Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam in Chicago – July 2026
Daily rahu kalam, yamagandam, gulika kalam, abhijit muhurtam and durmuhurtam for every day of July 2026 in Chicago (Illinois, USA), in local clock time. Each period is one eighth of the daytime between the visible sunrise and sunset, so it moves with the day length: in Chicago daylight lasts 15h 10m on July 1 and 14h 26m on July 31, longest on the 1st (15h 10m) and shortest on the 31st (14h 26m), so one eighth runs between 108 and 114 minutes. On Sundays rahu kalam is the last eighth before sunset: 6:35 PM (5), 6:33 PM (12), 6:30 PM (19), 6:25 PM (26). Rahu kalam is avoided for starting journeys, new work and ceremonies; yamagandam and gulika are counted the same way with other weekday positions, shown in the table below. Abhijit muhurtam is the eighth of fifteen parts of the day around local noon. The times are computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone, not converted from India.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Rahu Kalam | Yamagandam | Gulika Kalam | Abhijit Muhurtam | Durmuhurtam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wed | 5:19 AM | 8:29 PM | 12:54 PM – 2:48 PM | 7:13 AM – 9:06 AM | 11:00 AM – 12:54 PM | 12:24 PM – 1:24 PM | 12:24 PM – 1:24 PM |
| 2 Thu | 5:19 AM | 8:29 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:41 PM | 5:19 AM – 7:13 AM | 9:07 AM – 11:00 AM | 12:24 PM – 1:24 PM | 10:22 AM – 11:23 AM, 4:26 PM – 5:27 PM |
| 3 Fri | 5:20 AM | 8:29 PM | 11:01 AM – 12:54 PM | 4:41 PM – 6:35 PM | 7:13 AM – 9:07 AM | 12:24 PM – 1:24 PM | 8:22 AM – 9:22 AM, 1:24 PM – 2:25 PM |
| 4 Sat | 5:20 AM | 8:28 PM | 9:07 AM – 11:01 AM | 2:48 PM – 4:41 PM | 5:20 AM – 7:14 AM | 12:24 PM – 1:25 PM | 5:20 AM – 6:21 AM, 6:21 AM – 7:21 AM |
| 5 Sun | 5:21 AM | 8:28 PM | 6:35 PM – 8:28 PM | 12:55 PM – 2:48 PM | 4:41 PM – 6:35 PM | 12:24 PM – 1:25 PM | 6:27 PM – 7:28 PM |
| 6 Mon | 5:22 AM | 8:28 PM | 7:15 AM – 9:08 AM | 11:01 AM – 12:55 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:41 PM | 12:24 PM – 1:25 PM | 1:25 PM – 2:25 PM, 4:26 PM – 5:27 PM |
| 7 Tue | 5:22 AM | 8:27 PM | 4:41 PM – 6:34 PM | 9:09 AM – 11:02 AM | 12:55 PM – 2:48 PM | 12:25 PM – 1:25 PM | 8:23 AM – 9:24 AM, 12:02 AM (8 Jul) – 12:37 AM (8 Jul) |
| 8 Wed | 5:23 AM | 8:27 PM | 12:55 PM – 2:48 PM | 7:16 AM – 9:09 AM | 11:02 AM – 12:55 PM | 12:25 PM – 1:25 PM | 12:25 PM – 1:25 PM |
| 9 Thu | 5:24 AM | 8:27 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:41 PM | 5:24 AM – 7:17 AM | 9:09 AM – 11:02 AM | 12:25 PM – 1:25 PM | 10:25 AM – 11:25 AM, 4:26 PM – 5:26 PM |
| 10 Fri | 5:24 AM | 8:26 PM | 11:03 AM – 12:55 PM | 4:41 PM – 6:33 PM | 7:17 AM – 9:10 AM | 12:25 PM – 1:25 PM | 8:25 AM – 9:25 AM, 1:25 PM – 2:25 PM |
| 11 Sat | 5:25 AM | 8:26 PM | 9:10 AM – 11:03 AM | 2:48 PM – 4:41 PM | 5:25 AM – 7:18 AM | 12:25 PM – 1:25 PM | 5:25 AM – 6:25 AM, 6:25 AM – 7:25 AM |
| 12 Sun | 5:26 AM | 8:25 PM | 6:33 PM – 8:25 PM | 12:56 PM – 2:48 PM | 4:40 PM – 6:33 PM | 12:26 PM – 1:25 PM | 6:25 PM – 7:25 PM |
| 13 Mon | 5:27 AM | 8:25 PM | 7:19 AM – 9:11 AM | 11:03 AM – 12:56 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:40 PM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM | 1:26 PM – 2:25 PM, 4:25 PM – 5:25 PM |
| 14 Tue | 5:27 AM | 8:24 PM | 4:40 PM – 6:32 PM | 9:12 AM – 11:04 AM | 12:56 PM – 2:48 PM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM | 8:27 AM – 9:27 AM, 12:02 AM (15 Jul) – 12:38 AM (15 Jul) |
