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Panchang for Chicago — 13 November 2026

Shukla Chaturthi tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Friday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)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 — 06:38 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 09:13 AMRikta tithi — depleting; reserved for harsh or routine acts.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 1until 08:54 AMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaDhritiuntil 05:53 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVishtiuntil 09:13 AMViṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:38 AM
Sunset04:32 PM
Moonrise10:57 AM
Moonset07:32 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:15 AM – 11:54 AM
Brahma Muhurta05:02 AM – 05:50 AM
Amrit Kalam04:07 AM – 05:55 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:20 AM – 11:35 AM
Gulika Kalam07:52 AM – 09:06 AM
Yamaganda02:03 PM – 03:17 PM
Varjyam05:16 PM – 07:04 PM
Durmuhurta10:35 AM – 11:15 AM
Durmuhurta01:14 PM – 01:53 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara06:38 AM – 07:52 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh07:52 AM – 09:06 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:06 AM – 10:20 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:20 AM – 11:35 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:35 AM – 12:49 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:49 PM – 02:03 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:03 PM – 03:17 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:17 PM – 04:32 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog04:32 PM – 06:17 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:17 PM – 08:03 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:03 PM – 09:49 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:49 PM – 11:35 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:35 PM – 01:20 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:20 AM – 03:06 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:06 AM – 04:52 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog04:52 AM – 06:38 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

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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