Chicago panchang, 26 July 2028
Sunrise 05:40 Sunset 20:13 Moonrise 11:17 Shravana month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:40 to 20:13- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:29 – 09:18
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:56 – 14:45
- 06:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 06:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 16:55 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:28 Yoga becomes Siddha
Night
20:13 to 05:41 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:13 – 22:06
- Brahma Muhurta 04:25 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 03:41 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 06:16
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 06:42 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shiva until 17:28
- Karana Balava until 06:16, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:16 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 06:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 06:42 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 16:55 Karana becomes Taitila
- 17:28 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 03:41 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 03:41 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:29 – 09:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:56 – 14:45
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. 04:25 – 05:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:27 – 13:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:13 – 22:06
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:42 – 04:56 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:42 – 04:56 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:41 – 05:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:40 – 07:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:29 – 09:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:18 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:56 | Good |
| Rog | 12:56 – 14:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:45 – 16:35 | Bad |
| Char | 16:35 – 18:24 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:24 – 20:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:13 – 21:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:24 – 22:35 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:35 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 00:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:57 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:08 – 03:19 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:19 – 04:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:30 – 05:41 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
- 05:40 NowMercury
- 06:53 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 09:18 NowJupiter
- 10:31 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 14:09 NowMercury
- 15:22 NowMoon
- 16:35 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 19:00 NowMars
- 20:13 NowSun
- 21:00 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:35 NowMoon
- 23:22 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:09 NowJupiter
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:32 NowVenus
- 03:19 NowMercury
- 04:06 NowMoon
- 04:54 NowSaturn
- 05:40 NowMercury
- 06:40 NowMoon
- 07:40 NowSaturn
- 08:40 NowJupiter
- 09:40 NowMars
- 10:40 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:40 NowMercury
- 13:40 NowMoon
- 14:40 NowSaturn
- 15:40 NowJupiter
- 16:40 NowMars
- 17:40 NowSun
- 18:40 NowVenus
- 19:40 NowMercury
- 20:40 NowMoon
- 21:40 NowSaturn
- 22:40 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:40 NowSun
- 01:40 NowVenus
- 02:40 NowMercury
- 03:40 NowMoon
- 04:40 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:25 – 04:55 Gemini
- 04:55 – 07:28 Cancer
- 07:28 – 10:02 Leo
- 10:02 – 12:34 Virgo
- 12:34 – 15:09 Libra
- 15:09 – 17:35 Scorpio
- 17:35 – 19:35 Sagittarius
- 19:35 – 21:05 Capricorn
- 21:05 – 22:16 Aquarius
- 22:16 – 23:24 Pisces
- 23:24 – 00:45 next day Aries
- 00:45 – 02:32 next day Taurus
- 02:32 – 04:51 next day Gemini
- 04:51 – 05:41 next day Cancer
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