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Panchang for Chicago — 16 November 2026

Shukla Saptami 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 — 06:41 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 Saptamiuntil 04:50 PMBhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayMondayTravel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works.
NakshatraShravana · pada 3until 02:47 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVriddhiuntil 08:24 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaVanijauntil 04:50 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:41 AM
Sunset04:29 PM
Moonrise12:31 PM
Moonset10:42 PM
Moon inCapricorn
Sun inLibra
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Brahma Muhurta05:05 AM – 05:53 AM
Amrit Kalam

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam07:54 AM – 09:08 AM
Gulika Kalam12:48 PM – 02:02 PM
Yamaganda10:21 AM – 11:35 AM
Varjyam
Abhijit Muhurta11:15 AM – 11:54 AM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious
Durmuhurta01:52 PM – 02:31 PM

Day Choghadiya

Amrit06:41 AM – 07:54 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal07:54 AM – 09:08 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh09:08 AM – 10:21 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog10:21 AM – 11:35 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:35 AM – 12:48 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:48 PM – 02:02 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:02 PM – 03:15 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:15 PM – 04:29 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works

Night Choghadiya

Chara04:29 PM – 06:15 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh06:15 PM – 08:02 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:02 PM – 09:48 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:48 PM – 11:35 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:35 PM – 01:21 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog01:21 AM – 03:08 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg03:08 AM – 04:54 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara04:54 AM – 06:41 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