Choghadiya today in Chicago
Aaj Ka Choghadiya · Chogadia · Chaughadia · Chogdiya
Chicago · sixteen periods from sunrise 6:34 AM to tomorrow’s sunrise 6:35 AM
6:34 AM – 6:35 AM
11:12 AM – 12:44 PM
Avoid starting new ventures and travel
12:20 PM – 1:09 PM
The best auspicious window of the day
5:01 AM – 5:47 AM
For meditation, practice and study
Ashtami
Nakshatra (नक्षत्र): Jyeshtha
Today's day and night choghadiya (आज का चौघड़िया)
Computed astronomically from Chicago's own sunrise at 6:34 AM.
Day choghadiya (दिन)
| Period & Ruler (मुहूर्त एवं स्वामी) | Time & Status (समय एवं स्थिति) |
|---|---|
Chalचर🟡 Neutral (चल) Ruler: Venus · travel and movement | 6:34 AM – 8:07 AM 🟡 Neutral (चल) |
Labhलाभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Mercury · money, study, deals | 8:07 AM – 9:39 AM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Amritअमृत🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Moon · best of the eight | 9:39 AM – 11:12 AM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Kaalकाल🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Saturn · worst of the eight | 11:12 AM – 12:44 PM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Shubhशुभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Jupiter · things meant to last | 12:44 PM – 2:17 PM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Rogरोग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Mars · illness and conflict | 2:17 PM – 3:49 PM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Udvegउद्वेग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Sun · a restless hour | 3:49 PM – 5:22 PM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Chalचर🟡 Neutral (चल) Ruler: Venus · travel and movement | 5:22 PM – 6:55 PM 🟡 Neutral (चल) |
Night choghadiya (रात)
| Period & Ruler (मुहूर्त एवं स्वामी) | Time & Status (समय एवं स्थिति) |
|---|---|
Rogरोग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Mars · illness and conflict | 6:55 PM – 8:22 PM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Kaalकाल🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Saturn · worst of the eight | 8:22 PM – 9:50 PM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Labhलाभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Mercury · money, study, deals | 9:50 PM – 11:17 PM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Udvegउद्वेग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Sun · a restless hour | 11:17 PM – 12:45 AM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
Shubhशुभ🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Jupiter · things meant to last | 12:45 AM – 2:12 AM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Amritअमृत🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) Ruler: Moon · best of the eight | 2:12 AM – 3:40 AM 🟢 Auspicious (शुभ) |
Chalचर🟡 Neutral (चल) Ruler: Venus · travel and movement | 3:40 AM – 5:07 AM 🟡 Neutral (चल) |
Rogरोग🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) Ruler: Mars · illness and conflict | 5:07 AM – 6:35 AM 🔴 Inauspicious (अशुभ) |
24-Hour Day Ring at a glance (24 घंटे का दृश्य चक्र)
The whole day from this sunrise to the next, in one view.
- good
- neutral
- avoid
- Abhijit
- Rahu, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Brahma Muhurta
Choghadiya in Chicago today
In Chicago today, Friday, September 18, 2026, the sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 6:55 PM, giving 12 hr 21 min of daylight. Divided into eight, each day choghadiya runs 1 hr 33 min. The night, from 6:55 PM to tomorrow’s sunrise at 6:35 AM, is 11 hr 40 min, so each night choghadiya runs 1 hr 28 min. The day periods are longer than the night ones at this time of year.
Today is a Friday, so the day opens with Chal at sunrise and the night opens with Rog at sunset. The auspicious daylight periods in Chicago fall at Labh 8:07 AM – 9:39 AM, Amrit 9:39 AM – 11:12 AM, Shubh 12:44 PM – 2:17 PM; the ones to avoid are Kaal 11:12 AM – 12:44 PM, Rog 2:17 PM – 3:49 PM, Udveg 3:49 PM – 5:22 PM.
These are Chicago’s own boundaries. A city a few hundred kilometres east or west has a different sunrise, and every one of the sixteen periods shifts with it, which is why a choghadiya table for another city is not a substitute for this one.
Choghadiya in Chicago: questions
What is the best choghadiya today in Chicago?▼
In daylight: Labh 8:07 AM – 9:39 AM, Amrit 9:39 AM – 11:12 AM, Shubh 12:44 PM – 2:17 PM. After sunset: Labh 9:50 PM – 11:17 PM, Shubh 12:45 AM – 2:12 AM, Amrit 2:12 AM – 3:40 AM. Amrit is treated as the best of them, Shubh for anything meant to last, and Labh for gain; all three are fine for a beginning. Times are for Chicago on Friday, September 18, 2026.
How long is one choghadiya in Chicago today?▼
1 hr 33 min by day and 1 hr 28 min by night. Daylight in Chicago today is 12 hr 21 min and the night is 11 hr 40 min; each is divided into eight equal parts, so the nominal 96 minutes is only a name.
Does Rahu Kaal fall inside a good choghadiya today in Chicago?▼
Rahu Kaal in Chicago today runs 11:12 AM – 12:44 PM, which overlaps Kaal (11:12 AM – 12:44 PM). None of those is an auspicious period, so the two systems do not conflict today: the good choghadiya windows are all clear of Rahu Kaal.
What is the first choghadiya at sunrise today in Chicago?▼
Chal, from 6:34 AM – 8:07 AM, because today is a Friday, and the day sequence for that weekday always opens on Chal. The night sequence tonight opens with Rog at 6:55 PM.
Everything else today in Chicago
- Rahu Kaalavoid11:12 AM – 12:44 PM
The ninety minutes a day nothing new should be started.
- Abhijit Muhuratbest12:20 PM – 1:09 PM
The 48 minutes astride solar noon, the safe default for a beginning.
- Brahma Muhurtagood5:02 AM – 5:48 AM
The 48 minutes before dawn, the hour tradition reserves for practice.
- Yamagandaavoid3:49 PM – 5:22 PM
The second daily avoidance window, the one for health and paperwork.
- 8:07 AM – 9:39 AM
The window whose events are said to repeat, which cuts both ways.
- Dur Muhurtamavoid9:02 AM – 9:51 AM
The short unlucky muhurtas of the fifteen: one or two, depending on the day.
- 24 planetary hours, from 6:34 AM
Twenty-four planetary hours, and what each ruler is traditionally used for.