Chicago panchang, 26 April 2028
Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 19:43 Moonrise 06:32 Vaishakha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:54 to 19:43- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:37 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam 11:05 – 12:48
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:16
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:21 – 13:16 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:48 – 14:32
- 15:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 15:17 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
19:43 to 05:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:43 – 21:45
- Brahma Muhurta 04:31 – 05:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:04 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 21:28 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 03:10 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 15:17
- Nakshatra Krittika until 21:04 · lord Sun
- Yoga Saubhagya until 21:28
- Karana Kaulava until 15:17, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aries
- 15:17 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 15:17 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:04 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 21:28 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 03:10 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:37 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:48 – 14:32
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. 04:32 – 05:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:21 – 13:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:43 – 21:45
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:54 – 21:04
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:54 – 21:04
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:54 – 15:17
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:04 – 05:52 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 21:04 – 03:00 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:54 – 07:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:37 – 09:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:21 – 11:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:05 – 12:48 | Good |
| Rog | 12:48 – 14:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:32 – 16:15 | Bad |
| Char | 16:15 – 17:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:59 – 19:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:43 – 20:59 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:59 – 22:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:15 – 23:31 | Good |
| Char | 23:31 – 00:47 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:47 – 02:04 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:04 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:20 – 04:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:36 – 05:52 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
- 05:54 NowMercury
- 07:03 NowMoon
- 08:12 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:30 NowMars
- 11:39 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 15:06 NowMoon
- 16:15 NowSaturn
- 17:24 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:43 NowSun
- 20:33 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:15 NowMoon
- 23:06 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:11 NowMoon
- 05:01 NowSaturn
- 05:54 NowMercury
- 06:54 NowMoon
- 07:54 NowSaturn
- 08:54 NowJupiter
- 09:54 NowMars
- 10:54 NowSun
- 11:54 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:54 NowMoon
- 14:54 NowSaturn
- 15:54 NowJupiter
- 16:54 NowMars
- 17:54 NowSun
- 18:54 NowVenus
- 19:54 NowMercury
- 20:54 NowMoon
- 21:54 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:54 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSun
- 01:54 NowVenus
- 02:54 NowMercury
- 03:54 NowMoon
- 04:54 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:32 – 05:26 Pisces
- 05:26 – 06:46 Aries
- 06:46 – 08:34 Taurus
- 08:34 – 10:52 Gemini
- 10:52 – 13:26 Cancer
- 13:26 – 15:59 Leo
- 15:59 – 18:32 Virgo
- 18:32 – 21:06 Libra
- 21:06 – 23:33 Scorpio
- 23:33 – 01:33 next day Sagittarius
- 01:33 – 03:02 next day Capricorn
- 03:02 – 04:14 next day Aquarius
- 04:14 – 05:22 next day Pisces
- 05:22 – 05:52 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