Durban panchang, 3 December 2023
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 23:49 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 18:42- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:13
- Yamaganda 11:45 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam 15:14 – 16:58
- Durmuhurta 16:51 – 17:47
- Rahu Kalam 16:58 – 18:42
- 15:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 15:57 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:25 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 18:05 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 18:05 Moon enters Leo
Night
18:42 to 04:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:42 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 15:57
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 18:05 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Indra until 17:25
- Karana Vanija until 15:57, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 15:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 15:57 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:25 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 18:05 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 18:05 Moon enters Leo
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:45 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:14 – 16:58
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 15:57 – 18:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:51 – 17:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:58 – 18:42
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:25 – 18:16 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 18:05 – 05:12 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. 03:27 – 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 18:42 – 20:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:48 – 09:31
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 18:05 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:32 – 08:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:17 – 10:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:01 – 11:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:45 – 13:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:29 – 15:14 | Good |
| Rog | 15:14 – 16:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:58 – 18:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:42 – 19:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:58 – 21:14 | Good |
| Char | 21:14 – 22:29 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:29 – 23:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:45 – 01:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:01 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:17 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 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 NowSun
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 07:07 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:26 NowSaturn
- 10:36 NowJupiter
- 11:45 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 14:04 NowVenus
- 15:14 NowMercury
- 16:23 NowMoon
- 17:33 NowSaturn
- 18:42 NowJupiter
- 19:33 NowMars
- 20:23 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:04 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- 23:45 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:26 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:48 NowVenus
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:51 Libra
- 03:51 – 05:46 Scorpio
- 05:46 – 08:01 Sagittarius
- 08:01 – 10:22 Capricorn
- 10:22 – 12:41 Aquarius
- 12:41 – 14:58 Pisces
- 14:58 – 17:19 Aries
- 17:19 – 19:38 Taurus
- 19:38 – 21:42 Gemini
- 21:42 – 23:23 Cancer
- 23:23 – 00:49 next day Leo
- 00:49 – 02:13 next day Virgo
- 02:13 – 03:47 next day Libra
- 03:47 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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