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Panchang for Chicago — 14 September 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Swati 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 — 06:30 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 09:14 PMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraSwati · pada 1until 04:51 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaIndrauntil 01:50 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 08:51 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:30 AM
Sunset07:02 PM
Moonrise10:30 AM
Moonset08:18 PM
Moon inLibra
Sun inLeo
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Varsha

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta04:54 AM – 05:42 AM
Amrit Kalam08:01 PM – 09:42 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:04 AM – 09:38 AM
Gulika Kalam02:20 PM – 03:54 PM
Yamaganda11:12 AM – 12:46 PM
Varjyam09:49 AM – 11:31 AM
Abhijit Muhurta12:20 PM – 01:11 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta03:41 PM – 04:31 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:30 AM – 08:04 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal08:04 AM – 09:38 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:38 AM – 11:12 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog11:12 AM – 12:46 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:46 PM – 02:20 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:20 PM – 03:54 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:54 PM – 05:28 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:28 PM – 07:02 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara07:02 PM – 08:28 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:28 PM – 09:54 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:54 PM – 11:20 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal11:20 PM – 12:46 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh12:46 AM – 02:12 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog02:12 AM – 03:38 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:38 AM – 05:04 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara05:04 AM – 06:30 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