Chicago, Saturday, 19 December 2026
Saturday 19 December 2026
Ekadashi
The next day, Sunday 20 December
On Saturday 19 December 2026 in Chicago, the tithi is Shukla Dashami until 10:40 am CST; Rahu Kalam is 9:31 am to 10:39 am CST. Sunrise 7:13 am, sunset 4:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Ekadashi fast is on Saturday 19 December (Smarta tradition; ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars may keep it a day later). Ekadashi: the Smarta and Vaishnava days
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dashami
until 10:40 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashwini
until 3:26 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Parigha
until 8:40 pm
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 · Gara
until 10:40 am; then Vanija until 9:48 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 9:48 pm to 8:45 am Sunday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:31 am – 10:39 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:56 pm – 2:05 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:13 am – 8:22 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:13 am – 8:22 am | Soram | avoid |
| 8:22 am – 9:31 am | Uthi | good |
| 9:31 am – 10:39 am | Visham | avoid |
| 10:39 am – 11:48 am | Amirdha | good |
| 11:48 am – 12:56 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 12:56 pm – 2:05 pm | Laabam | good |
| 2:05 pm – 3:13 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 3:13 pm – 4:22 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4:22 pm – 6:13 pm | Laabam | good |
| 6:13 pm – 8:05 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 8:05 pm – 9:56 pm | Sugam | good |
| 9:56 pm – 11:48 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:48 pm – 1:39 am | Uthi | good |
| 1:39 am – 3:31 am | Visham | avoid |
| 3:31 am – 5:22 am | Amirdha | good |
| 5:22 am – 7:14 am | Soram | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:13 am – 8:22 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:22 am – 9:31 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:31 am – 10:39 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:39 am – 11:48 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:48 am – 12:56 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:56 pm – 2:05 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:05 pm – 3:13 pm | Amrit | good |
| 3:13 pm – 4:22 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4:22 pm – 6:13 pm | Labh | good |
| 6:13 pm – 8:05 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:05 pm – 9:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:56 pm – 11:48 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:48 pm – 1:39 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:39 am – 3:31 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:31 am – 5:22 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 5:22 am – 7:14 am | Labh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:29 am – 12:06 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:46 pm, moonset 3:13 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 7:13 am – 7:59 am | Saturn |
| 7:59 am – 8:45 am | Jupiter |
| 8:45 am – 9:31 am | Mars |
| 9:31 am – 10:16 am | Sun |
| 10:16 am – 11:02 am | Venus |
| 11:02 am – 11:48 am | Mercury |
| 11:48 am – 12:33 pm | Moon |
| 12:33 pm – 1:19 pm | Saturn |
| 1:19 pm – 2:05 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:05 pm – 2:51 pm | Mars |
| 2:51 pm – 3:36 pm | Sun |
| 3:36 pm – 4:22 pm | Venus |
| 4:22 pm – 5:36 pm | Mercury |
| 5:36 pm – 6:51 pm | Moon |
| 6:51 pm – 8:05 pm | Saturn |
| 8:05 pm – 9:19 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:19 pm – 10:34 pm | Mars |
| 10:34 pm – 11:48 pm | Sun |
| 11:48 pm – 1:02 am | Venus |
| 1:02 am – 2:17 am | Mercury |
| 2:17 am – 3:31 am | Moon |
| 3:31 am – 4:45 am | Saturn |
| 4:45 am – 6:00 am | Jupiter |
| 6:00 am – 7:14 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 9 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 69 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:40 am, yoga at 8:40 pm, karana at 9:48 pm, nakshatra at 3:26 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:31 am in Chicago.
Questions
What is the tithi in Chicago on 19 December 2026?
Shukla Dashami, until 10:40 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:13 am in Chicago).
When is Rahu Kalam in Chicago on 19 December 2026?
9:31 am to 10:39 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 12:56 pm to 2:05 pm and Gulikai 7:13 am to 8:22 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Chicago on 19 December 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 8:22 am to 9:31 am, Labh 12:56 pm to 2:05 pm, Amrit 2:05 pm to 3:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:29 am to 12:06 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Chicago on 19 December 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:46 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 19 December 2026, Chicago
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Chicago from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Chicago local time (CST).