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Panchang for Chicago — 16 August 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Hasta nakshatra · Sunday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (2/4)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 — 06:00 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 Chaturthiuntil 06:23 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdaySundayAuthority, government, medicine, father, courage, gold.
NakshatraHasta · pada 3until 05:20 PMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaSadhyauntil 05:38 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 06:23 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:00 AM
Sunset07:49 PM
Moonrise10:33 AM
Moonset09:28 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inCancer
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Grishma

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:26 PM – 01:22 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:24 AM – 05:12 AM
Amrit Kalam11:11 AM – 12:50 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam06:05 PM – 07:49 PM
Gulika Kalam04:21 PM – 06:05 PM
Yamaganda12:54 PM – 02:38 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta05:58 PM – 06:53 PM

Day Choghadiya

Udveg06:00 AM – 07:43 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara07:43 AM – 09:27 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:27 AM – 11:10 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:10 AM – 12:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:54 PM – 02:38 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:38 PM – 04:21 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:21 PM – 06:05 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:05 PM – 07:49 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Shubh07:49 PM – 09:05 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:05 PM – 10:21 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:21 PM – 11:38 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:38 PM – 12:54 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:54 AM – 02:10 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit02:10 AM – 03:27 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:27 AM – 04:43 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:43 AM – 06:00 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

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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