Chicago panchang, 20 August 2028
Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 19:41 Moonrise 06:19 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:05 to 19:41- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:26 – 13:20
- Yamaganda 12:53 – 14:35
- Gulika Kalam 16:17 – 17:59
- Durmuhurta 17:52 – 18:46
- Rahu Kalam 17:59 – 19:41
- 14:37 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 15:52 Karana becomes Bava
Night
19:41 to 06:06 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 19:41 – 21:46
- Brahma Muhurta 04:43 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:00 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 01:59 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 01:59 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 01:59 next day
- Nakshatra Magha until 21:00 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 14:37
- Karana Kimstughna until 15:52, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Leo
- 14:37 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 15:52 Karana becomes Bava
- 21:00 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 01:59 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 01:59 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:53 – 14:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:17 – 17:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:52 – 18:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:59 – 19:41
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. 04:42 – 05:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:26 – 13:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:41 – 21:46
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:05 – 07:47 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:47 – 09:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:29 – 11:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:11 – 12:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:53 – 14:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:35 – 16:17 | Good |
| Rog | 16:17 – 17:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:59 – 19:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 19:41 – 20:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:59 – 22:17 | Good |
| Char | 22:17 – 23:35 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:35 – 00:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:53 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:12 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:30 – 04:48 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:48 – 06:06 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
- 06:05 NowSun
- 07:13 NowVenus
- 08:21 NowMercury
- 09:29 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:45 NowJupiter
- 12:53 NowMars
- 14:01 NowSun
- 15:09 NowVenus
- 16:17 NowMercury
- 17:25 NowMoon
- 18:33 NowSaturn
- 19:41 NowJupiter
- 20:33 NowMars
- 21:25 NowSun
- 22:17 NowVenus
- 23:09 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMoon
- 00:53 NowSaturn
- 01:46 NowJupiter
- 02:38 NowMars
- 03:30 NowSun
- 04:22 NowVenus
- 05:14 NowMercury
- 06:05 NowSun
- 07:05 NowVenus
- 08:05 NowMercury
- 09:05 NowMoon
- 10:05 NowSaturn
- 11:05 NowJupiter
- 12:05 NowMars
- 13:05 NowSun
- 14:05 NowVenus
- 15:05 NowMercury
- 16:05 NowMoon
- 17:05 NowSaturn
- 18:05 NowJupiter
- 19:05 NowMars
- 20:05 NowSun
- 21:05 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 23:05 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSaturn
- 01:05 NowJupiter
- 02:05 NowMars
- 03:05 NowSun
- 04:05 NowVenus
- 05:05 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 05:50 Cancer
- 05:50 – 08:23 Leo
- 08:23 – 10:56 Virgo
- 10:56 – 13:30 Libra
- 13:30 – 15:57 Scorpio
- 15:57 – 17:57 Sagittarius
- 17:57 – 19:26 Capricorn
- 19:26 – 20:38 Aquarius
- 20:38 – 21:46 Pisces
- 21:46 – 23:06 Aries
- 23:06 – 00:54 next day Taurus
- 00:54 – 03:12 next day Gemini
- 03:12 – 05:46 next day Cancer
- 05:46 – 06:06 next day Leo
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