
- 01:59 NowSun
- 02:59 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 05:00 NowMoon
- 06:00 NowSaturn
- 07:02 NowMercury
- 08:02 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 11:02 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 13:02 NowVenus
- 14:02 NowMercury
- 15:02 NowMoon
- 16:02 NowSaturn
- 17:02 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:02 NowSun
- 20:02 NowVenus
- 21:02 NowMercury
- 22:02 NowMoon
- 23:02 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 01:02 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:02 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 05:51 Capricorn
- 05:51 – 07:03 Aquarius
- 07:03 – 08:11 Pisces
- 08:11 – 09:32 Aries
- 09:32 – 11:19 Taurus
- 11:19 – 13:38 Gemini
- 13:38 – 16:11 Cancer
- 16:11 – 18:44 Leo
- 18:44 – 21:17 Virgo
- 21:17 – 23:52 Libra
- 23:52 – 02:18 next day Scorpio
- 02:18 – 04:18 next day Sagittarius
- 04:18 – 05:48 next day Capricorn
- 05:48 – 06:59 next day Aquarius
- 06:59 – 07:00 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