Chicago panchang, 21 March 2029
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 19:03 Moonrise 09:58 Chaitra (adhika) month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:52 to 19:03- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:24 – 09:55
- Gulika Kalam 11:26 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta 12:33 – 13:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:33 – 13:22 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:57 – 14:29
- 13:03 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 13:03 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:45 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
19:03 to 06:51 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:03 – 21:24
- Brahma Muhurta 05:16 – 06:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:13 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:43 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 13:03
- Nakshatra Rohini until 21:13 · lord Moon
- Yoga Priti until 13:45
- Karana Taitila until 13:03, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Pisces
- 13:03 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 13:03 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:45 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 21:13 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 01:43 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:24 – 09:55
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:26 – 12:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:33 – 13:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:57 – 14:29
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. 05:18 – 06:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:33 – 13:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:03 – 21:24
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:52 – 21:13
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:52 – 21:13
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 13:03 – 06:51 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:13 – 06:51 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:52 – 08:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:24 – 09:55 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:55 – 11:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:26 – 12:57 | Good |
| Rog | 12:57 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:29 – 16:00 | Bad |
| Char | 16:00 – 17:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:31 – 19:03 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:03 – 20:31 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:31 – 22:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:00 – 23:28 | Good |
| Char | 23:28 – 00:57 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:57 – 02:25 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:25 – 03:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:54 – 05:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:22 – 06:51 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
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:54 NowSaturn
- 09:55 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:58 NowMercury
- 14:59 NowMoon
- 16:00 NowSaturn
- 17:01 NowJupiter
- 18:02 NowMars
- 19:03 NowSun
- 20:02 NowVenus
- 21:01 NowMercury
- 22:00 NowMoon
- 22:59 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:56 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:52 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:52 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:52 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:18 – 05:29 Capricorn
- 05:29 – 06:40 Aquarius
- 06:40 – 07:49 Pisces
- 07:49 – 09:09 Aries
- 09:09 – 10:57 Taurus
- 10:57 – 13:15 Gemini
- 13:15 – 15:48 Cancer
- 15:48 – 18:22 Leo
- 18:22 – 20:55 Virgo
- 20:55 – 23:29 Libra
- 23:29 – 01:56 next day Scorpio
- 01:56 – 03:56 next day Sagittarius
- 03:56 – 05:25 next day Capricorn
- 05:25 – 06:36 next day Aquarius
- 06:36 – 06:51 next day Pisces
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