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Panchang for Chicago — 1 August 2026

Krishna Tritiya tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra · Saturday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 05:44 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 Tritiyauntil 12:37 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 4until 10:15 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaShobhanauntil 12:53 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 12:37 PMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:44 AM
Sunset08:09 PM
Moonrise09:42 PM
Moonset08:42 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:27 PM – 01:25 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:08 AM – 04:56 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:20 AM – 11:08 AM
Gulika Kalam05:44 AM – 07:32 AM
Yamaganda02:44 PM – 04:32 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta09:34 AM – 10:32 AM
Durmuhurta03:20 PM – 04:18 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:44 AM – 07:32 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:32 AM – 09:20 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:20 AM – 11:08 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:08 AM – 12:56 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:56 PM – 02:44 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:44 PM – 04:32 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:32 PM – 06:20 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:20 PM – 08:09 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh08:09 PM – 09:20 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:20 PM – 10:32 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:32 PM – 11:44 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:44 PM – 12:56 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:56 AM – 02:08 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:08 AM – 03:20 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:20 AM – 04:32 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:32 AM – 05:44 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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