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Hora — Chicago22 December 2026

Mangalavara · Pausha · Shukla Paksha

मङ्गलवार · पौष · शुक्ल पक्ष

Sidereal · Lahiri

Tithi

Chaturdashi

चतुर्दशी

Nakshatra

Rohini

रोहिणी

Yoga

Sadhya

साध्य

Karana

Garaja

गरज

Vara

Mangalavara

मङ्गलवार

Full Moon

Sunrise 07:16 — Sunset 16:21 · day 9h 05m

≈ 97% illuminated · increasing

Panchang — the five angas पञ्चाङ्ग

Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Vara with their end-times, plus the month and the Moon’s and Sun’s signs — computed for this city’s sunrise. Times after midnight use the traditional extended clock (e.g. 27:23 = 03:23 next morning).

Tithi: Chaturdashiचतुर्दशीtill 23:17
What this means
The lunar day. It is set by how far the Moon has pulled ahead of the Sun — each 12 degrees of separation is one tithi. The tithi shapes which activities the tradition favours, and it ends at the time shown, when the next one begins.
Muhurta Chintamani — Tithi-prakaranam (Nanda/Bhadra/Jaya/Rikta/Purna tithi-types)
Nakshatra: Rohiniरोहिणीtill 20:26
What this means
The Moon's star-mansion — the patch of sky it sits in today, one of 27. Each nakshatra has its own temperament that classical texts use to judge what the day is good for.
Brihat Samhita — Nakshatra chapters (nakshatra qualities)
Yoga: Sadhyaसाध्यtill 10:02
What this means
A combined Sun-and-Moon measure (one of 27 nitya-yogas) — not the physical posture practice. A few yogas, such as Vyatipata and Vaidhriti, are best avoided; most are ordinary.
Muhurta Chintamani — Yoga enumeration (tyajya-yoga list, v. 33)
Karana: Garajaगरजtill 13:08
What this means
Half of a tithi — each lunar day holds two karanas. One of them, Vishti (also called Bhadra), is treated as inauspicious; the rest are workable.
BPHS — Karana-jnana-vidhi (11 karanas including Vishti)
Vara: Mangalavaraमङ्गलवार
What this means
The weekday and its ruling planet. Each day's planet colours which tasks the tradition recommends — e.g. Thursday (Jupiter) for auspicious beginnings.
Muhurta Chintamani — Vara-prakaranam (weekday lords)
Maasa: Paushaपौष
What this means
The lunar month. India uses two reckonings — Amanta (new-moon to new-moon) and Purnimanta (full-moon to full-moon) — so the name can differ by region. An 'Adhika' (extra) month is inserted to keep the lunar and solar years aligned.
Nirnaya Sindhu — Adhikamasa-nirnaya (intercalary month)
Paksha: Shukla (waxing)शुक्ल पक्ष
What this means
The fortnight. Shukla is the waxing half (Moon growing toward full); Krishna is the waning half (toward the new moon).
Calendar definition
Chandra Rashi: Vrishabha
What this means
The zodiac sign the Moon occupies now. Together with your birth Moon-sign it drives Chandrabala — the Moon's day-to-day favourability for you.
Muhurta Chintamani — 2.4-2.5 (Chandrabala)
Surya Rashi: Dhanuधनु

Sidereal (Lahiri) ephemeris; anga end-times computed to the city’s actual sunrise. “Adhika maas” marks an intercalary lunar month (no solar sankranti within it).

How we compute this panchang

Every time on this page is calculated from the actual positions of the Sun and Moon using the Swiss Ephemeris (the same high-precision astronomical engine used by professional astronomers), not from a printed almanac or a fixed table.

Sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsha — the standard used by the Indian government calendar. All nakshatra, rashi, tithi and yoga boundaries follow from it.
Local true sunrise — muhurta windows (Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya, Hora, Abhijit and the rest) are measured from the true sunrise computed for Chicago's exact coordinates, so they are correct for your location, not a regional approximation.
Two month conventions — we show both the Amanta (new-moon-to-new-moon) and Purnimanta (full-moon-to-full-moon) lunar month, because different regions of India follow different ones; an Adhika (intercalary) month is marked when it occurs.

Significance and auspicious/inauspicious flags are drawn from classical texts (Muhurta Chintamani, Brihat Samhita, the Puranas and others) and cited inline — we never assert an effect a text does not state.

Your panchang today

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Birth nakshatraBirth Moon-sign (rashi)

Is today good for…?

Pick what you’re planning. We check today’s panchang against the classical muhurta rule and show you the verdict, the best window, and the source.

Planned activity

Hora schedule (text table)

#	Planet	Start	End
1	Mars	07:16	08:02
2	Sun	08:02	08:47
3	Venus	08:47	09:32
4	Mercury	09:32	10:18
5	Moon	10:18	11:03
6	Saturn	11:03	11:49
7	Jupiter	11:49	12:34
8	Mars	12:34	13:20
9	Sun	13:20	14:05
10	Venus	14:05	14:50
11	Mercury	14:50	15:36
12	Moon	15:36	16:21
13	Saturn	16:21	17:36
14	Jupiter	17:36	18:50
15	Mars	18:50	20:05
16	Sun	20:05	21:20
17	Venus	21:20	22:34
18	Mercury	22:34	23:49
19	Moon	23:49	01:03
20	Saturn	01:03	02:18
21	Jupiter	02:18	03:32
22	Mars	03:32	04:47
23	Sun	04:47	06:02
24	Venus	06:02	07:16

Window details (text table)

Window	Start	End	Type
Rahu Kala	14:05	15:13	inauspicious
Yamaghanda Kala	09:32	10:41	inauspicious
Gulika Kala	11:49	12:57	inauspicious
Abhijit Muhurta	11:31	12:07	auspicious

#Auspicious Muhurtas शुभ मुहूर्त

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

Brahma Muhurta

ब्रह्म मुहूर्त

05:40 – 06:28

Pratah Sandhya

प्रातः सन्ध्या

06:11 – 07:16

Vijaya Muhurta

विजय मुहूर्त

13:20 – 13:56

Godhuli Muhurta

गोधूलि मुहूर्त

16:09 – 16:33

Sayahna Sandhya

सायाह्न सन्ध्या

16:21 – 17:26

Nishita Muhurta

निशीथ मुहूर्त

23:25 – 24:13

Amrita Kalam

अमृत कालम्

04:12 – 05:37

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

13:23 – 14:47

The nakshatra-derived window the classics flag to avoid.

