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2025-08-04

Tithi

Ekadashi एकादशी

Nakshatra

Jyeshtha ज्येष्ठा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	05:49	07:35	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	07:35	09:22	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	09:22	11:09	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	11:09	12:56	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	12:56	14:43	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	14:43	16:29	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	16:29	18:16	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	18:16	20:03	good
Char	चर	Venus	night	20:03	21:16	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	21:16	22:29	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	22:29	23:43	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	23:43	24:56	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	24:56	02:09	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	02:09	03:22	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	03:22	04:35	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	04:35	05:49	neutral

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	07:35	09:22	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	11:09	12:56	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	14:43	16:29	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:27	13:24	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

Sunrise- and nakshatra-keyed windows that classical muhurta texts recommend for sadhana, study, and beginnings.

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:13 – 05:01

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

04:44 – 05:49

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:18 – 16:15

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

19:51 – 20:15

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

20:03 – 21:08

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:32 – 01:20

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

11:47 – 13:32

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + Surya nakshatra position at the city’s coordinates.

Inauspicious Windows अशुभ काल

Classical periods to avoid for new ventures, beyond Rahu Kaal, Yamaghanda, and Gulika (already shown on the daylight timeline above).

Varjyam

वर्ज्यम्

04:49 – 06:33

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 12

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

16:15 – 17:12

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

17:12 – 18:09

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Dharma Sindhu. Sub-window arithmetic from sunrise + nakshatra position.

Sun Today सूर्य

Surya rashi and nakshatra — the sun-side complement to the moon-side tithi and nakshatra shown in the hero above.

Surya Rashi

Karka#4

Surya Nakshatra

Ashlesha आश्लेषा

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

11:49
18:19
24:50

Source: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) sidereal ephemeris. Pada arithmetic from nakshatra division into 4 equal arcs of 3° 20′ each.

Hindu Year विक्रम संवत्

Vikram, Shaka and Gujarati Samvat for the current year, with the cycle name (Samvatsara) from the 60-year governance cycle.

Vikram Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

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Shaka Samvat

1947

Plavanga प्लवङ्ग

Gujarati Samvat

2081

Krodhi क्रोधी

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Sun
Mantri	Sun

Remaining governance positions (8) will populate as the engine resolves them.

Source: Nirnaya Sindhu; Suryasiddhanta. Samvatsara from the 60-year Brihaspati cycle.

Daily Directions दिशा

Direction-of-the-day lookups used in muhurta selection — Disha Shool for travel, Agnivasa for yajna, Chandra/Rahu Vasa for direction-of- gain, Shivavasa for ritual timing.

Disha Shool

East पूर्व

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

North उत्तर

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

Northwest वायव्य

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Smashana श्मशान

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Saturn शनि

avoid

Source: Khala planet: offering inauspicious (खलग्रह के मुख में होमाहुति शुभ नहीं होती)

Today’s Strength Tables

Tarabala and Chandrabala — the two classical strength lookups used in muhurta selection. If your birth nakshatra or birth rashi appears in the favourable set, the day is workable for new beginnings.

Favourable Janma Rashis Today

Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

#	Janma Nakshatra	Tara	Quality
1	Ashwini	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
2	Bharani	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
3	Krittika	Vadha वध	inauspicious
4	Rohini	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
5	Mrigashira	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
6	Ardra	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
7	Punarvasu	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
8	Pushya	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
9	Ashlesha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
10	Magha	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
11	Purva Phalguni	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
12	Uttara Phalguni	Vadha वध	inauspicious
13	Hasta	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
14	Chitra	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
15	Swati	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
16	Vishakha	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
17	Anuradha	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
18	Jyeshtha	Janma जन्म	inauspicious
19	Mula	Ati-Mitra अतिमित्र	auspicious
20	Purva Ashadha	Mitra मित्र	auspicious
21	Uttara Ashadha	Vadha वध	inauspicious
22	Shravana	Sadhaka साधक	auspicious
23	Dhanishtha	Pratyari प्रत्यरि	inauspicious
24	Shatabhisha	Kshema क्षेम	auspicious
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Vipat विपत्	inauspicious
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Sampat सम्पत्	auspicious
27	Revati	Janma जन्म	inauspicious

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	8	no
2	Vrishabha	7	yes
3	Mithuna	6	yes
4	Karka	5	no
5	Simha	4	no
6	Kanya	3	yes
7	Tula	2	no
8	Vrishchika	1	yes
9	Dhanu	12	no
10	Makara	11	yes
11	Kumbha	10	yes
12	Meena	9	no

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Brihat Samhita. Tarabala uses the 9-cycle from janma-nakshatra to today’s nakshatra.

Udaya Lagna (Rising Sign) Timeline

Which rashi is rising on the eastern horizon at each point of the day. Segment width is proportional to the actual rising duration.

