Durban panchang, 10 December 2023
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 02:36 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
04:49 to 18:47- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:16
- Yamaganda 11:48 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam 15:18 – 17:03
- Durmuhurta 16:56 – 17:52
- Rahu Kalam 17:03 – 18:47
- 08:20 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 15:47 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:47 to 04:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:47 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:04 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 02:41 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 03:40 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 03:40 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 03:40 next day
- Nakshatra Swati until 08:20 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Atiganda until 19:04
- Karana Gara until 15:47, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:20 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 15:47 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:04 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 02:41 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 03:40 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 03:40 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:48 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:18 – 17:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:56 – 17:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:03 – 18:47
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:20 – 04:49 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. 03:28 – 04:09
- 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 – 20:48
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:49 – 06:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:34 – 08:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:18 – 10:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:03 – 11:48 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:48 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:33 – 15:18 | Good |
| Rog | 15:18 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:03 – 18:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:47 – 20:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:03 – 21:18 | Good |
| Char | 21:18 – 22:33 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:33 – 23:48 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:48 – 01:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:03 – 02:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 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
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:59 NowVenus
- 07:08 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:28 NowSaturn
- 10:38 NowJupiter
- 11:48 NowMars
- 12:58 NowSun
- 14:08 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:47 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:28 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:08 NowMercury
- 22:58 NowMoon
- 23:48 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:38 NowJupiter
- 01:28 NowMars
- 02:19 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:49 NowVenus
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 05:18 Scorpio
- 05:18 – 07:33 Sagittarius
- 07:33 – 09:55 Capricorn
- 09:55 – 12:13 Aquarius
- 12:13 – 14:31 Pisces
- 14:31 – 16:51 Aries
- 16:51 – 19:11 Taurus
- 19:11 – 21:14 Gemini
- 21:14 – 22:56 Cancer
- 22:56 – 00:22 next day Leo
- 00:22 – 01:45 next day Virgo
- 01:45 – 03:20 next day Libra
- 03:20 – 04:49 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