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Shukla Navami tithi, Shravana nakshatra · Monday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Tula (Ashvina)
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 — 07:07 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 02:20 AM | Rikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Shravana · pada 1 | until 07:32 AM | Chara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works. |
| Yoga | Dhriti | until 02:05 PM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Balava | until 01:25 PM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 07:07 AM |
| Sunset | 06:03 PM |
| Moonrise | 03:05 PM |
| Moonset | 12:52 AM |
| Moon in | Capricorn |
| Sun in | Libra |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Sharad |
| Brahma Muhurta | 05:31 AM – 06:19 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 09:13 PM – 10:58 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 08:29 AM – 09:51 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 01:57 PM – 03:19 PM |
| Yamaganda | 11:13 AM – 12:35 PM |
| Varjyam | 10:40 AM – 12:25 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:13 PM – 12:56 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 03:08 PM – 03:51 PM |
| Amrit | 07:07 AM – 08:29 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 08:29 AM – 09:51 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 09:51 AM – 11:13 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 11:13 AM – 12:35 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:35 PM – 01:57 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 01:57 PM – 03:19 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 03:19 PM – 04:41 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 04:41 PM – 06:03 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 06:03 PM – 07:41 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 07:41 PM – 09:19 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 09:19 PM – 10:57 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 10:57 PM – 12:35 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 12:35 AM – 02:13 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 02:13 AM – 03:51 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 03:51 AM – 05:29 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 05:29 AM – 07:07 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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