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Panchang for Chicago — 30 April 2026

Shukla Chaturdashi tithi, Chitra 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 — 05:48 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
TithiShukla Chaturdashiuntil 10:43 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraChitra · pada 3until 03:46 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaVajrauntil 10:25 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaVanijauntil 10:43 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:48 AM
Sunset07:48 PM
Moonrise07:17 PM
Moonset04:51 AM
Moon inLibra
Sun inAries
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:20 PM – 01:16 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:12 AM – 05:00 AM
Amrit Kalam08:37 AM – 10:21 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:33 PM – 04:18 PM
Gulika Kalam09:18 AM – 11:03 AM
Yamaganda05:48 AM – 07:33 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:12 PM – 03:08 PM
Durmuhurta05:56 PM – 06:52 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:48 AM – 07:33 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:33 AM – 09:18 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:18 AM – 11:03 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:03 AM – 12:48 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:48 PM – 02:33 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:33 PM – 04:18 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:18 PM – 06:03 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:03 PM – 07:48 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit07:48 PM – 09:03 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:03 PM – 10:18 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:18 PM – 11:33 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:33 PM – 12:48 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:48 AM – 02:03 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:03 AM – 03:18 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:18 AM – 04:33 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:33 AM – 05:48 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