Durban panchang, 9 November 2023
Sunrise 04:56 Sunset 18:22 Moonrise 02:44 Ashwin month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:56 to 18:22- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 04:56 – 06:37
- Gulika Kalam 08:18 – 09:59
- Durmuhurta 09:25 – 10:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:06
- Rahu Kalam 13:20 – 15:01
- Durmuhurta 14:47 – 15:41
- 07:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 07:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
18:22 to 04:56 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:22 – 20:29
- Brahma Muhurta 03:31 – 04:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:27 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 20:12 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 07:12
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 18:27 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 13:17
- Karana Balava until 07:12, then Kaulava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 07:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 07:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:17 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 18:27 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 20:12 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:40 – 13:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:56 – 06:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 09:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:25 – 10:19
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:17 – 14:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 15:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:47 – 15:41
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 04:56 – 18:27
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 03:32 – 04:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:13 – 12:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:22 – 20:29
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 04:56 – 06:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 06:37 – 08:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:18 – 09:59 | Bad |
| Char | 09:59 – 11:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:39 – 13:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:20 – 15:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:01 – 16:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:42 – 18:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:22 – 19:42 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:42 – 21:01 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:01 – 22:20 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:20 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:39 – 00:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:58 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:17 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:37 – 04:56 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 04:56 NowJupiter
- 06:04 NowMars
- 07:11 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:25 NowMercury
- 10:32 NowMoon
- 11:39 NowSaturn
- 12:47 NowJupiter
- 13:54 NowMars
- 15:01 NowSun
- 16:08 NowVenus
- 17:15 NowMercury
- 18:22 NowMoon
- 19:15 NowSaturn
- 20:08 NowJupiter
- 21:01 NowMars
- 21:53 NowSun
- 22:46 NowVenus
- 23:39 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMoon
- 01:25 NowSaturn
- 02:17 NowJupiter
- 03:10 NowMars
- 04:03 NowSun
- 04:56 NowJupiter
- 05:56 NowMars
- 06:56 NowSun
- 07:56 NowVenus
- 08:56 NowMercury
- 09:56 NowMoon
- 10:56 NowSaturn
- 11:56 NowJupiter
- 12:56 NowMars
- 13:56 NowSun
- 14:56 NowVenus
- 15:56 NowMercury
- 16:56 NowMoon
- 17:56 NowSaturn
- 18:56 NowJupiter
- 19:56 NowMars
- 20:56 NowSun
- 21:56 NowVenus
- 22:56 NowMercury
- 23:56 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSaturn
- 01:56 NowJupiter
- 02:56 NowMars
- 03:56 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:32 – 03:51 Virgo
- 03:51 – 05:25 Libra
- 05:25 – 07:20 Scorpio
- 07:20 – 09:35 Sagittarius
- 09:35 – 11:57 Capricorn
- 11:57 – 14:15 Aquarius
- 14:15 – 16:33 Pisces
- 16:33 – 18:53 Aries
- 18:53 – 21:13 Taurus
- 21:13 – 23:16 Gemini
- 23:16 – 00:58 next day Cancer
- 00:58 – 02:24 next day Leo
- 02:24 – 03:47 next day Virgo
- 03:47 – 04:56 next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method