Muhūrta · Electional timing
Auspicious new-business dates in Chicago, USA
October 2026 · America/Chicago · ranked by panchānga (no birth chart needed)
Launching a venture: an auspicious nakshatra and a strong benefic lagna for the 10th/11th. Each day below is scored purely on chart-independent factors — tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga and karana — with a good lagna window for Chicago. See today's full panchāṅga for Chicago →
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#1 · Best this month
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Krishna ShashthiRohiniYoga: SiddhiKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 08:17–09:32
✓ Rohini nakshatra · Krishna Shashthi tithi · Thursday
#2
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Krishna NavamiPunarvasuYoga: ShivaKarana: Gara
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 08:05–10:20
✓ Punarvasu nakshatra · Krishna Navami tithi · Sunday
✗ Rikta tithi (Navami)
#3
Monday, 19 October 2026
Shukla NavamiShravanaYoga: DhritiKarana: Balava
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 07:07–08:22
✓ Shravana nakshatra · Shukla Navami tithi · Monday
✗ Rikta tithi (Navami)
#4
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Shukla DwadashiShatabhishaYoga: VriddhiKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 11:56–13:41
✓ Shatabhisha nakshatra · Shukla Dwadashi tithi · Thursday
#5
Monday, 5 October 2026
Krishna DashamiPushyaYoga: SiddhaKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Virgo rising): 06:51–07:51
✓ Pushya nakshatra · Krishna Dashami tithi · Monday
✗ Vishti karana is inauspicious
#6
Friday, 9 October 2026
Krishna ChaturdashiUttara PhalguniYoga: BrahmaKarana: Shakuni
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 12:56–14:41
✓ Uttara Phalguni nakshatra · Krishna Chaturdashi tithi · Friday
✗ Rikta tithi (Chaturdashi) · Shakuni karana is inauspicious
#7
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Shukla PratipadaChitraYoga: VaidhritiKarana: Bava
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 07:43–09:58
✓ Chitra nakshatra · Shukla Pratipada tithi · Sunday
✗ Vaidhriti yoga is inauspicious
#8
Monday, 12 October 2026
Shukla DwitiyaSwatiYoga: VishkambhaKarana: Kaulava
Recommended lagna window (Sagittarius rising): 12:44–13:59
✓ Swati nakshatra · Shukla Dwitiya tithi · Monday
✗ Vishkambha yoga is inauspicious
#9
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Shukla ChaturthiAnuradhaYoga: AyushmanKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 07:31–08:16
✓ Anuradha nakshatra · Shukla Chaturthi tithi · Wednesday
✗ Rikta tithi (Chaturthi) · Vishti karana is inauspicious
#10
Sunday, 18 October 2026
Shukla AshtamiUttara AshadhaYoga: SukarmaKarana: Vishti
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 07:06–09:36
✓ Uttara Ashadha nakshatra · Shukla Ashtami tithi · Sunday
✗ Vishti karana is inauspicious
#11
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Shukla DashamiShravanaYoga: ShulaKarana: Taitila
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 07:08–09:23
✓ Shravana nakshatra · Shukla Dashami tithi · Tuesday
✗ Shula yoga is inauspicious
#12
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Shukla EkadashiDhanishtaYoga: GandaKarana: Vanija
Recommended lagna window (Libra rising): 07:09–08:24
✓ Dhanishta nakshatra · Shukla Ekadashi tithi · Wednesday
✗ Ganda yoga is inauspicious
Every day this month at a glance
Thu 1 Oct
Rohini100
Fri 2 Oct
Mrigashira75
Sat 3 Oct
Ardra50
Sun 4 Oct
Punarvasu100
Mon 5 Oct
Pushya88
Tue 6 Oct
Ashlesha63
Wed 7 Oct
Magha63
Thu 8 Oct
Purva Phalguni63
Fri 9 Oct
Uttara Phalguni88
Sat 10 Oct
Hasta75
Sun 11 Oct
Chitra88
Mon 12 Oct
Swati88
Tue 13 Oct
Vishakha63
Wed 14 Oct
Anuradha88
Thu 15 Oct
Jyeshtha63
Fri 16 Oct
Mula63
Sat 17 Oct
Purva Ashadha50
Sun 18 Oct
Uttara Ashadha88
Mon 19 Oct
Shravana100
Tue 20 Oct
Shravana88
Wed 21 Oct
Dhanishta88
Thu 22 Oct
Shatabhisha100
Fri 23 Oct
Purva Bhadrapada63
Sat 24 Oct
Uttara Bhadrapada88
Sun 25 Oct
Revati75
Mon 26 Oct
Bharani63
Tue 27 Oct
Krittika50
Wed 28 Oct
Rohini88
Thu 29 Oct
Mrigashira88
Fri 30 Oct
Ardra63
Sat 31 Oct
Punarvasu88
Score = share of the chart-independent panchānga factors met (tithi, vāra, nakshatra, yoga, karana). Eclipse days score 0.
Computed deterministically with a license-clean Vedic engine (astronomy-engine, VSOP87-grade). Lahiri ayanāṁśa, drik gaṇita, grounded in Ch.36 Table 79. Advisory only — for a chart-specific muhūrta, open the finder.