Durban panchang, 6 December 2023
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:45 Moonrise 00:45 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 18:45- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:33 – 08:17
- Gulika Kalam 10:02 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta 11:18 – 12:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 12:14 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:46 – 13:31
- 06:52 Moon enters Virgo
- 10:23 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:45 to 04:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:45 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:59 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 23:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 23:34 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 23:34
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 02:58 next day · lord Sun
- Yoga Priti until 19:59
- Karana Taitila until 10:23, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 06:52 Moon enters Virgo
- 10:23 Karana becomes Gara
- 19:59 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 23:34 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 23:34 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:58 next day Nakshatra becomes Hasta
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:18 – 12:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:31
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. 03:28 – 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) 11:18 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 20:45
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 02:58 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:33 – 08:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:17 – 10:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:02 – 11:46 | Good |
| Rog | 11:46 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:31 – 15:15 | Bad |
| Char | 15:15 – 17:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:00 – 18:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:45 – 20:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:00 – 21:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:15 – 22:31 | Good |
| Char | 22:31 – 23:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:46 – 01:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:02 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:17 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:33 – 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
- 07:08 NowSaturn
- 08:17 NowJupiter
- 09:27 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 15:15 NowSaturn
- 16:25 NowJupiter
- 17:35 NowMars
- 18:45 NowSun
- 19:35 NowVenus
- 20:25 NowMercury
- 21:15 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:46 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:27 NowVenus
- 02:17 NowMercury
- 03:08 NowMoon
- 03:58 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)
- 03:28 – 03:39 Libra
- 03:39 – 05:34 Scorpio
- 05:34 – 07:49 Sagittarius
- 07:49 – 10:10 Capricorn
- 10:10 – 12:29 Aquarius
- 12:29 – 14:47 Pisces
- 14:47 – 17:07 Aries
- 17:07 – 19:26 Taurus
- 19:26 – 21:30 Gemini
- 21:30 – 23:11 Cancer
- 23:11 – 00:38 next day Leo
- 00:38 – 02:01 next day Virgo
- 02:01 – 03:35 next day Libra
- 03:35 – 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