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Shukla Ashtami tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Monday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Makara (Pausha)
A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Chicago (41.8781°, -87.6298°)'s own sunrise — 07:08 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.
| What it means | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Ashtami | until 09:48 AM | Jaya tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Bharani · pada 1 | until 11:39 PM | Ugra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas. |
| Yoga | Shubha | until 06:49 PM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Bava | until 09:48 AM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 07:08 AM |
| Sunset | 04:58 PM |
| Moonrise | 10:53 AM |
| Moonset | 12:45 AM |
| Moon in | Aries |
| Sun in | Capricorn |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Uttarayana · Hemanta |
| Brahma Muhurta | 05:32 AM – 06:20 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 08:16 PM – 09:46 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 08:21 AM – 09:35 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 01:16 PM – 02:30 PM |
| Yamaganda | 10:49 AM – 12:03 PM |
| Varjyam | 11:14 AM – 12:45 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:43 AM – 12:22 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 02:20 PM – 03:00 PM |
| Amrit | 07:08 AM – 08:21 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 08:21 AM – 09:35 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 09:35 AM – 10:49 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 10:49 AM – 12:03 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:03 PM – 01:16 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 01:16 PM – 02:30 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 02:30 PM – 03:44 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 03:44 PM – 04:58 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 04:58 PM – 06:44 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 06:44 PM – 08:30 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 08:30 PM – 10:16 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 10:16 PM – 12:03 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 12:03 AM – 01:49 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 01:49 AM – 03:35 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 03:35 AM – 05:21 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 05:21 AM – 07:08 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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