Durban panchang, 29 November 2023
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:39 Moonrise 21:05 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
04:48 to 18:39- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam 10:00 – 11:44
- Durmuhurta 11:16 – 12:11
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:16 – 12:11 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:44 – 13:28
- 10:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 10:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:28 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 17:24 Yoga becomes Shubha
Night
18:39 to 04:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:39 – 20:41
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:36 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 10:27
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 10:28 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sadhya until 17:24
- Karana Gara until 10:27, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 10:27 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:28 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 17:24 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 22:36 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:00 – 11:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:16 – 12:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:44 – 13:28
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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:16 – 12:11
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:39 – 20:41
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:48 – 10:28
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:48 – 10:27
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:32 – 08:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:16 – 10:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:00 – 11:44 | Good |
| Rog | 11:44 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:28 – 15:11 | Bad |
| Char | 15:11 – 16:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:55 – 18:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:39 – 19:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:55 – 21:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:11 – 22:27 | Good |
| Char | 22:27 – 23:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:44 – 01:00 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:00 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:32 – 04:48 next day | Bad |
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
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowMoon
- 07:07 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:25 NowMars
- 10:34 NowSun
- 11:44 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 14:02 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:21 NowJupiter
- 17:30 NowMars
- 18:39 NowSun
- 19:30 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:02 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- 23:44 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:07 NowMoon
- 03:57 NowSaturn
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:48 NowMoon
- 06:48 NowSaturn
- 07:48 NowJupiter
- 08:48 NowMars
- 09:48 NowSun
- 10:48 NowVenus
- 11:48 NowMercury
- 12:48 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:48 NowJupiter
- 15:48 NowMars
- 16:48 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 18:48 NowMercury
- 19:48 NowMoon
- 20:48 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:48 NowMars
- 23:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:48 NowVenus
- 01:48 NowMercury
- 02:48 NowMoon
- 03:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 04:07 Libra
- 04:07 – 06:02 Scorpio
- 06:02 – 08:17 Sagittarius
- 08:17 – 10:38 Capricorn
- 10:38 – 12:56 Aquarius
- 12:56 – 15:14 Pisces
- 15:14 – 17:35 Aries
- 17:35 – 19:54 Taurus
- 19:54 – 21:58 Gemini
- 21:58 – 23:39 Cancer
- 23:39 – 01:05 next day Leo
- 01:05 – 02:29 next day Virgo
- 02:29 – 04:03 next day Libra
- 04:03 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
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