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Panchang · Chicago

20 December 2026

Sunday, 20 December 2026 · Chicago

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‹Sunday, 20 December 2026›
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Mokshada EkadashiGita Jayanti
‹December 2026›

Masa (Month): Margashirsha

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Tithi
Shukla 11
Nakshatra
Bharani
Yoga
Shiva
Karana
Vishti
Paksha
Shukla
Sunrise
7:14 AM

Panchang calculated according to sunrise at Chicago (7:14 AM).

The five limbs

Panchang for 20 December 2026, Chicago
LimbValueBeginsEndsElapsed
TithiShukla 11
Index 11 of 30 · Shukla paksha		10:39 AM, 19 Dec8:45 AM93% · 11.16° of 12.00°
NakshatraBharani
Index 1 of 27 · Pada 1 of 4		3:25 AM1:39 AM, 21 Dec17% · 2.25° of 13.33°
YogaShiva
Index 19 of 27		8:40 PM, 19 Dec5:37 PM50% · 6.67° of 13.33°
KaranaVishti
Index 21 of 60 · half a Tithi		9:48 PM, 19 Dec8:45 AM86% · 5.16° of 6.00°
VaraSunday
Sunrise to sunrise, not midnight to midnight		7:14 AM——

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:14 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Day duration
9:08 hrs
Night duration
14:52 hrs
Moonrise
1:12 PM
Moonset
3:18 AM

Lunar calendar

Masa (Amanta)
Margashirsha
Masa (Purnimanta)
Margashirsha
Paksha
Shukla
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Ritu
Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948

Chicago conventionally follows the Purnimanta reckoning, so the month there is Margashirsha.

Inauspicious timings

Periods traditionally avoided on 20 December 2026
PeriodTime
Rahu Kaal3:10 PM – 4:17 PM
Yamaganda11:48 AM – 12:55 PM
Gulika Kaal2:03 PM – 3:10 PM

Disha Shool: West. Travel in that direction is traditionally avoided on a Sunday.

Auspicious timings

Favourable muhurats on 20 December 2026, Chicago
MuhuratTimeWhat it is
Abhijit Muhurta11:30 AM – 12:06 PMThe eighth muhurta of the day, centred on solar noon.
Brahma Muhurta5:15 AM – 6:15 AMThe fourteenth of the night’s fifteen muhurtas, ending before sunrise.
Nishita Muhurta11:19 PM – 12:18 AM (next day)Vedic midnight — the middle of the night, which is not clock midnight.

Amrit Kaal is not published. It needs the per-nakshatra amrit ghati table, which is a sourced traditional table rather than a derivation — an unverified version would put wrong muhurat timings on an indexed page (plan 6.4).

Reference

Exactly what this page was computed from
InputValue
Coordinates41.8781° N, 87.6298° W
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago (UTC-6)
AyanamsaLahiri (Chitrapaksha), sidereal
EphemerisSwiss Ephemeris
Day boundarySunrise to sunrise — the Vara changes at sunrise, not midnight
Tithi basisUdaya (sunrise-anchored), the published convention

Choghadiya

Day Choghadiya — Chicago, 20 December 2026
ChoghadiyaFromToNature
Udveg7:14 AM8:22 AMBad
Char8:22 AM9:31 AMNeutral
Labh9:31 AM10:39 AMGood
Amrit10:39 AM11:48 AMGood
Kaal11:48 AM12:56 PMBad
Shubh12:56 PM2:05 PMGood
Rog2:05 PM3:13 PMBad
Udveg3:13 PM4:22 PMBad
Night Choghadiya — Chicago, 20 December 2026
ChoghadiyaFromToNature
Shubh4:22 PM6:13 PMGood
Amrit6:13 PM8:05 PMGood
Char8:05 PM9:56 PMNeutral
Rog9:56 PM11:48 PMBad
Kaal11:48 PM1:39 AMBad
Labh1:39 AM3:31 AMGood
Udveg3:31 AM5:23 AMBad
Shubh5:23 AM7:14 AMGood

Hora

Day Hora — Chicago, 20 December 2026
HoraFromToNatureSuited to
Sun7:14 AM7:59 AMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus7:59 AM8:45 AMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury8:45 AM9:31 AMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon9:31 AM10:16 AMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn10:16 AM11:02 AMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Jupiter11:02 AM11:48 AMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars11:48 AM12:33 PMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun12:33 PM1:19 PMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus1:19 PM2:05 PMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury2:05 PM2:51 PMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon2:51 PM3:36 PMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn3:36 PM4:22 PMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Night Hora — Chicago, 20 December 2026
HoraFromToNatureSuited to
Jupiter4:22 PM5:36 PMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars5:36 PM6:51 PMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun6:51 PM8:05 PMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus8:05 PM9:19 PMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury9:19 PM10:34 PMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication
Moon10:34 PM11:48 PMAuspiciousTravel, domestic affairs, peace of mind, public relations
Saturn11:48 PM1:02 AMChallengingLong-term planning, discipline, real estate, machinery, persistent effort
Jupiter1:02 AM2:17 AMAuspiciousSpiritual rituals, financial planning, learning, auspicious beginnings
Mars2:17 AM3:31 AMChallengingPhysical energy, courage, land/property matters, technical work
Sun3:31 AM4:45 AMNeutralGovernment, leadership, administrative decisions, vitality
Venus4:45 AM6:00 AMAuspiciousArts, romance, buying luxury/vehicles, creative projects, relationships
Mercury6:00 AM7:14 AMAuspiciousBusiness, accounting, writing, intellectual pursuits, communication

Fasts & Festivals

Mokshada EkadashiGita Jayanti

These will link through to /festivals/{slug}-{year}/ once the festival inversion index exists (plan 7.7).

Kshaya Tithi. Shukla 12 is skipped on this day — it begins at 8:45 AM and ends at 6:06 AM, 21 Dec, never touching a sunrise, so it is never any day’s Udaya Tithi.

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