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2026-04-14

Tithi

Dwadashi द्वादशी

Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada पूर्वभाद्रपदा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	06:12	07:52	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	07:52	09:31	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	09:31	11:11	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	11:11	12:51	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	12:51	14:30	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	14:30	16:10	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	16:10	17:49	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	17:49	19:29	bad
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	19:29	20:49	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	20:49	22:10	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	22:10	23:30	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	23:30	24:51	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	24:51	02:11	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	02:11	03:31	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	03:31	04:52	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	04:52	06:12	bad

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	16:10	17:49	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	09:31	11:11	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	12:51	14:30	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	12:24	13:17	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

04:36 – 05:24

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

05:07 – 06:12

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

15:03 – 15:56

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

19:17 – 19:41

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

19:29 – 20:34

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

24:27 – 01:15

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

01:00 – 02:33

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

11:48 – 13:21

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

08:52 – 09:45

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:17 – 14:10

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

Mesha#1

Surya Nakshatra

Ashwini अश्विनी

Pada 1 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

11:25
17:14
23:02
04:51

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

2083

Parabhava पराभव

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Shaka Samvat

1948

Kilaka कीलक

Gujarati Samvat

2082

Vishvavasu विश्वावसु

Mantri Mandala — Year Governance

Position	Deity
Raja	Moon
Mantri	Moon

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

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Avoid travel toward this direction today

Chandra Vasa

West पश्चिम

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Patala पाताल

avoid

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Sabha सभा

favourable

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Ketu केतु

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

Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

#	Janma Rashi	House from Janma	Favourable
1	Mesha	11	yes
2	Vrishabha	10	yes
3	Mithuna	9	no
4	Karka	8	no
5	Simha	7	yes
6	Kanya	6	yes
7	Tula	5	no
8	Vrishchika	4	no
9	Dhanu	3	yes
10	Makara	2	no
11	Kumbha	1	yes
12	Meena	12	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 14 segments (text)

#	Rashi	Start	End
12	Meena मीन	06:12	06:17
1	Mesha मेष	06:17	07:37
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	07:37	09:27
3	Mithuna मिथुन	09:27	11:42
4	Karka कर्क	11:42	14:17
5	Simha सिंह	14:17	16:52
6	Kanya कन्या	16:52	19:22
7	Tula तुला	19:22	21:57
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	21:57	24:22
9	Dhanu धनु	24:22	02:22
10	Makara मकर	02:22	03:52
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	03:52	05:07
12	Meena मीन	05:07	06:12
1	Mesha मेष	06:12	06:12

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	06:12	07:05	inauspicious
2	Mrityu मृत्यु	07:05	07:59	inauspicious
3	Agni अग्नि	07:59	08:52	inauspicious
4	Raja राज	08:52	09:45	inauspicious
5	Chora चोर	09:45	10:38	inauspicious
6	Shubha शुभ	10:38	11:31	auspicious
7	Roga रोग	11:31	12:24	inauspicious
8	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:24	13:17	inauspicious
9	Agni अग्नि	13:17	14:10	inauspicious
10	Raja राज	14:10	15:03	inauspicious
11	Chora चोर	15:03	15:56	inauspicious
12	Shubha शुभ	15:56	16:49	auspicious
13	Roga रोग	16:49	17:43	inauspicious
14	Mrityu मृत्यु	17:43	18:36	inauspicious
15	Agni अग्नि	18:36	19:29	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)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Vasantaवसन्त

Ayana

Uttarayanaउत्तरायण

Dinamana

13h 16m

Ratrimana

10h 44m

Madhyahna

12:51

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

Choghadiya - Chicago, 14 April 2026

On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, the Vedic calendar throughout Chicago carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. The sun rises at 6:12 AM and dipping below the horizon at 7:29 PM, bringing 13 hours 16 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Dwadashi of the Krishna fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Purva Bhadrapada. Brahma yoga presides over the day, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-04-14. Brahma Muhurta opens at 4:36 AM and closes at 5:24 AM, anchored to today's local sunrise.

Throughout Chicago, Rahu Kala occupies the stretch from 4:10 PM through 5:49 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Today's Disha Shool falls in the North direction — classical guidance advises against new Tuesday journeys toward the North. On the auspicious side, the Labh choghadiya (11:11 AM–12:51 PM) is the day's prime auspicious window. Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is ruled by Jupiter, anchoring the vedic day in the particulars of Chicago.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Chicago on 14 April 2026?

In Chicago on 14 April 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 4:10 PM to 5:49 PM. 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 14 April 2026 at 6:12 AM?

Sunrise at 6:12 AM in Chicago on 14 April 2026 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 (7:29 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.

What yoga is operative in Chicago on 14 April 2026?

The yoga operative in Chicago on 14 April 2026 is Brahma, active from 5:09 AM to 2:55 AM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Brahma yoga carries its own quality and influences the day's overall character — affecting the auspiciousness of activities begun during its span.

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Sankranti Snana & Dana

संक्रान्ति स्नान एवं दान

- Dharmasindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu

Mesha Sankranti Vishnu Puja

मेष संक्रान्ति विष्णु पूजा

- Dharmasindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu

Makar Sankranti Surya Puja

मकर संक्रान्ति सूर्य पूजा

- Surya Siddhanta, Dharmasindhu

Karka Sankranti Dakshinayana Sadhana

कर्क संक्रान्ति दक्षिणायन साधना

- Dharmasindhu

Brahma Yoga Sadhana

ब्रह्म योग साधना

- Muhurta Chintamani, Surya Siddhanta

Dwadashi Vishnu Puja

द्वादशी विष्णु पूजा

- Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana

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शिकागो — 14 अप्रैल

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 06:12
सूर्यास्त: सायं 19:29
तिथि: द्वादशी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: पूर्वभाद्रपदा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 16:10–अपराह्ण 17:49
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 11:11–दोपहर 12:51)