Durban panchang, 11 November 2023
Sunrise 04:55 Sunset 18:24 Moonrise 03:37 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
04:55 to 18:24- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:55 – 06:36
- Durmuhurta 04:55 – 05:49
- Durmuhurta 05:49 – 06:43
- Rahu Kalam 08:17 – 09:58
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:07
- Yamaganda 13:21 – 15:02
- 09:31 Moon enters Libra
- 10:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 10:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 13:28 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
18:24 to 04:54 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:24 – 20:30
- Brahma Muhurta 03:30 – 04:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:16 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 22:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 10:28
- Nakshatra Chitra until 22:16 · lord Mars
- Yoga Priti until 13:28
- Karana Vanija until 10:28, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 09:31 Moon enters Libra
- 10:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 10:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 13:28 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:16 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 22:56 Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:55 – 06:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:55 – 05:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:49 – 06:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 09:58
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:21 – 15:02
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:55 – 22:16
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. 03:31 – 04:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:13 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:24 – 20:30
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 10:28 – 04:54 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 22:16 – 04:54 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 22:16 – 04:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:55 – 06:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:36 – 08:17 | Good |
| Rog | 08:17 – 09:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:58 – 11:40 | Bad |
| Char | 11:40 – 13:21 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:21 – 15:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:02 – 16:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:43 – 18:24 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:24 – 19:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:43 – 21:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:02 – 22:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:20 – 23:39 | Good |
| Char | 23:39 – 00:58 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:58 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:17 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:36 – 04:54 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
- 04:55 NowSaturn
- 06:03 NowJupiter
- 07:10 NowMars
- 08:17 NowSun
- 09:25 NowVenus
- 10:32 NowMercury
- 11:40 NowMoon
- 12:47 NowSaturn
- 13:54 NowJupiter
- 15:02 NowMars
- 16:09 NowSun
- 17:17 NowVenus
- 18:24 NowMercury
- 19:17 NowMoon
- 20:09 NowSaturn
- 21:02 NowJupiter
- 21:54 NowMars
- 22:47 NowSun
- 23:39 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMercury
- 01:24 NowMoon
- 02:17 NowSaturn
- 03:09 NowJupiter
- 04:02 NowMars
- 04:55 NowSaturn
- 05:55 NowJupiter
- 06:55 NowMars
- 07:55 NowSun
- 08:55 NowVenus
- 09:55 NowMercury
- 10:55 NowMoon
- 11:55 NowSaturn
- 12:55 NowJupiter
- 13:55 NowMars
- 14:55 NowSun
- 15:55 NowVenus
- 16:55 NowMercury
- 17:55 NowMoon
- 18:55 NowSaturn
- 19:55 NowJupiter
- 20:55 NowMars
- 21:55 NowSun
- 22:55 NowVenus
- 23:55 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMoon
- 01:55 NowSaturn
- 02:55 NowJupiter
- 03:55 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:31 – 03:43 Virgo
- 03:43 – 05:17 Libra
- 05:17 – 07:12 Scorpio
- 07:12 – 09:27 Sagittarius
- 09:27 – 11:49 Capricorn
- 11:49 – 14:07 Aquarius
- 14:07 – 16:25 Pisces
- 16:25 – 18:46 Aries
- 18:46 – 21:05 Taurus
- 21:05 – 23:08 Gemini
- 23:08 – 00:50 next day Cancer
- 00:50 – 02:16 next day Leo
- 02:16 – 03:39 next day Virgo
- 03:39 – 04:54 next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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