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2026-12-07

Tithi

Chaturdashi चतुर्दशी

Nakshatra

Anuradha अनुराधा

Choghadiya details (text table)

Name	Devanagari	Planet	Period	Start	End	Quality
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	07:06	08:14	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	day	08:14	09:23	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	day	09:23	10:32	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	day	10:32	11:41	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	day	11:41	12:50	bad
Char	चर	Venus	day	12:50	13:59	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	day	13:59	15:08	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	day	15:08	16:17	good
Char	चर	Venus	night	16:17	18:08	neutral
Labh	लाभ	Mercury	night	18:08	19:59	good
Amrit	अमृत	Moon	night	19:59	21:50	good
Kaal	काल	Saturn	night	21:50	23:41	bad
Shubh	शुभ	Jupiter	night	23:41	01:32	good
Rog	रोग	Mars	night	01:32	03:23	bad
Udveg	उद्वेग	Sun	night	03:23	05:14	bad
Char	चर	Venus	night	05:14	07:06	neutral

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	08:14	09:23	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	10:32	11:41	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	12:50	13:59	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:23	12:00	auspicious

Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:30 – 06:18

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

06:01 – 07:06

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:13 – 13:50

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

16:05 – 16:29

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

16:17 – 17:22

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:17 – 24:05

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

13:07 – 14:53

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

08:43 – 10:28

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 12

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

13:50 – 14:27

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 13

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

14:27 – 15:04

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

Vrishchika#8

Surya Nakshatra

Jyeshtha ज्येष्ठा

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

10:54
17:31
24:09
06:46

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

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

Swarga स्वर्ग

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Kailasha कैलाश

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

Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

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
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	07:06	07:51
9	Dhanu धनु	07:51	09:56
10	Makara मकर	09:56	11:21
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	11:21	12:36
12	Meena मीन	12:36	13:41
1	Mesha मेष	13:41	15:01
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	15:01	16:51
3	Mithuna मिथुन	16:51	19:11
4	Karka कर्क	19:11	21:41
5	Simha सिंह	21:41	24:16
6	Kanya कन्या	24:16	02:46
7	Tula तुला	02:46	05:21
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	05:21	07:06

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	Shubha शुभ	07:06	07:42	auspicious
2	Roga रोग	07:42	08:19	inauspicious
3	Mrityu मृत्यु	08:19	08:56	inauspicious
4	Agni अग्नि	08:56	09:33	inauspicious
5	Raja राज	09:33	10:09	inauspicious
6	Chora चोर	10:09	10:46	inauspicious
7	Shubha शुभ	10:46	11:23	auspicious
8	Roga रोग	11:23	12:00	inauspicious
9	Mrityu मृत्यु	12:00	12:37	inauspicious
10	Agni अग्नि	12:37	13:13	inauspicious
11	Raja राज	13:13	13:50	inauspicious
12	Chora चोर	13:50	14:27	inauspicious
13	Shubha शुभ	14:27	15:04	auspicious
14	Roga रोग	15:04	15:41	inauspicious
15	Mrityu मृत्यु	15:41	16:17	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)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ritu (Drik)

Sharadशरद्

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

9h 12m

Ratrimana

14h 48m

Madhyahna

11:41

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

Choghadiya - Chicago, 7 December 2026

On Monday, the 7th of December 2026, the Vedic calendar in Chicago carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Sunrise arrives at 7:06 AM and dipping below the horizon at 4:17 PM, bringing 9 hours 12 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Chaturdashi of the Krishna fortnight, and the nakshatra of the day is Anuradha. The day carries the Sukarma yoga, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-12-07. Brahma Muhurta, the pre-dawn meditation window, runs from 5:30 AM to 6:18 AM.

In Chicago, Rahu Kala runs from 8:14 AM to 9:23 AM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. The inauspicious direction (Disha Shool) for Monday is East; new ventures toward the East are traditionally deferred. On the auspicious side, Amrit choghadiya, running 7:06 AM to 8:14 AM, stands out as the best muhurta. Anuradha nakshatra is under the lordship of Saturn, bringing the ancient panchang frame into direct contact with Chicago's horizon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rahu Kaal in Chicago on 7 December 2026?

In Chicago on 7 December 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 8:14 AM to 9:23 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 7 December 2026 at 7:06 AM?

Sunrise at 7:06 AM in Chicago on 7 December 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 (4:17 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 7 December 2026?

The yoga operative in Chicago on 7 December 2026 is Sukarma, active from 8:16 PM to 8:36 PM local time. In the Vedic panchang, yoga is calculated from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and cycles through 27 named yogas. Sukarma 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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शिकागो — 7 दिसम्बर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 07:06
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 16:17
तिथि: चतुर्दशी (कृष्ण पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: अनुराधा (प्रथम पाद)
राहु काल: प्रातः 08:14–प्रातः 09:23
शुभ चौघड़िया: अमृत (प्रातः 07:06–प्रातः 08:14)