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Panchang for Chicago — 23 July 2026

Shukla Dashami tithi, Vishakha nakshatra · Thursday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Karka (Ashadha)

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 — 05:35 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 Dashamiuntil 10:43 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraVishakha · pada 3until 03:12 PMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaShubhauntil 08:50 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 09:36 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:35 AM
Sunset08:18 PM
Moonrise04:06 PM
Moonset12:18 AM
Moon inLibra
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:27 PM – 01:25 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:59 AM – 04:47 AM
Amrit Kalam04:59 AM – 06:46 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:46 PM – 04:37 PM
Gulika Kalam09:15 AM – 11:06 AM
Yamaganda05:35 AM – 07:25 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta02:24 PM – 03:23 PM
Durmuhurta06:20 PM – 07:19 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh05:35 AM – 07:25 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:25 AM – 09:15 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:15 AM – 11:06 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:06 AM – 12:56 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:56 PM – 02:46 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:46 PM – 04:37 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:37 PM – 06:27 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:27 PM – 08:18 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit08:18 PM – 09:27 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:27 PM – 10:37 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh10:37 PM – 11:46 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:46 PM – 12:56 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:56 AM – 02:06 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:06 AM – 03:15 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:15 AM – 04:25 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:25 AM – 05:35 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