Durban panchang, 11 December 2023
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:48 Moonrise 03:13 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 18:48- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:34 – 08:19
- Yamaganda 10:04 – 11:49
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:21 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta 12:16 – 13:12
- Gulika Kalam 13:33 – 15:18
- Durmuhurta 15:04 – 16:00
- 08:43 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 15:22 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 17:28 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Night
18:48 to 04:49 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:48 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:54 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 02:54 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 02:54 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 08:43 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sukarman until 17:28
- Karana Vishti until 15:22, then Shakuni
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:43 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 15:22 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 17:28 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 02:54 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 02:54 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:34 – 08:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:04 – 11:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:16 – 13:12
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:33 – 15:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:04 – 16:00
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. 03:29 – 04:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:21 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:48 – 20:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 08:43 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:49 – 06:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:34 – 08:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:19 – 10:04 | Good |
| Rog | 10:04 – 11:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:49 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Char | 13:33 – 15:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:18 – 17:03 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:03 – 18:48 | Good |
| Char | 18:48 – 20:03 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:03 – 21:18 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:18 – 22:34 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:34 – 23:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:49 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:04 – 02:19 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:34 – 04:49 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
- 07:09 NowJupiter
- 08:19 NowMars
- 09:29 NowSun
- 10:39 NowVenus
- 11:49 NowMercury
- 12:58 NowMoon
- 14:08 NowSaturn
- 15:18 NowJupiter
- 16:28 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:28 NowMoon
- 21:18 NowSaturn
- 22:08 NowJupiter
- 22:59 NowMars
- 23:49 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:39 NowVenus
- 01:29 NowMercury
- 02:19 NowMoon
- 03:09 NowSaturn
- 03:59 NowJupiter
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowJupiter
- 07:49 NowMars
- 08:49 NowSun
- 09:49 NowVenus
- 10:49 NowMercury
- 11:49 NowMoon
- 12:49 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 16:49 NowVenus
- 17:49 NowMercury
- 18:49 NowMoon
- 19:49 NowSaturn
- 20:49 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:49 NowSun
- 23:49 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMercury
- 01:49 NowMoon
- 02:49 NowSaturn
- 03:49 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:29 – 05:14 Scorpio
- 05:14 – 07:29 Sagittarius
- 07:29 – 09:51 Capricorn
- 09:51 – 12:09 Aquarius
- 12:09 – 14:27 Pisces
- 14:27 – 16:48 Aries
- 16:48 – 19:07 Taurus
- 19:07 – 21:10 Gemini
- 21:10 – 22:52 Cancer
- 22:52 – 00:18 next day Leo
- 00:18 – 01:42 next day Virgo
- 01:42 – 03:16 next day Libra
- 03:16 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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