Chicago panchang, 6 December 2028
Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 16:18 Moonrise 21:20 Margashirsha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:05 to 16:18- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:14 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam 10:32 – 11:41
- Durmuhurta 11:23 – 12:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:23 – 12:00 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:41 – 12:50
- 08:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Gara
Night
16:18 to 07:06 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:18 – 19:15
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 06:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:28 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 16:08
- Nakshatra Pushya until 08:29 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Indra until 23:28
- Karana Taitila until 16:08, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:08 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 16:08 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:28 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 03:21 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:14 – 09:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 11:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:23 – 12:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 12:50
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:28 – 20:53 next day
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. 05:07 – 06:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:23 – 12:00
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:18 – 19:15
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:05 – 08:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:14 – 09:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:23 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:32 – 11:41 | Good |
| Rog | 11:41 – 12:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:50 – 14:00 | Bad |
| Char | 14:00 – 15:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:09 – 16:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:18 – 18:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:09 – 20:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:00 – 21:51 | Good |
| Char | 21:51 – 23:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:42 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:33 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 05:15 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:15 – 07:06 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
- 07:05 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:37 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:09 NowMars
- 10:55 NowSun
- 11:41 NowVenus
- 12:27 NowMercury
- 13:13 NowMoon
- 14:00 NowSaturn
- 14:46 NowJupiter
- 15:32 NowMars
- 16:18 NowSun
- 17:32 NowVenus
- 18:46 NowMercury
- 20:00 NowMoon
- 21:14 NowSaturn
- 22:28 NowJupiter
- 23:42 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 02:10 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 07:05 NowMercury
- 08:05 NowMoon
- 09:05 NowSaturn
- 10:05 NowJupiter
- 11:05 NowMars
- 12:05 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:05 NowMercury
- 15:05 NowMoon
- 16:05 NowSaturn
- 17:05 NowJupiter
- 18:05 NowMars
- 19:05 NowSun
- 20:05 NowVenus
- 21:05 NowMercury
- 22:05 NowMoon
- 23:05 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:05 NowJupiter
- 01:05 NowMars
- 02:05 NowSun
- 03:05 NowVenus
- 04:05 NowMercury
- 05:05 NowMoon
- 06:05 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:07 – 05:26 Libra
- 05:26 – 07:52 Scorpio
- 07:52 – 09:53 Sagittarius
- 09:53 – 11:22 Capricorn
- 11:22 – 12:33 Aquarius
- 12:33 – 13:41 Pisces
- 13:41 – 15:02 Aries
- 15:02 – 16:49 Taurus
- 16:49 – 19:08 Gemini
- 19:08 – 21:41 Cancer
- 21:41 – 00:15 next day Leo
- 00:15 – 02:48 next day Virgo
- 02:48 – 05:22 next day Libra
- 05:22 – 07:06 next day Scorpio
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 CST (UTC-6) · Method