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Panchang for Chicago — 31 August 2026

Krishna Chaturthi tithi, Revati nakshatra · Monday · 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 — 06:15 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 Chaturthiuntil 09:12 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraRevati · pada 3until 04:54 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaGandauntil 03:20 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBavauntil 09:49 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:15 AM
Sunset07:26 PM
Moonrise08:54 PM
Moonset09:57 AM
Moon inPisces
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:39 AM – 05:27 AM
Amrit Kalam02:47 PM – 04:21 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:53 AM – 09:32 AM
Gulika Kalam02:29 PM – 04:08 PM
Yamaganda11:11 AM – 12:50 PM
Varjyam05:22 AM – 06:56 AM
Abhijit Muhurta12:24 PM – 01:16 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta03:55 PM – 04:47 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:15 AM – 07:53 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:53 AM – 09:32 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:32 AM – 11:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:11 AM – 12:50 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:50 PM – 02:29 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:29 PM – 04:08 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:08 PM – 05:47 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:47 PM – 07:26 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara07:26 PM – 08:47 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:47 PM – 10:08 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit10:08 PM – 11:29 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:29 PM – 12:50 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:50 AM – 02:11 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:11 AM – 03:32 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:32 AM – 04:53 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:53 AM – 06:15 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

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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