Chicago panchang, 27 December 2028
Sunrise 07:18 Sunset 16:25 Moonrise 13:05 Pausha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:18 to 16:25- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:27 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam 10:43 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta 11:33 – 12:10
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:10 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:52 – 13:00
- 10:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 10:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:41 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Night
16:25 to 07:19 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 16:25 – 19:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:19 – 06:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 22:04 Moon enters Taurus
- 23:29 Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 10:57
- Nakshatra Bharani until 15:41 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddha until 17:19
- Karana Vishti until 10:57, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 10:57 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:41 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 17:19 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 22:04 Moon enters Taurus
- 23:29 Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:27 – 09:35
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:43 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:33 – 12:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:00
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:18 – 15:41
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. 05:19 – 06:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 16:25 – 19:24
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 10:57 – 07:19 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:41 – 07:19 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:41 – 07:19 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:18 – 08:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:27 – 09:35 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:35 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:43 – 11:52 | Good |
| Rog | 11:52 – 13:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:00 – 14:08 | Bad |
| Char | 14:08 – 15:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:17 – 16:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 16:25 – 18:17 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:17 – 20:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:08 – 22:00 | Good |
| Char | 22:00 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:43 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:35 – 05:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:27 – 07:19 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
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:04 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:35 NowJupiter
- 10:20 NowMars
- 11:06 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:37 NowMercury
- 13:23 NowMoon
- 14:08 NowSaturn
- 14:54 NowJupiter
- 15:39 NowMars
- 16:25 NowSun
- 17:39 NowVenus
- 18:54 NowMercury
- 20:08 NowMoon
- 21:23 NowSaturn
- 22:37 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:21 NowVenus
- 03:35 NowMercury
- 04:50 NowMoon
- 06:04 NowSaturn
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowMoon
- 06:18 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:19 – 06:30 Scorpio
- 06:30 – 08:30 Sagittarius
- 08:30 – 09:59 Capricorn
- 09:59 – 11:10 Aquarius
- 11:10 – 12:19 Pisces
- 12:19 – 13:39 Aries
- 13:39 – 15:27 Taurus
- 15:27 – 17:45 Gemini
- 17:45 – 20:19 Cancer
- 20:19 – 22:52 Leo
- 22:52 – 01:25 next day Virgo
- 01:25 – 03:59 next day Libra
- 03:59 – 06:26 next day Scorpio
- 06:26 – 07:19 next day Sagittarius
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