Durban panchang, 8 December 2023
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 01:37 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 18:46- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:33 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta 07:36 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam 10:02 – 11:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 13:11
- Yamaganda 15:17 – 17:01
- 05:23 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 14:24 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:23 Moon enters Libra
Night
18:46 to 04:48 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:46 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:34 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 03:01 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:01 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 03:01 next day
- Nakshatra Hasta until 05:23 · lord Moon
- Yoga Saubhagya until 20:34
- Karana Bava until 14:24, then Balava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:23 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 14:24 Karana becomes Balava
- 18:23 Moon enters Libra
- 20:34 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 03:01 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 03:01 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:36 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 13:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:17 – 17:01
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 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 20:47
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:48 – 03:01 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:48 – 06:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:18 – 10:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:02 – 11:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:47 – 13:32 | Good |
| Rog | 13:32 – 15:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:17 – 17:01 | Bad |
| Char | 17:01 – 18:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:46 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:01 – 21:17 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:17 – 22:32 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:32 – 23:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:47 – 01:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:03 – 02:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 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 NowVenus
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 07:08 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 14:07 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:26 NowSaturn
- 17:36 NowJupiter
- 18:46 NowMars
- 19:36 NowSun
- 20:26 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:07 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:08 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:48 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:48 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:48 NowSun
- 11:48 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:48 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSun
- 01:48 NowVenus
- 02:48 NowMercury
- 03:48 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 03:31 Libra
- 03:31 – 05:26 Scorpio
- 05:26 – 07:41 Sagittarius
- 07:41 – 10:02 Capricorn
- 10:02 – 12:21 Aquarius
- 12:21 – 14:39 Pisces
- 14:39 – 16:59 Aries
- 16:59 – 19:19 Taurus
- 19:19 – 21:22 Gemini
- 21:22 – 23:04 Cancer
- 23:04 – 00:30 next day Leo
- 00:30 – 01:53 next day Virgo
- 01:53 – 03:27 next day Libra
- 03:27 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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