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Shukla Panchami tithi, Punarvasu nakshatra · Wednesday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrishabha (Vaishakha)
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 — 05:25 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 Panchami | until 09:57 PM | Purna tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Wednesday | — | Trade, learning, accounts, communication, short travel. |
| Nakshatra | Punarvasu · pada 2 | until 05:42 PM | Chara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works. |
| Yoga | Ganda | until 12:28 AM | Inauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works. |
| Karana | Bava | until 11:12 AM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 05:25 AM |
| Sunset | 08:09 PM |
| Moonrise | 09:05 AM |
| Moonset | 12:34 AM |
| Moon in | Gemini |
| Sun in | Taurus |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Uttarayana · Vasanta |
| Brahma Muhurta | 03:49 AM – 04:37 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 02:54 PM – 04:23 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 12:47 PM – 02:37 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 10:56 AM – 12:47 PM |
| Yamaganda | 07:15 AM – 09:06 AM |
| Varjyam | 06:03 AM – 07:31 AM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:17 PM – 01:16 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 09:20 AM – 10:19 AM |
| Laabh | 05:25 AM – 07:15 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 07:15 AM – 09:06 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 09:06 AM – 10:56 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 10:56 AM – 12:47 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 12:47 PM – 02:37 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 02:37 PM – 04:28 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 04:28 PM – 06:18 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 06:18 PM – 08:09 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Udveg | 08:09 PM – 09:18 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 09:18 PM – 10:28 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 10:28 PM – 11:37 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 11:37 PM – 12:47 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 12:47 AM – 01:56 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 01:56 AM – 03:06 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 03:06 AM – 04:15 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 04:15 AM – 05:25 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
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