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Panchang for 14 December 2026, Chicago

Monday: Shukla Panchami at sunrise, Moon in Dhanishta, sunrise 07:10 and sunset 16:20 in Chicago, Illinois, with every limb change and timing window of the day.

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The day at a glance

Vara (weekday)
Somavara (Moon)
Sunrise
07:10
Sunset
16:20
Next sunrise
07:11 (next day)
Moonrise and moonset
Moonrise 10:52 · Moonset 21:40
Tithi at sunrise
Shukla Panchami
Nakshatra at sunrise
Dhanishta, pada 2 (lord Mars)
Yoga at sunrise
Harshana
Karana at sunrise
Balava
Moon sign at sunrise
Makara (Capricorn)
Sun sign at sunrise
Vrishchika (Scorpio)
Rahu Kaal
08:19–09:27 Worst
Choghadiya
Good by daylight
  1. 07:10–08:19 Amrit good Best
  2. 09:27–10:36 Shubh good Better
  3. 14:02–15:11 Labh good Good
  4. 15:11–16:20 Amrit good Best
All 16 choghadiyas

Monday order; night times after midnight fall on the next date.

Day: sunrise 07:10 to sunset 16:20
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
07:10–08:19Amrit goodBest
08:19–09:27Kaal inauspiciousWorst
09:27–10:36Shubh goodBetter
10:36–11:45Rog inauspiciousBad
11:45–12:53Udveg inauspiciousBad
12:53–14:02Chal neutralNeutral
14:02–15:11Labh goodGood
15:11–16:20Amrit goodBest
Night: sunset 16:20 to next sunrise 07:11
TimeChoghadiyaQuality
16:20–18:11Chal neutralNeutral
18:11–20:02Rog inauspiciousBad
20:02–21:54Kaal inauspiciousWorst
21:54–23:45Labh goodGood
23:45–01:36Udveg inauspiciousBad
01:36–03:28Shubh goodBetter
03:28–05:19Amrit goodBest
05:19–07:11Chal neutralNeutral

Timing quality, best to worst

  • Best Amrit choghadiya · Jupiter hora
  • Better Shubh choghadiya · Venus hora
  • Good Labh choghadiya · Moon and Mercury horas
  • Neutral Chal choghadiya · Sun hora
  • Bad Udveg and Rog choghadiyas · Mars and Saturn horas
  • Worst Kaal choghadiya · Rahu Kaal

Grades follow the panchanga tradition; they are not a forecast.

Yamaganda · Gulika
10:36–11:45 · 12:53–14:02
Abhijit muhurta
11:26–12:03

Published day page · calculated · Panchanga tradition

How this day differs

  • Sunrise 07:10 (yesterday 07:09), sunset 16:20 (yesterday 16:19), daylight 9 h 10 min (yesterday 9 h 10 min).
  • Between this sunrise and the next: moonrise 10:52, yesterday 10:28; moonset 21:40, yesterday 20:37.
  • Shukla Panchami holds at this sunrise (07:10) as at yesterday’s (07:09).
  • At 07:10 the Moon is in Dhanishta (Shravana at 07:09 yesterday), in Makara (Capricorn); the yoga is Harshana (yesterday Vyaghata).
  • Rahu Kaal moves from 15:11–16:19 on Sunday (daylight part 8 of 8) to 08:19–09:27 on Monday (part 2).

Chicago lies at 41.88° N, 87.63° W; local solar noon is at 11:45, with 9 h 10 min of daylight against 11 h 22 min in Bengaluru. The limbs end at the same instants everywhere; this page gives Chicago’s local clock.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta

Each daylight part is 1 h 09 min today; the weekday picks which part is Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda or Gulika, which panchangas avoid for new work, while Abhijit (37 min) and Brahma muhurta count as favourable by tradition. Some panchangas reckon Brahma muhurta with fixed 48-minute muhurtas.

Timing windows on Monday 14 December 2026, Chicago
WindowTimeRule
Rahu Kaal08:19–09:27daylight part 2 of 8
Yamaganda10:36–11:45daylight part 4 of 8
Gulika Kaal12:53–14:02daylight part 6 of 8
Abhijit muhurta11:26–12:03day muhurta 8 of 15
Brahma muhurta05:11–06:11night muhurta 14 of 15 (59 min)

Month, paksha and year

Paksha
Shukla paksha (waxing Moon)
Amanta month
Margashirsha
Purnimanta month
Margashirsha
Ritu (by amanta month)
Hemanta
Ayana (sidereal Sun)
Dakshinayana
Shaka Samvat
1948
Vikram Samvat (Chaitradi)
2083
Samvatsara
Parabhava

Amanta months run new Moon to new Moon (South and West India), purnimanta months full Moon to full Moon (North India).

When each limb changes

Times are local in Chicago (America/Chicago). The first of each is in effect at sunrise; each next one begins where the previous ends. “Next day” means after midnight, before the next sunrise.

Tithi
TithiEnds
Shukla Panchami07:47
Shukla Shashthi09:50 (next day)
Nakshatra
NakshatraEnds
Dhanishta (lord Mars)00:22 (next day)
Shatabhisha (lord Rahu)02:31 (Wed 16 Dec 2026)
Yoga
YogaEnds
Harshana02:06 (next day)
Vajra02:14 (Wed 16 Dec 2026)
Karana
KaranaEnds
Balava07:47
Kaulava20:52
Taitila09:50 (next day)

About this day

  • The day is Monday, Somavara (Moon) in the tradition, from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise at 07:11 (next day); the night lasts 14 h 51 min.
  • Shukla Panchami gives way to Shukla Shashthi at 07:47, 0 h 37 min after this sunrise.
  • The 1 h 09 min day choghadiyas begin with Amrit and the 1 h 51 min night choghadiyas with Chal, as on every Monday.
  • Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana change 5 times in all between this sunrise and the next.

Method and limits

Calculated with the live Panchang’s model and checked against Drik Panchang on 28 city-and-date combinations (times within 2.3 minutes, moonrise and moonset within 6.4). Observance of fasts and festivals follows regional rules. Amrit Kaal, Varjyam and Durmuhurta are not calculated yet.

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