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Panchang for Chicago — 16 April 2026

Krishna Chaturdashi tithi, Revati nakshatra · Thursday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Mesha (Chaitra)

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 — 06:08 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
TithiKrishna Chaturdashiuntil 09:41 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraRevati · pada 1until 01:32 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaVaidhritiuntil 08:51 PMMaha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works.
KaranaShakuniuntil 09:41 AMFixed karana — medicine, mantra; avoid auspicious starts.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:08 AM
Sunset07:33 PM
Moonrise05:31 AM
Moonset06:54 PM
Moon inPisces
Sun inAries
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:23 PM – 01:17 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:32 AM – 05:20 AM
Amrit Kalam11:28 PM – 12:56 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:31 PM – 04:11 PM
Gulika Kalam09:29 AM – 11:09 AM
Yamaganda06:08 AM – 07:48 AM
Varjyam02:39 PM – 04:07 PM
Durmuhurta02:11 PM – 03:04 PM
Durmuhurta05:45 PM – 06:39 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:08 AM – 07:48 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:48 AM – 09:29 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:29 AM – 11:09 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:09 AM – 12:50 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:50 PM – 02:31 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:31 PM – 04:11 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:11 PM – 05:52 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh05:52 PM – 07:33 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit07:33 PM – 08:52 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:52 PM – 10:11 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:11 PM – 11:31 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:31 PM – 12:50 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:50 AM – 02:09 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:09 AM – 03:29 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:29 AM – 04:48 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:48 AM – 06:08 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle