Chicago panchang, 17 September 2028
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 05:08 Bhadrapada month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 18:54- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:19 – 13:09
- Yamaganda 12:44 – 14:16
- Gulika Kalam 15:49 – 17:21
- Durmuhurta 17:15 – 18:04
- Rahu Kalam 17:21 – 18:54
- 07:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 07:55 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 17:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 17:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
18:54 to 06:35 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:54 – 21:14
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:23 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 17:17
- Nakshatra Magha until 07:55 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sadhya until 21:23
- Karana Vishti until 07:10, then Shakuni
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 07:10 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 07:55 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 17:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 17:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 21:23 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 04:53 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 21:00 – 07:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:44 – 14:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:49 – 17:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:15 – 18:04
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:21 – 18:54
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. 05:01 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:19 – 13:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:54 – 21:14
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:53 – 06:35 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:34 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:07 – 09:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:39 – 11:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:12 – 12:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:44 – 14:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:16 – 15:49 | Good |
| Rog | 15:49 – 17:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:21 – 18:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:54 – 20:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:21 – 21:49 | Good |
| Char | 21:49 – 23:17 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:17 – 00:44 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:44 – 02:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:12 – 03:40 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:40 – 05:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:08 – 06:35 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
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:36 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:39 NowMoon
- 10:41 NowSaturn
- 11:42 NowJupiter
- 12:44 NowMars
- 13:46 NowSun
- 14:47 NowVenus
- 15:49 NowMercury
- 16:50 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 18:54 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 20:51 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:48 NowMercury
- 23:46 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:44 NowSaturn
- 01:43 NowJupiter
- 02:41 NowMars
- 03:40 NowSun
- 04:38 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:34 NowSun
- 07:34 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:34 NowMoon
- 10:34 NowSaturn
- 11:34 NowJupiter
- 12:34 NowMars
- 13:34 NowSun
- 14:34 NowVenus
- 15:34 NowMercury
- 16:34 NowMoon
- 17:34 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:34 NowMars
- 20:34 NowSun
- 21:34 NowVenus
- 22:34 NowMercury
- 23:34 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSaturn
- 01:34 NowJupiter
- 02:34 NowMars
- 03:34 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:34 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:33 Leo
- 06:33 – 09:06 Virgo
- 09:06 – 11:40 Libra
- 11:40 – 14:07 Scorpio
- 14:07 – 16:07 Sagittarius
- 16:07 – 17:36 Capricorn
- 17:36 – 18:47 Aquarius
- 18:47 – 19:56 Pisces
- 19:56 – 21:16 Aries
- 21:16 – 23:04 Taurus
- 23:04 – 01:22 next day Gemini
- 01:22 – 03:56 next day Cancer
- 03:56 – 06:29 next day Leo
- 06:29 – 06:35 next day Virgo
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