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Panchang for Chicago — 7 July 2026

Krishna Ashtami tithi, Revati nakshatra · Tuesday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Mithuna (Jyeshtha)

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 — 05:23 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 Ashtamiuntil 01:52 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraRevati · pada 1until 05:30 AMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaAtigandauntil 02:08 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 02:29 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:23 AM
Sunset08:28 PM
Moonrise12:20 AM
Moonset01:05 PM
Moon inPisces
Sun inGemini
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:25 PM – 01:25 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:47 AM – 04:35 AM
Amrit Kalam02:31 AM – 04:06 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam04:41 PM – 06:34 PM
Gulika Kalam12:55 PM – 02:48 PM
Yamaganda09:09 AM – 11:02 AM
Varjyam05:05 PM – 06:39 PM
Durmuhurta11:25 AM – 12:25 PM
Durmuhurta03:26 PM – 04:26 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog05:23 AM – 07:16 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:16 AM – 09:09 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:09 AM – 11:02 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:02 AM – 12:55 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:55 PM – 02:48 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:48 PM – 04:41 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:41 PM – 06:34 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog06:34 PM – 08:28 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal08:28 PM – 09:34 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:34 PM – 10:41 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:41 PM – 11:48 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:48 PM – 12:55 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:55 AM – 02:02 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:02 AM – 03:09 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:09 AM – 04:16 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:16 AM – 05:23 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

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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