All 13 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
4	Karka कर्क	05:49	06:54
5	Simha सिंह	06:54	09:29
6	Kanya कन्या	09:29	12:04
7	Tula तुला	12:04	14:39
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	14:39	17:04
9	Dhanu धनु	17:04	19:04
10	Makara मकर	19:04	20:34
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	20:34	21:44
12	Meena मीन	21:44	22:54
1	Mesha मेष	22:54	24:14
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	24:14	01:59
3	Mithuna मिथुन	01:59	04:19
4	Karka कर्क	04:19	05:49

Panchaka Rahita Muhurta पञ्चक रहित मुहूर्त

15 classical day-muhurta segments labelled by panchaka category. Green = auspicious; rose = avoid. Width is proportional to actual duration.

All 15 segments (text)

#	Label	Start	End	Quality
1	Roga रोग	05:49	06:45	inauspicious
2	Mrityu मृत्यु	06:45	07:42	inauspicious
3	Agni अग्नि	07:42	08:39	inauspicious
4	Raja राज	08:39	09:36	inauspicious
5	Chora चोर	09:36	10:33	inauspicious
6	Shubha शुभ	10:33	11:30	auspicious
7	Roga रोग	11:30	12:27	inauspicious
8	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:27	13:24	inauspicious
9	Agni अग्नि	13:24	14:21	inauspicious
10	Raja राज	14:21	15:18	inauspicious
11	Chora चोर	15:18	16:15	inauspicious
12	Shubha शुभ	16:15	17:12	auspicious
13	Roga रोग	17:12	18:09	inauspicious
14	Mrityu मृत्यु	18:09	19:06	inauspicious
15	Agni अग्नि	19:06	20:03	inauspicious

Source: Muhurta Chintamani; Nirnaya Sindhu.

Season & Sun Path

Vedic ritu, ayana, day/night length, and solar-noon — the seasonal scaffolding around today’s panchang.

Ritu (Vedic)

Varshaवर्षा

Ritu (Drik)

Grishmaग्रीष्म

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

14h 15m

Ratrimana

9h 45m

Madhyahna

12:56

Source: Suryasiddhanta. Dinamana = sunrise→sunset minutes; Madhyahna = local solar noon.

Choghadiya - Chicago, 4 August 2025

On Monday, 4 August 2025, the Vedic calendar across Chicago carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Dawn breaks at 5:49 AM in Chicago and dipping below the horizon at 8:03 PM, bringing 14 hours 15 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Ekadashi of the Shukla fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Jyeshtha. The reigning yoga is Indra, completing the core panchang signature for 2025-08-04. The Brahma Muhurta window for Chicago spans 4:13 AM to 5:01 AM — the hour the classics name as most favourable for study and sadhana.

Across Chicago, The Rahu Kala window falls between 7:35 AM and 9:22 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Disha Shool today points East — the direction to avoid for new travel on Monday per classical muhurta convention. On the auspicious side, the first favourable choghadiya is Amrit (5:49 AM–7:35 AM). Jyeshtha nakshatra is with Mercury as its ruling planet, making this a day shaped by both celestial timing and local geography.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Chicago on 4 August 2025?

In Chicago on 4 August 2025, Rahu Kaal runs from 7:35 AM to 9:22 AM. This 90-minute window is governed by Rahu and is traditionally avoided for starting new work, travel, or auspicious ceremonies. The timing shifts daily based on local sunrise, so it differs from city to city.

Why is sunrise in Chicago on 4 August 2025 at 5:49 AM?

Sunrise at 5:49 AM in Chicago on 4 August 2025 is determined by the city's geographic latitude (41.88°N) and the Earth's axial tilt on this date. The exact sunrise and sunset (8:03 PM) define the length of the Vedic day and anchor all panchang calculations — from Rahu Kaal to the choghadiya slots — to Chicago's local horizon.

Is 4 August 2025 Ekadashi?

Yes, 4 August 2025 is Shukla Ekadashi as observed from Chicago. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 1:12 AM to 2:42 AM local time. Ekadashi is one of the most sacred tithis in Vaishnavism — devotees observe a fast, avoid grains, and engage in continuous chanting or scripture reading throughout this day.

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Sadhana Prescriptions

Indra Yoga Sadhana

इन्द्र योग साधना

- Rig Veda, Muhurta Chintamani

Vishnu Sahasranama Patha

विष्णु सहस्रनाम पाठ

- Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva

Sankalpa Vrata

संकल्प व्रत

- Dharmasindhu, Vrata Ratnakara

Shodashi (Tripura Sundari) Sadhana

षोडशी (त्रिपुरसुन्दरी) साधना

- Vamakeshvara Tantra, Yogini Hridaya, Lalita Sahasranama (Brahmanda Purana), Saundaryalahari (Adi Shankaracharya)

Bhuvaneshwari Ekadashi Vrata

भुवनेश्वरी एकादशी व्रत

- Navadurga Dashamahavidya Rahasya

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शिकागो — 4 अगस्त

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 05:49
सूर्यास्त: सायं 20:03
तिथि: एकादशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: ज्येष्ठा (द्वितीय पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 07:35–प्रातः 09:22
शुभ चौघड़िया: अमृत (प्रातः 05:49–प्रातः 07:35)