Durban panchang, 16 November 2023
Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:28 Moonrise 06:59 Kartika month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:52 to 18:28- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 04:52 – 06:34
- Gulika Kalam 08:16 – 09:58
- Durmuhurta 09:24 – 10:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:07
- Rahu Kalam 13:22 – 15:04
- Durmuhurta 14:51 – 15:45
- 06:29 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 09:05 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 09:05 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:28 to 04:52 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:28 – 20:33
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:21 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:46 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:05 next day Yoga becomes Shula
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 09:05
- Nakshatra Mula until 22:46 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Sukarman until 06:29
- Karana Gara until 09:05, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 06:29 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 09:05 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 09:05 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:21 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:46 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:05 next day Yoga becomes Shula
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:52 – 06:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 09:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:24 – 10:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 15:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:51 – 15:45
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:05 – 06:05 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. 03:29 – 04:11
- 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 18:28 – 20:33
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:52 – 22:46
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 04:52 – 06:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 06:34 – 08:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:16 – 09:58 | Bad |
| Char | 09:58 – 11:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:40 – 13:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:22 – 15:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:04 – 16:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:46 – 18:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:28 – 19:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:46 – 21:04 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:04 – 22:22 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:22 – 23:40 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:40 – 00:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:58 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:16 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:34 – 04:52 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
- 04:52 NowJupiter
- 06:00 NowMars
- 07:08 NowSun
- 08:16 NowVenus
- 09:24 NowMercury
- 10:32 NowMoon
- 11:40 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:56 NowMars
- 15:04 NowSun
- 16:12 NowVenus
- 17:20 NowMercury
- 18:28 NowMoon
- 19:20 NowSaturn
- 20:12 NowJupiter
- 21:04 NowMars
- 21:56 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:40 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMoon
- 01:24 NowSaturn
- 02:16 NowJupiter
- 03:08 NowMars
- 04:00 NowSun
- 04:52 NowJupiter
- 05:52 NowMars
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:52 NowVenus
- 08:52 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:52 NowSaturn
- 11:52 NowJupiter
- 12:52 NowMars
- 13:52 NowSun
- 14:52 NowVenus
- 15:52 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 18:52 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 20:52 NowSun
- 21:52 NowVenus
- 22:52 NowMercury
- 23:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSaturn
- 01:52 NowJupiter
- 02:52 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:29 – 04:58 Libra
- 04:58 – 06:53 Scorpio
- 06:53 – 09:08 Sagittarius
- 09:08 – 11:29 Capricorn
- 11:29 – 13:48 Aquarius
- 13:48 – 16:05 Pisces
- 16:05 – 18:26 Aries
- 18:26 – 20:45 Taurus
- 20:45 – 22:49 Gemini
- 22:49 – 00:30 next day Cancer
- 00:30 – 01:56 next day Leo
- 01:56 – 03:20 next day Virgo
- 03:20 – 04:52 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