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Panchang for Chicago — 15 December 2026

Shukla Shashthi tithi, Shatabhisha 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 — 07:11 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 Shashthiuntil 09:49 AMNanda tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdayTuesdayCourage, surgery, property, disputes — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraShatabhisha · pada 1until 02:32 AMChara nakshatra — Travel, vehicles, gardens, changeable and movable works.
YogaVajrauntil 02:16 AMInauspicious nitya-yoga — avoid auspicious works.
KaranaTaitilauntil 09:49 AMMovable karana — generally workable for most activities.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise07:11 AM
Sunset04:21 PM
Moonrise11:18 AM
Moonset10:39 PM
Moon inAquarius
Sun inScorpio
Ayana · Ritu (season)Dakshinayana · Sharad

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:27 AM – 12:04 PM
Brahma Muhurta05:35 AM – 06:23 AM
Amrit Kalam07:54 PM – 09:38 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam02:03 PM – 03:12 PM
Gulika Kalam11:46 AM – 12:54 PM
Yamaganda09:28 AM – 10:37 AM
Varjyam09:27 AM – 11:12 AM
Durmuhurta10:51 AM – 11:27 AM
Durmuhurta01:17 PM – 01:54 PM

Day Choghadiya

Rog07:11 AM – 08:19 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg08:19 AM – 09:28 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara09:28 AM – 10:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh10:37 AM – 11:46 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit11:46 AM – 12:54 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal12:54 PM – 02:03 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh02:03 PM – 03:12 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog03:12 PM – 04:21 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Kaal04:21 PM – 06:12 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh06:12 PM – 08:03 PMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:03 PM – 09:54 PMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg09:54 PM – 11:46 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara11:46 PM – 01:37 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh01:37 AM – 03:28 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:28 AM – 05:19 AMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:19 AM – 07:11 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