Durban panchang, 2 December 2023
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 23:17 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 18:41- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:48 – 06:32
- Durmuhurta 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta 05:44 – 06:39
- Rahu Kalam 08:16 – 10:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:13
- Yamaganda 13:29 – 15:13
- 13:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 13:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:24 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:48 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
18:41 to 04:48 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:47 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 13:44
- Nakshatra Pushya until 15:24 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Brahma until 16:48
- Karana Taitila until 13:44, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 13:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 13:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:24 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:48 Yoga becomes Indra
- 02:47 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:48 – 06:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:44 – 06:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:16 – 10:01
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:29 – 15:13
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 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:17 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 15:24 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:48 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:32 – 08:16 | Good |
| Rog | 08:16 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:01 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Char | 11:45 – 13:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:29 – 15:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:13 – 16:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:57 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:41 – 19:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:57 – 21:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:13 – 22:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:29 – 23:45 | Good |
| Char | 23:45 – 01:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:01 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowJupiter
- 07:07 NowMars
- 08:16 NowSun
- 09:26 NowVenus
- 10:35 NowMercury
- 11:45 NowMoon
- 12:54 NowSaturn
- 14:04 NowJupiter
- 15:13 NowMars
- 16:23 NowSun
- 17:32 NowVenus
- 18:41 NowMercury
- 19:32 NowMoon
- 20:23 NowSaturn
- 21:13 NowJupiter
- 22:04 NowMars
- 22:54 NowSun
- 23:45 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMercury
- 01:26 NowMoon
- 02:16 NowSaturn
- 03:07 NowJupiter
- 03:57 NowMars
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:48 NowSun
- 08:48 NowVenus
- 09:48 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:48 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:48 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 18:48 NowSaturn
- 19:48 NowJupiter
- 20:48 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMoon
- 01:48 NowSaturn
- 02:48 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:55 Libra
- 03:55 – 05:50 Scorpio
- 05:50 – 08:05 Sagittarius
- 08:05 – 10:26 Capricorn
- 10:26 – 12:45 Aquarius
- 12:45 – 15:02 Pisces
- 15:02 – 17:23 Aries
- 17:23 – 19:42 Taurus
- 19:42 – 21:46 Gemini
- 21:46 – 23:27 Cancer
- 23:27 – 00:53 next day Leo
- 00:53 – 02:17 next day Virgo
- 02:17 – 03:51 next day Libra
- 03:51 – 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