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Panchang for Chicago — 7 August 2026

Krishna Navami tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Friday · 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 — 05:50 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 Navamiuntil 06:07 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraKrittika · pada 4until 08:13 AMMishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works.
YogaDhruvauntil 10:32 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaGarauntil 06:07 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:50 AM
Sunset08:02 PM
Moonrise12:47 AM
Moonset03:51 PM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:27 PM – 01:24 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:14 AM – 05:02 AM
Amrit Kalam05:49 AM – 07:18 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam11:09 AM – 12:56 PM
Gulika Kalam07:36 AM – 09:23 AM
Yamaganda04:29 PM – 06:15 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta11:30 AM – 12:27 PM
Durmuhurta03:18 PM – 04:14 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara05:50 AM – 07:36 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:36 AM – 09:23 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:23 AM – 11:09 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:09 AM – 12:56 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:56 PM – 02:42 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:42 PM – 04:29 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg04:29 PM – 06:15 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara06:15 PM – 08:02 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog08:02 PM – 09:15 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:15 PM – 10:29 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:29 PM – 11:42 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:42 PM – 12:56 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:56 AM – 02:09 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:09 AM – 03:23 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:23 AM – 04:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:36 AM – 05:50 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; 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