Computed for Chicago, in US Central time (CST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.
Shastra's reading
Keep new beginnings small on this day.
Vajra Yogam runs till 8.12 am Thursday. No part of the day is clear of every caution. If something cannot wait, prefer a good part of the Gowri Panchangam and ask your family's jyotishi.
Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.
Shastra
Your day: Tamil calendar for Chicago
Computed for Chicago, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.
The day at a glance
Avoid
Caution Karanam, Yogam
Good time Gowri Nalla Neram
All clear no caution
Nazhigai
Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.
Good times
7.01–7.14 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
7.01–8.16 am; Vajra Yogam also runs
Avoid
8.16–9.33 am
10.48 am–12.05 pm, what begins now is said to repeat
11.44 am–12.25 pm
11.46 am–1.36 pm
12.04–1.21 pm
Chandrashtamam
until Thursday 10.49 am
Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters· Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters
For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.
is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.
Sun and Moon
Sunrise7.01 am
Sunset5.08 pm
Moonrise6.10 am (next day)
Moonset2.09 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonDhanu Rasi
This day and the next
Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.
Thursday 4 February: Masa Sivaratri.
Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Chicago's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.
Full panchangam
For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Chicago by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.
The five limbs
Limb
This day
Then
Budhan (Wednesday)
Trayodasi, till 5.02 am (next day) 55–05 nazhigai
Chaturdasi
Pooradam, till 4.03 am (next day) 52–37 nazhigai
Uthiradam
Harshana Yogam, till 7.15 am 0–35 nazhigai
Vajra Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 3.42 pm 21–43 nazhigai Vanija Karanam, till 5.02 am (next day) 55–05 nazhigai
Amirtha Yogam
Nazhigai count from sunrise.
Time windows, computed for Chicago
Window
Time
Traditional use
5.10–6.05 am
Prayer, meditation, study
8.16–9.33 am
Avoided for new beginnings
10.48 am–12.05 pm
Avoided for things you do not want repeated
11.44 am–12.25 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
11.46 am–1.36 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
12.04–1.21 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
10.38 pm–12.25 am
A favourable window
No Abhijit Muhurtham on this day
Widely used for beginnings
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Labam17.01
Dhanam28.17
Sugam39.33
Soram10.48
Visham12.04
Uthi41.21
Amirtham52.37
Rogam3.52
Night
Uthi5.08
Amirtham6.53
Rogam8.36
Labam10.21
Dhanam12.04
Sugam1.48
Soram3.31
Visham5.15
Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Vajra Yogam; 2 Yamagandam and Vajra Yogam; 3 Vajra Yogam; 4 Tyajyam and Vajra Yogam; 5 Vajra Yogam.