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Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Krittika nakshatra · Monday · IL (41.8781°, -87.6298°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)
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 — 07:15 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Dwadashi | until 06:06 AM | Bhadra tithi (the 2nd, 7th and 12th of a pakṣa) — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Krittika · pada 1 | until 11:15 PM | Mishra nakshatra — Mixed results; fire-rituals and routine works. |
| Yoga | Siddha | until 02:02 PM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Balava | until 06:06 AM | Movable karana — generally workable for most activities. |
| Sunrise | 07:15 AM |
| Sunset | 04:23 PM |
| Moonrise | 01:58 PM |
| Moonset | 04:31 AM |
| Moon in | Aries |
| Sun in | Sagittarius |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Hemanta |
| Brahma Muhurta | 05:39 AM – 06:27 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 10:21 PM – 11:47 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 08:23 AM – 09:32 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 12:57 PM – 02:06 PM |
| Yamaganda | 10:40 AM – 11:49 AM |
| Varjyam | 01:44 PM – 03:10 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:30 AM – 12:07 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 01:56 PM – 02:33 PM |
| Amrit | 07:15 AM – 08:23 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 08:23 AM – 09:32 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 09:32 AM – 10:40 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 10:40 AM – 11:49 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 11:49 AM – 12:57 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 12:57 PM – 02:06 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 02:06 PM – 03:14 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 03:14 PM – 04:23 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 04:23 PM – 06:14 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 06:14 PM – 08:06 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 08:06 PM – 09:57 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 09:57 PM – 11:49 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 11:49 PM – 01:40 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 01:40 AM – 03:32 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 03:32 AM – 05:23 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 05:23 AM – 07:15 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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