Durban panchang, 12 December 2023
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 03:56 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 18:49- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:37 – 08:33
- Yamaganda 08:19 – 10:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:21 – 12:17
- Gulika Kalam 11:49 – 13:34
- Rahu Kalam 15:19 – 17:04
- 08:26 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 14:17 Karana becomes Naga
- 15:21 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
18:49 to 04:49 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:49 – 20:49
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:32 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:32 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 01:32 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 08:26 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Dhriti until 15:21
- Karana Chatushpada until 14:17, then Naga
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:26 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 14:17 Karana becomes Naga
- 15:21 Yoga becomes Shula
- 01:32 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 01:32 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:37 – 08:33
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:19 – 10:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:49 – 13:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:19 – 17:04
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:21 – 17:21
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 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 20:49
Choghadiya
| Rog | 04:49 – 06:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:34 – 08:19 | Bad |
| Char | 08:19 – 10:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:04 – 11:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:49 – 13:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:34 – 15:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:19 – 17:04 | Good |
| Rog | 17:04 – 18:49 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:49 – 20:04 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:04 – 21:19 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:19 – 22:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:34 – 23:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:49 – 01:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:04 – 02:19 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:34 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowMars
- 05:59 NowSun
- 07:09 NowVenus
- 08:19 NowMercury
- 09:29 NowMoon
- 10:39 NowSaturn
- 11:49 NowJupiter
- 12:59 NowMars
- 14:09 NowSun
- 15:19 NowVenus
- 16:29 NowMercury
- 17:39 NowMoon
- 18:49 NowSaturn
- 19:39 NowJupiter
- 20:29 NowMars
- 21:19 NowSun
- 22:09 NowVenus
- 22:59 NowMercury
- 23:49 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:39 NowSaturn
- 01:29 NowJupiter
- 02:19 NowMars
- 03:09 NowSun
- 03:59 NowVenus
- 04:49 NowMars
- 05:49 NowSun
- 06:49 NowVenus
- 07:49 NowMercury
- 08:49 NowMoon
- 09:49 NowSaturn
- 10:49 NowJupiter
- 11:49 NowMars
- 12:49 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:49 NowMercury
- 15:49 NowMoon
- 16:49 NowSaturn
- 17:49 NowJupiter
- 18:49 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:49 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:49 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:49 NowJupiter
- 01:49 NowMars
- 02:49 NowSun
- 03:49 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:29 – 05:11 Scorpio
- 05:11 – 07:25 Sagittarius
- 07:25 – 09:47 Capricorn
- 09:47 – 12:05 Aquarius
- 12:05 – 14:23 Pisces
- 14:23 – 16:44 Aries
- 16:44 – 19:03 Taurus
- 19:03 – 21:07 Gemini
- 21:07 – 22:48 Cancer
- 22:48 – 00:14 next day Leo
- 00:14 – 01:38 next day Virgo
- 01:38 – 03:12 next day Libra
- 03:12 – 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