Chicago Panchangam — Sunday, 18 October 2026
Ashwina Masa · Shukla Ashtami
for Chicago
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Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:06 AM
- Sunset
- 06:04 PM
- Moonrise
- 02:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 PM
Panchangam day runs to next sunrise, 07:08 AM
Sun's path today
Timings through the day
AuspiciousInauspicious
- Brahma Muhurta05:30 AM – 06:18 AM
- Auspicious window08:01 AM – 10:46 AM
- Varjyam11:16 AM – 01:03 PM
- Abhijit Muhurta12:14 PM – 12:58 PM
- Yamagandam12:35 PM – 01:58 PM
- Auspicious window02:25 PM – 03:20 PM
- Gulika Kalam03:20 PM – 04:42 PM
- Durmuhurtam04:36 PM – 05:20 PM
- Rahu Kalam04:42 PM – 06:04 PM
- Amrita Kalam10:00 PM – 11:47 PM
The hours ruled by the benefic planets — Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and the Moon — with rahu kalam, yamagandam, gulika, durmuhurtam and varjyam removed. Stricter than most printed panchangams, on purpose.
The five limbs
- Tithi
- Shukla Ashtamiuntil 12:24 AM (next day)then Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadhauntil 05:09 AM (next day)then Shravana
- Yoga
- Sukarmauntil 01:25 PMthen Dhriti
- Karana
- Vishtiuntil 11:14 AMthen Bava · until 12:24 AM (next day)then Balava · until 01:27 PM (next day)
- Masa
- Ashwina
- Vaara
- Sunday
- Shraddha tithi
- Shukla AshtamiThe tithi in aparahna, by which shraddha and tarpana are reckoned.
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About this day
Sharad Navaratri (Dasara) falls today. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Ashtami, running until 12:24 AM, in the month of Ashwina. The moon stands in Uttara Ashadha, the final victory — the one that lasts because it was earned, which holds until 05:09 AM.
The day begins at 07:06 AM and closes at 06:04 PM. Rahu kalam runs 04:42 PM to 06:04 PM, and abhijit muhurta — the window traditionally open to almost anything — falls between 12:14 PM and 12:58 PM. Where a festival has its own prescribed hour, that rule takes precedence over the general reading.
The yoga is Sukarma and the karana Vishti, the moon stands in Tula. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:14 PM and 12:58 PM. All of these are computed for Chicago; change the city in the header and they move with it.
Timings are computed astronomically for the selected city. Printed and regional panchangams can differ, and practice can differ by a day — please confirm important dates with the panchangam your family follows.