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Panchang for Chicago — 29 October 2026

Krishna Chaturthi tithi, Mrigashira nakshatra · Thursday · 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 — 07:19 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 11:40 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraMrigashira · pada 1until 10:34 PMMridu nakshatra — Marriage, friendship, music, ornaments, pleasure.
YogaParighauntil 01:36 PMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaBalavauntil 11:40 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:19 AM
Sunset05:49 PM
Moonrise08:30 PM
Moonset11:38 AM
Moon inTaurus
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta12:13 PM – 12:55 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:43 AM – 06:31 AM
Amrit Kalam03:51 PM – 05:19 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam01:52 PM – 03:11 PM
Gulika Kalam09:56 AM – 11:15 AM
Yamaganda07:19 AM – 08:37 AM
Varjyam07:06 AM – 08:33 AM
Durmuhurta01:37 PM – 02:19 PM
Durmuhurta04:25 PM – 05:07 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh07:19 AM – 08:37 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:37 AM – 09:56 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:56 AM – 11:15 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:15 AM – 12:34 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh12:34 PM – 01:52 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit01:52 PM – 03:11 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal03:11 PM – 04:30 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh04:30 PM – 05:49 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit05:49 PM – 07:30 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:30 PM – 09:11 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:11 PM – 10:52 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:52 PM – 12:34 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg12:34 AM – 02:15 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:15 AM – 03:56 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:56 AM – 05:37 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit05:37 AM – 07:19 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works

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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