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Panchang for Chicago — 12 September 2026

Shukla Dwitiya tithi, Hasta nakshatra · Saturday · 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 — 06:27 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 Dwitiyauntil 08:38 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraHasta · pada 1until 02:37 AMKshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks.
YogaShuklauntil 03:13 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBalavauntil 08:53 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:27 AM
Sunset07:05 PM
Moonrise08:13 AM
Moonset07:30 PM
Moon inVirgo
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:20 PM – 01:11 PM
Brahma Muhurta04:51 AM – 05:39 AM
Amrit Kalam09:00 PM – 10:37 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam09:36 AM – 11:11 AM
Gulika Kalam06:27 AM – 08:01 AM
Yamaganda02:20 PM – 03:55 PM
Varjyam11:43 AM – 01:20 PM
Durmuhurta09:49 AM – 10:39 AM
Durmuhurta02:52 PM – 03:42 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal06:27 AM – 08:01 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:01 AM – 09:36 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:36 AM – 11:11 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:11 AM – 12:46 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:46 PM – 02:20 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:20 PM – 03:55 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:55 PM – 05:30 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:30 PM – 07:05 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh07:05 PM – 08:30 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:30 PM – 09:55 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:55 PM – 11:20 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:20 PM – 12:46 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:46 AM – 02:11 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:11 AM – 03:36 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:36 AM – 05:01 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh05:01 AM – 06:27 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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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