Durban panchang, 29 December 2023
Sunrise 04:57 Sunset 18:58 Moonrise 21:14 Margashirsha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:57 to 18:58- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:42 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta 07:45 – 08:41
- Rahu Kalam 10:12 – 11:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:29 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta 12:25 – 13:21
- Yamaganda 15:27 – 17:12
- 17:18 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
18:58 to 04:57 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:58 – 20:58
- Brahma Muhurta 03:37 – 04:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:58 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 23:39 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Tritiya until 06:14 next day
- Nakshatra Pushya until 23:39 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 22:58
- Karana Vanija until 17:18, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 17:18 Karana becomes Vishti
- 22:58 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 23:39 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:53 – 22:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:42 – 08:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:45 – 08:41
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:12 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:25 – 13:21
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:27 – 17:12
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 17:18 – 06:14 next day
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:58 – 00:10 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:57 – 23:39
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:39 – 04:57 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. 03:37 – 04:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:29 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:58 – 20:58
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:57 – 06:42 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:42 – 08:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:27 – 10:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:12 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:57 – 13:42 | Good |
| Rog | 13:42 – 15:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:27 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Char | 17:12 – 18:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:58 – 20:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:13 – 21:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:28 – 22:43 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:43 – 23:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:58 – 01:12 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:12 – 02:27 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:27 – 03:42 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:42 – 04:57 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
- 04:57 NowVenus
- 06:07 NowMercury
- 07:17 NowMoon
- 08:27 NowSaturn
- 09:37 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 13:07 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:27 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 18:58 NowMars
- 19:48 NowSun
- 20:38 NowVenus
- 21:28 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:08 NowSaturn
- 23:58 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:27 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 04:57 NowVenus
- 05:57 NowMercury
- 06:57 NowMoon
- 07:57 NowSaturn
- 08:57 NowJupiter
- 09:57 NowMars
- 10:57 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 13:57 NowMoon
- 14:57 NowSaturn
- 15:57 NowJupiter
- 16:57 NowMars
- 17:57 NowSun
- 18:57 NowVenus
- 19:57 NowMercury
- 20:57 NowMoon
- 21:57 NowSaturn
- 22:57 NowJupiter
- 23:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:57 NowSun
- 01:57 NowVenus
- 02:57 NowMercury
- 03:57 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:37 – 04:04 Scorpio
- 04:04 – 06:19 Sagittarius
- 06:19 – 08:40 Capricorn
- 08:40 – 10:59 Aquarius
- 10:59 – 13:16 Pisces
- 13:16 – 15:37 Aries
- 15:37 – 17:56 Taurus
- 17:56 – 20:00 Gemini
- 20:00 – 21:41 Cancer
- 21:41 – 23:07 Leo
- 23:07 – 00:31 next day Virgo
- 00:31 – 02:05 next day Libra
- 02:05 – 04:00 next day Scorpio
- 04:00 – 04:57 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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