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Panchang for Chicago — 19 November 2026

Shukla Dashami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · 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 — 06:45 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 Dashamiuntil 07:46 PMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayThursdayMost auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children.
NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada · pada 2until 07:26 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaHarshanauntil 07:10 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 07:48 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise06:45 AM
Sunset04:27 PM
Moonrise01:36 PM
Moonset12:52 AM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:16 AM – 11:55 AM
Brahma Muhurta05:09 AM – 05:57 AM
Amrit Kalam12:00 PM – 01:38 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam12:48 PM – 02:01 PM
Gulika Kalam09:10 AM – 10:23 AM
Yamaganda06:45 AM – 07:57 AM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta12:34 PM – 01:13 PM
Durmuhurta03:09 PM – 03:48 PM

Day Choghadiya

Shubh06:45 AM – 07:57 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog07:57 AM – 09:10 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:10 AM – 10:23 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara10:23 AM – 11:36 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh11:36 AM – 12:48 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit12:48 PM – 02:01 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal02:01 PM – 03:14 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:14 PM – 04:27 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education

Night Choghadiya

Amrit04:27 PM – 06:14 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal06:14 PM – 08:01 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh08:01 PM – 09:48 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog09:48 PM – 11:36 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg11:36 PM – 01:23 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara01:23 AM – 03:10 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh03:10 AM – 04:57 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit04:57 AM – 06:45 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