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Panchang for Chicago — 11 December 2026

Shukla Tritiya tithi, Purva Ashadha nakshatra · Friday · 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 — 07:08 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 Tritiyauntil 02:36 AMJaya tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayFridayArts, music, marriage, vehicles, luxury, pleasure.
NakshatraPurva Ashadha · pada 3until 03:34 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaVriddhiuntil 11:47 PMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 01:14 PMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:08 AM
Sunset04:20 PM
Moonrise09:34 AM
Moonset06:25 PM
Moon inSagittarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:25 AM – 12:02 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:32 AM – 06:20 AM
Amrit Kalam11:17 AM – 01:05 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam10:35 AM – 11:44 AM
Gulika Kalam08:17 AM – 09:26 AM
Yamaganda02:02 PM – 03:11 PM
Varjyam
Durmuhurta10:48 AM – 11:25 AM
Durmuhurta01:16 PM – 01:52 PM

Day Choghadiya

Chara07:08 AM – 08:17 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh08:17 AM – 09:26 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit09:26 AM – 10:35 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal10:35 AM – 11:44 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:44 AM – 12:53 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:53 PM – 02:02 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg02:02 PM – 03:11 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara03:11 PM – 04:20 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work

Night Choghadiya

Rog04:20 PM – 06:11 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg06:11 PM – 08:02 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara08:02 PM – 09:53 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh09:53 PM – 11:44 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:44 PM – 01:35 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal01:35 AM – 03:26 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh03:26 AM – 05:17 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog05:17 AM – 07:08 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