Durban panchang, 9 December 2023
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 02:05 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 18:47- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:48 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta 05:44 – 06:40
- Rahu Kalam 08:18 – 10:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:16
- Yamaganda 13:32 – 15:17
- 07:13 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 15:28 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:47 to 04:49 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:47 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:06 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 03:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 03:43 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 03:43 next day
- Nakshatra Chitra until 07:13 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shobhana until 20:06
- Karana Kaulava until 15:28, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:13 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 15:28 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:06 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 03:43 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 03:43 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:48 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:44 – 06:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 10:03
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:32 – 15:17
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:06 – 22:30
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:48 – 07:13
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. 03:28 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:20 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 20:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:13 – 04:49 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:13 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:48 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:33 – 08:18 | Good |
| Rog | 08:18 – 10:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:03 – 11:48 | Bad |
| Char | 11:48 – 13:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:32 – 15:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:17 – 17:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:02 – 18:47 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:47 – 20:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:02 – 21:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:17 – 22:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:32 – 23:48 | Good |
| Char | 23:48 – 01:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:03 – 02:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:33 – 04:49 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
- 07:08 NowMars
- 08:18 NowSun
- 09:28 NowVenus
- 10:38 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:57 NowSaturn
- 14:07 NowJupiter
- 15:17 NowMars
- 16:27 NowSun
- 17:37 NowVenus
- 18:47 NowMercury
- 19:37 NowMoon
- 20:27 NowSaturn
- 21:17 NowJupiter
- 22:07 NowMars
- 22:58 NowSun
- 23:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMercury
- 01:28 NowMoon
- 02:18 NowSaturn
- 03:08 NowJupiter
- 03:58 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)
- 03:28 – 05:22 Scorpio
- 05:22 – 07:37 Sagittarius
- 07:37 – 09:59 Capricorn
- 09:59 – 12:17 Aquarius
- 12:17 – 14:35 Pisces
- 14:35 – 16:55 Aries
- 16:55 – 19:15 Taurus
- 19:15 – 21:18 Gemini
- 21:18 – 23:00 Cancer
- 23:00 – 00:26 next day Leo
- 00:26 – 01:49 next day Virgo
- 01:49 – 03:23 next day Libra
- 03:23 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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