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Shukla Ashtami tithi, Jyeshtha nakshatra · Friday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Kanya (Bhadrapada)
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 — 06:34 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 Ashtami | until 04:57 AM | Jaya tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Friday | — | Arts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure. |
| Nakshatra | Jyeshtha · pada 4 | until 12:14 PM | Tikshna nakshatra — Incantation, confrontation, severing ties — avoid auspicious karmas. |
| Yoga | Ayushman | until 03:59 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Vishti | until 03:43 PM | Viṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds. |
| Sunrise | 06:34 AM |
| Sunset | 06:55 PM |
| Moonrise | 02:39 PM |
| Moonset | 10:56 PM |
| Moon in | Scorpio |
| Sun in | Virgo |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Varsha |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:19 PM – 01:09 PM |
| Brahma Muhurta | 04:58 AM – 05:46 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | — |
| Rahu Kalam | 11:11 AM – 12:44 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 08:06 AM – 09:39 AM |
| Yamaganda | 03:49 PM – 05:22 PM |
| Varjyam | — |
| Durmuhurta | 11:30 AM – 12:19 PM |
| Durmuhurta | 02:48 PM – 03:37 PM |
| Chara | 06:34 AM – 08:06 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 08:06 AM – 09:39 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 09:39 AM – 11:11 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 11:11 AM – 12:44 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 12:44 PM – 02:17 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 02:17 PM – 03:49 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 03:49 PM – 05:22 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 05:22 PM – 06:55 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Rog | 06:55 PM – 08:22 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 08:22 PM – 09:49 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 09:49 PM – 11:17 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 11:17 PM – 12:44 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 12:44 AM – 02:11 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 02:11 AM – 03:39 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 03:39 AM – 05:06 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 05:06 AM – 06:34 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
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