| 15 Wed | 5:28 AM | 8:23 PM | 12:56 PM – 2:48 PM | 7:20 AM – 9:12 AM | 11:04 AM – 12:56 PM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM |
| 16 Thu | 5:29 AM | 8:23 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:39 PM | 5:29 AM – 7:21 AM | 9:12 AM – 11:04 AM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM | 10:27 AM – 11:27 AM, 4:24 PM – 5:24 PM |
| 17 Fri | 5:30 AM | 8:22 PM | 11:04 AM – 12:56 PM | 4:39 PM – 6:31 PM | 7:21 AM – 9:13 AM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM | 8:28 AM – 9:28 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:25 PM |
| 18 Sat | 5:31 AM | 8:21 PM | 9:13 AM – 11:05 AM | 2:47 PM – 4:39 PM | 5:31 AM – 7:22 AM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM | 5:31 AM – 6:30 AM, 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM |
| 19 Sun | 5:32 AM | 8:21 PM | 6:30 PM – 8:21 PM | 12:56 PM – 2:47 PM | 4:38 PM – 6:30 PM | 12:26 PM – 1:26 PM | 6:22 PM – 7:21 PM |
| 20 Mon | 5:33 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:23 AM – 9:14 AM | 11:05 AM – 12:56 PM | 2:47 PM – 4:38 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM | 1:26 PM – 2:25 PM, 4:23 PM – 5:22 PM |
| 21 Tue | 5:33 AM | 8:19 PM | 4:38 PM – 6:28 PM | 9:15 AM – 11:06 AM | 12:56 PM – 2:47 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM | 8:31 AM – 9:30 AM, 12:01 AM (22 Jul) – 12:38 AM (22 Jul) |
| 22 Wed | 5:34 AM | 8:18 PM | 12:56 PM – 2:47 PM | 7:25 AM – 9:15 AM | 11:06 AM – 12:56 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM |
| 23 Thu | 5:35 AM | 8:17 PM | 2:47 PM – 4:37 PM | 5:35 AM – 7:26 AM | 9:16 AM – 11:06 AM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM | 10:29 AM – 11:28 AM, 4:22 PM – 5:21 PM |
| 24 Fri | 5:36 AM | 8:16 PM | 11:06 AM – 12:56 PM | 4:36 PM – 6:26 PM | 7:26 AM – 9:16 AM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM | 8:32 AM – 9:31 AM, 1:26 PM – 2:24 PM |
| 25 Sat | 5:37 AM | 8:15 PM | 9:17 AM – 11:06 AM | 2:46 PM – 4:36 PM | 5:37 AM – 7:27 AM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM | 5:37 AM – 6:36 AM, 6:36 AM – 7:34 AM |
| 26 Sun | 5:38 AM | 8:15 PM | 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM | 12:56 PM – 2:46 PM | 4:35 PM – 6:25 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:26 PM | 6:18 PM – 7:16 PM |
| 27 Mon | 5:39 AM | 8:14 PM | 7:28 AM – 9:18 AM | 11:07 AM – 12:56 PM | 2:46 PM – 4:35 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:25 PM | 1:25 PM – 2:24 PM, 4:20 PM – 5:19 PM |
| 28 Tue | 5:40 AM | 8:13 PM | 4:34 PM – 6:23 PM | 9:18 AM – 11:07 AM | 12:56 PM – 2:45 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:25 PM | 8:34 AM – 9:33 AM, 12:00 AM (29 Jul) – 12:38 AM (29 Jul) |
| 29 Wed | 5:41 AM | 8:11 PM | 12:56 PM – 2:45 PM | 7:30 AM – 9:19 AM | 11:07 AM – 12:56 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:25 PM | 12:27 PM – 1:25 PM |
| 30 Thu | 5:42 AM | 8:10 PM | 2:45 PM – 4:33 PM | 5:42 AM – 7:30 AM | 9:19 AM – 11:08 AM | 12:27 PM – 1:25 PM | 10:31 AM – 11:29 AM, 4:19 PM – 5:17 PM |
| 31 Fri | 5:43 AM | 8:09 PM | 11:08 AM – 12:56 PM | 4:33 PM – 6:21 PM | 7:31 AM – 9:20 AM | 12:27 PM – 1:25 PM | 8:36 AM – 9:34 AM, 1:25 PM – 2:23 PM |
Weekly pattern
| Weekday | Rahu Kalam | Yamagandam | Gulika Kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 2nd | 4th | 6th |
| Tuesday | 7th | 3rd | 5th |
| Wednesday | 5th | 2nd | 4th |
| Thursday | 6th | 1st | 3rd |
| Friday | 4th | 7th | 2nd |
| Saturday | 3rd | 6th | 1st |
| Sunday | 8th | 5th | 7th |
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