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Shukla Panchami tithi, Chitra nakshatra · Monday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Simha (Shravana)
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 — 06:01 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Panchami | until 06:30 AM | Purna tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Chitra · pada 3 | until 06:28 PM | Mridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure. |
| Yoga | Shubha | until 04:59 PM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Balava | until 06:30 AM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 06:01 AM |
| Sunset | 07:48 PM |
| Moonrise | 11:41 AM |
| Moonset | 09:51 PM |
| Moon in | Libra |
| Sun in | Leo |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Varsha |
| Brahma Muhurta | 04:25 AM – 05:13 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 11:44 AM – 01:26 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 07:44 AM – 09:27 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 02:37 PM – 04:21 PM |
| Yamaganda | 11:11 AM – 12:54 PM |
| Varjyam | — |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:26 PM – 01:22 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 04:07 PM – 05:02 PM |
| Amrit | 06:01 AM – 07:44 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 07:44 AM – 09:27 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 09:27 AM – 11:11 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 11:11 AM – 12:54 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:54 PM – 02:37 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 02:37 PM – 04:21 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 04:21 PM – 06:04 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 06:04 PM – 07:48 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 07:48 PM – 09:04 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 09:04 PM – 10:21 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 10:21 PM – 11:37 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 11:37 PM – 12:54 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 12:54 AM – 02:11 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 02:11 AM – 03:27 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 03:27 AM – 04:44 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 04:44 AM – 06:01 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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