Dur Muhurtam 4

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

09:05 – 09:42

Weekday-keyed inauspicious sub-muhurta.

Dur Muhurtam 9

दुर्मुहूर्तम्

12:07 – 12:43

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

Dhanu#9

Surya Nakshatra

Mula मूल

Pada 2 of 4

Moon Pada Transitions Today

09:52
15:08
20:24
01:40
06:55

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

View year hub

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

South दक्षिण

favourable

Source: Direction favored by today's moon position

Rahu Vasa

North उत्तर

avoid

Source: Direction occupied by Rahu; avoid offerings facing here

Agnivasa

Prithvi पृथ्वी

favourable

Source: Agni's dwelling for homa-suitability assessment

Shiva Vasa

Krida क्रीडा

avoid

Source: Shiva's location for rudrabhisheka timing

Homahuti

Moon चन्द्र

favourable

Source: Benefic planet: offering auspicious

#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, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena

Tarabala — all 27 janma-nakshatras

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

Chandrabala — all 12 janma-rashis

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

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
9	Dhanu धनु	07:16	08:56
10	Makara मकर	08:56	10:21
11	Kumbha कुम्भ	10:21	11:36
12	Meena मीन	11:36	12:41
1	Mesha मेष	12:41	14:01
2	Vrishabha वृषभ	14:01	15:51
3	Mithuna मिथुन	15:51	18:11
4	Karka कर्क	18:11	20:41
5	Simha सिंह	20:41	23:16
6	Kanya कन्या	23:16	01:51
7	Tula तुला	01:51	04:21
8	Vrishchika वृश्चिक	04:21	06:51
9	Dhanu धनु	06:51	07:16

#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	Agni अग्नि	07:16	07:53	inauspicious
2	Raja राज	07:53	08:29	inauspicious
3	Chora चोर	08:29	09:05	inauspicious
4	Shubha शुभ	09:05	09:42	auspicious
5	Roga रोग	09:42	10:18	inauspicious
6	Mrityu मृत्यु	10:18	10:54	inauspicious
7	Agni अग्नि	10:54	11:31	inauspicious
8	Raja राज	11:31	12:07	inauspicious
9	Chora चोर	12:07	12:43	inauspicious
10	Shubha शुभ	12:43	13:20	auspicious
11	Roga रोग	13:20	13:56	inauspicious
12	Mrityu मृत्यु	13:56	14:32	inauspicious
13	Agni अग्नि	14:32	15:09	inauspicious
14	Raja राज	15:09	15:45	inauspicious
15	Chora चोर	15:45	16:21	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)

Hemantaहेमन्त

Ayana

Dakshinayanaदक्षिणायन

Dinamana

9h 5m

Ratrimana

14h 55m

Madhyahna

11:49

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

Hora - Chicago, 22 December 2026

On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Vedic calendar across Chicago carries a day of particular rhythmic quality. Dawn breaks at 7:16 AM in Chicago and dipping below the horizon at 4:21 PM, bringing 9 hours 5 minutes of daylight. The tithi is Chaturdashi of Shukla side of the lunar month, and the nakshatra of the day is Rohini. The reigning yoga is Sadhya, completing the core panchang signature for 2026-12-22. The Brahma Muhurta window for Chicago spans 5:40 AM to 6:28 AM — the hour the classics name as most favourable for study and sadhana.

Across Chicago, The Rahu Kala window falls between 2:05 PM and 3:13 PM — the period to avoid for new endeavours. Disha Shool today points North — the direction to avoid for new travel on Tuesday per classical muhurta convention. On the auspicious side, the first favourable choghadiya is Labh (10:41 AM–11:49 AM). Rohini nakshatra is with Moon 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 22 December 2026?

In Chicago on 22 December 2026, Rahu Kaal runs from 2:05 PM to 3:13 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 22 December 2026 at 7:16 AM?

Sunrise at 7:16 AM in Chicago on 22 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 (4:21 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 22 December 2026?

The yoga operative in Chicago on 22 December 2026 is Sadhya, active from 2:02 PM to 10:02 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. Sadhya 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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Hanuman Chalisa & Mantra Japa

हनुमान चालीसा एवं मन्त्र जप

- Hanuman Chalisa (Tulsidas), Parashurama Samhita

Angaraka Chaturdashi Puja

अङ्गारक चतुर्दशी पूजा

- Parashurama Samhita, Hanuman Tantra

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शिकागो — 22 दिसम्बर

सूर्योदय: प्रातः 07:16
सूर्यास्त: अपराह्ण 16:21
तिथि: चतुर्दशी (शुक्ल पक्ष)
नक्षत्र: रोहिणी (द्वितीय पाद)
योग: साध्य
करण: गरज
माह: पौष
चन्द्र राशि: वृषभ
सूर्य राशि: धनु
राहु काल: अपराह्ण 14:05–अपराह्ण 15:13
शुभ चौघड़िया: लाभ (प्रातः 10:41–प्रातः 11:49)