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Panchang for Chicago — 17 November 2026

Shukla Ashtami tithi, Dhanishtha nakshatra · Tuesday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrischika (Kartika)

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 — 06:42 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 Ashtamiuntil 06:35 PMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraDhanishtha · pada 3until 05:04 PMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaDhruvauntil 08:35 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaBavauntil 06:35 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:42 AM
Sunset04:28 PM
Moonrise12:54 PM
Moonset11:47 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:15 AM – 11:54 AM
Brahma Muhurta05:06 AM – 05:54 AM
Amrit Kalam06:27 AM – 08:12 AM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:01 PM – 03:14 PM
Gulika Kalam11:35 AM – 12:48 PM
Yamaganda09:08 AM – 10:21 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:36 AM – 11:15 AM
Durmuhurta01:12 PM – 01:51 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog06:42 AM – 07:55 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg07:55 AM – 09:08 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:08 AM – 10:21 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:21 AM – 11:35 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:35 AM – 12:48 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:48 PM – 02:01 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:01 PM – 03:14 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:14 PM – 04:28 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal04:28 PM – 06:14 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:14 PM – 08:01 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:01 PM – 09:48 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:48 PM – 11:35 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:35 PM – 01:21 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:21 AM – 03:08 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:08 AM – 04:55 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal04:55 AM – 06:42 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; 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