Shastra Panchangam

Chicago, Sunday, 22 March 2026

Sunday 22 March 2026

Rahu Kalam5:33 pm – 7:05 pm
Yamagandam12:58 pm – 2:30 pm
Gulikai4:01 pm – 5:33 pm
TithiShukla Chaturthi until 10:47 am

On Sunday 22 March 2026 in Chicago, the tithi is Shukla Chaturthi until 10:47 am CDT; Rahu Kalam is 5:33 pm to 7:05 pm CDT. Sunrise 6:50 am, sunset 7:05 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.

Panchangam details

Tithi · Shukla Chaturthi

until 10:47 am

The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.

Nakshatra · Bharani

until 12:13 pm

The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.

Yoga · Vishkambha

until 1:52 am Monday

Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.

Karana · Vishti

until 10:47 am; then Bava until 9:27 pm

Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.

Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:50 am to 10:47 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.

Daylight periods

Rahu Kalam

5:33 pm – 7:05 pm

Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.

Yamagandam

12:58 pm – 2:30 pm

Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.

Gulikai

4:01 pm – 5:33 pm

Avoided for new beginnings in most households.

Gowri Panchangam

Day
6:50 am – 8:22 amUthigood
8:22 am – 9:54 amAmirdhagood
9:54 am – 11:26 amRogamavoid
11:26 am – 12:58 pmLaabamgood
12:58 pm – 2:30 pmDhanamgood
2:30 pm – 4:01 pmSugamgood
4:01 pm – 5:33 pmSoramavoid
5:33 pm – 7:05 pmVishamavoid
Night
7:05 pm – 8:33 pmDhanamgood
8:33 pm – 10:01 pmSugamgood
10:01 pm – 11:29 pmSoramavoid
11:29 pm – 12:57 amVishamavoid
12:57 am – 2:25 amUthigood
2:25 am – 3:53 amAmirdhagood
3:53 am – 5:20 amRogamavoid
5:20 am – 6:48 amLaabamgood

Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Sunday the first part of the day is Uthi. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.

Choghadiya

The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Sunday the day starts with Udveg.

Day
6:50 am – 8:22 amUdvegavoid
8:22 am – 9:54 amCharneutral
9:54 am – 11:26 amLabhgood
11:26 am – 12:58 pmAmritgood
12:58 pm – 2:30 pmKaalavoid
2:30 pm – 4:01 pmShubhgood
4:01 pm – 5:33 pmRogavoid
5:33 pm – 7:05 pmUdvegavoid · Rahu Kalam
Night
7:05 pm – 8:33 pmShubhgood
8:33 pm – 10:01 pmAmritgood
10:01 pm – 11:29 pmCharneutral
11:29 pm – 12:57 amRogavoid
12:57 am – 2:25 amKaalavoid
2:25 am – 3:53 amLabhgood
3:53 am – 5:20 amUdvegavoid
5:20 am – 6:48 amShubhgood

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.

Abhijit Muhurta

12:33 pm – 1:22 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.

The Moon

Moonrise 8:30 am, moonset 11:57 pm.

Hora

Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: the Sun on a Sunday.

6:50 am – 7:51 amSun
7:51 am – 8:53 amVenus
8:53 am – 9:54 amMercury
9:54 am – 10:55 amMoon
10:55 am – 11:56 amSaturn
11:56 am – 12:58 pmJupiter
12:58 pm – 1:59 pmMars
1:59 pm – 3:00 pmSun
3:00 pm – 4:01 pmVenus
4:01 pm – 5:03 pmMercury
5:03 pm – 6:04 pmMoon
6:04 pm – 7:05 pmSaturn
7:05 pm – 8:04 pmJupiter
8:04 pm – 9:02 pmMars
9:02 pm – 10:01 pmSun
10:01 pm – 11:00 pmVenus
11:00 pm – 11:58 pmMercury
11:58 pm – 12:57 amMoon
12:57 am – 1:55 amSaturn
1:55 am – 2:54 amJupiter
2:54 am – 3:53 amMars
3:53 am – 4:51 amSun
4:51 am – 5:50 amVenus
5:50 am – 6:48 amMercury

About this day

Daylight lasts 12 hours and 15 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 92 minutes.

Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:47 am, nakshatra at 12:13 pm, karana at 9:27 pm, yoga at 1:52 am Monday.

On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 5:33 pm in Chicago.

Questions

What is the tithi in Chicago on 22 March 2026?

Shukla Chaturthi, until 10:47 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:50 am in Chicago).

When is Rahu Kalam in Chicago on 22 March 2026?

5:33 pm to 7:05 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:58 pm to 2:30 pm and Gulikai 4:01 pm to 5:33 pm.

Which choghadiya periods are good in Chicago on 22 March 2026?

During daylight: Labh 9:54 am to 11:26 am, Amrit 11:26 am to 12:58 pm, Shubh 2:30 pm to 4:01 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:33 pm to 1:22 pm.

When does the Moon rise in Chicago on 22 March 2026?

Moonrise is at 8:30 am.

Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 22 March 2026, Chicago

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    How this was computed
    Calculated for Chicago from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Chicago local time (CDT).