Durban panchang, 12 November 2023
Sunrise 04:54 Sunset 18:25 Moonrise 04:07 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
04:54 to 18:25- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:07
- Yamaganda 11:40 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam 15:02 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta 16:37 – 17:31
- Rahu Kalam 16:44 – 18:25
- 11:15 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 11:15 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 12:53 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Night
18:25 to 04:54 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:25 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 03:30 – 04:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:21 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 23:25 Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 11:15
- Nakshatra Swati until 23:21 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Ayushman until 12:53
- Karana Shakuni until 11:15, then Chatushpada
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Libra
- 11:15 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 11:15 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 12:53 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 23:21 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 23:25 Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:40 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:02 – 16:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:37 – 17:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:44 – 18:25
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:21 – 04:54 next day
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. 03:30 – 04:12
- 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 18:25 – 20:31
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:54 – 06:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:36 – 08:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:17 – 09:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:58 – 11:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:40 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:21 – 15:02 | Good |
| Rog | 15:02 – 16:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:44 – 18:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:25 – 19:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:43 – 21:02 | Good |
| Char | 21:02 – 22:21 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:21 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:39 – 00:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:58 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:17 – 03:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:35 – 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
- 04:54 NowSun
- 06:02 NowVenus
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:25 NowSaturn
- 10:32 NowJupiter
- 11:40 NowMars
- 12:47 NowSun
- 13:55 NowVenus
- 15:02 NowMercury
- 16:10 NowMoon
- 17:17 NowSaturn
- 18:25 NowJupiter
- 19:17 NowMars
- 20:10 NowSun
- 21:02 NowVenus
- 21:55 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 04:01 NowMercury
- 04:54 NowSun
- 05:54 NowVenus
- 06:54 NowMercury
- 07:54 NowMoon
- 08:54 NowSaturn
- 09:54 NowJupiter
- 10:54 NowMars
- 11:54 NowSun
- 12:54 NowVenus
- 13:54 NowMercury
- 14:54 NowMoon
- 15:54 NowSaturn
- 16:54 NowJupiter
- 17:54 NowMars
- 18:54 NowSun
- 19:54 NowVenus
- 20:54 NowMercury
- 21:54 NowMoon
- 22:54 NowSaturn
- 23:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:54 NowMars
- 01:54 NowSun
- 02:54 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:30 – 03:39 Virgo
- 03:39 – 05:14 Libra
- 05:14 – 07:08 Scorpio
- 07:08 – 09:23 Sagittarius
- 09:23 – 11:45 Capricorn
- 11:45 – 14:03 Aquarius
- 14:03 – 16:21 Pisces
- 16:21 – 18:42 Aries
- 18:42 – 21:01 Taurus
- 21:01 – 23:04 Gemini
- 23:04 – 00:46 next day Cancer
- 00:46 – 02:12 next day Leo
- 02:12 – 03:36 next day Virgo
- 03:36 – 04:54 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