👶 Chicago, Illinois
Welcoming a baby in Chicago? In the Hindu naming tradition (Namkaran) the first letter of the name comes from the Nakshatra and pada the Moon was in at the moment of birth. Zodastro works it out from the baby's birth time and place and suggests names that start with the right syllable.
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The Moon moves through one Nakshatra in about a day, and through one pada in about six hours, so the birth time matters. Enter the time on the birth record exactly as written; in Chicago that is Central Daylight Time (UTC−5), 10 h 30 min behind India. Below you can see the Nakshatra in Chicago right now and its syllables.
At sunrise today in Chicago the Moon is in Ardra, pada 2. Names for a baby born in this Nakshatra traditionally start with: Ku, Gha, Ng, Chha (one syllable for each of the four padas).
| Day (Vara) | Shukravar (Friday) |
|---|---|
| Tithi at sunrise | Krishna Panchami until Fri 30 Oct, 8:55 AM |
| Nakshatra | Ardra (pada 2) until Fri 30 Oct, 8:41 PM |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 7:20 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Rahu Kaal (avoid) | 11:15 AM – 12:34 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurat (good) | 12:13 PM – 12:55 PM |
All times are Chicago local time (Central Daylight Time, UTC−5). Calculated from Chicago's own sunrise with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Start and end times are in Chicago time. A vrat is usually kept on the day the Tithi is running at sunrise; your family or temple tradition may differ.
The length of the day decides the length of Rahu Kaal. In Chicago the shortest day has about 9 h 8 min of daylight and the longest about 15 h 14 min (today: 10 h 27 min), which gives a Rahu Kaal of 68 to 114 minutes.
Sunrise in Chicago today is 7:20 AM, 35 minutes earlier on the clock than in Atlanta (948 km away). Even nearby cities need their own Panchang.
On 30 October the sunrise Tithi in Chicago is Krishna Panchami; in Delhi it is Krishna Panchami. They match today, but on many days they do not, especially around Ekadashi and Purnima, so check before a vrat.
Chicago is on Central Daylight Time (UTC−5), 10 h 30 min behind India.
Chicago uses daylight saving time, so the gap to India changes during the year:
If you were born in Chicago, enter your birth time exactly as it is written on your birth certificate. That is the local clock time, already including summer time if it applied, and the birthplace tells the calculation which time zone to use.
Chicago's Devon Avenue has been the heart of Indian life in the Midwest for decades, and the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora is one of the region's main temples. Central Time is 10 h 30 min to 11 h 30 min behind India, so festival dates often fall a day earlier than the Indian calendar suggests.
No. Use the local time on the birth record and Chicago as the birthplace. Zodastro converts it to work out the correct Nakshatra.
At sunrise today in Chicago the Moon is in Ardra. It changes about once a day, and the page shows when it changes.
Yes. The Parent Blend tool suggests modern names that combine both parents' names.
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