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Shukla Navami tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra · Friday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)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 — 06:05 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 Navami | until 01:06 PM | Rikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts. |
| Weekday | Friday | — | Arts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure. |
| Nakshatra | Jyeshtha · pada 1 | until 04:19 AM | Tikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas. |
| Yoga | Vaidhriti | until 06:48 PM | Maha-pata yoga — strongly rejected for all auspicious works. |
| Karana | Kaulava | until 01:06 PM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 06:05 AM |
| Sunset | 07:42 PM |
| Moonrise | 03:56 PM |
| Moonset | 12:12 AM |
| Moon in | Scorpio |
| Sun in | Leo |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Varsha |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:26 PM – 01:20 PM |
| Brahma Muhurta | 04:29 AM – 05:17 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 06:31 PM – 08:19 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 11:11 AM – 12:53 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 07:47 AM – 09:29 AM |
| Yamaganda | 04:17 PM – 05:59 PM |
| Varjyam | 07:44 AM – 09:32 AM |
| Durmuhurta | 11:31 AM – 12:26 PM |
| Durmuhurta | 03:09 PM – 04:04 PM |
| Chara | 06:05 AM – 07:47 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 07:47 AM – 09:29 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 09:29 AM – 11:11 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 11:11 AM – 12:53 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 12:53 PM – 02:35 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 02:35 PM – 04:17 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 04:17 PM – 05:59 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 05:59 PM – 07:42 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Rog | 07:42 PM – 08:59 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 08:59 PM – 10:17 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 10:17 PM – 11:35 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 11:35 PM – 12:53 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 12:53 AM – 02:11 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 02:11 AM – 03:29 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 03:29 AM – 04:47 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 04:47 AM – 06:05 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
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