Durban panchang, 1 January 2024
Sunrise 04:59 Sunset 18:58 Moonrise 22:45 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
04:59 to 18:58- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:44 – 08:29
- Yamaganda 10:14 – 11:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:27
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:23
- Gulika Kalam 13:44 – 15:28
- Durmuhurta 15:14 – 16:10
- 05:06 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 10:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 10:58 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:58 to 05:00 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:58 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 03:39 – 04:19 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:19 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:05 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 10:58
- Nakshatra Magha until 05:06 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ayushman until 01:05 next day
- Karana Taitila until 10:58, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 05:06 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 10:58 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 10:58 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:19 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:05 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:44 – 08:29
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:14 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:44 – 15:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:14 – 16:10
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. 03:39 – 04:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:58 – 20:59
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:59 – 06:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:44 – 08:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:29 – 10:14 | Good |
| Rog | 10:14 – 11:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:59 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Char | 13:44 – 15:28 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:28 – 17:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:13 – 18:58 | Good |
| Char | 18:58 – 20:14 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:14 – 21:29 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:29 – 22:44 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:44 – 23:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:59 – 01:14 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:14 – 02:29 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:29 – 03:44 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:44 – 05:00 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
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
- 07:19 NowJupiter
- 08:29 NowMars
- 09:39 NowSun
- 10:49 NowVenus
- 11:59 NowMercury
- 13:09 NowMoon
- 14:19 NowSaturn
- 15:28 NowJupiter
- 16:38 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:58 NowVenus
- 19:48 NowMercury
- 20:39 NowMoon
- 21:29 NowSaturn
- 22:19 NowJupiter
- 23:09 NowMars
- 23:59 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:49 NowVenus
- 01:39 NowMercury
- 02:29 NowMoon
- 03:19 NowSaturn
- 04:09 NowJupiter
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:59 NowSaturn
- 06:59 NowJupiter
- 07:59 NowMars
- 08:59 NowSun
- 09:59 NowVenus
- 10:59 NowMercury
- 11:59 NowMoon
- 12:59 NowSaturn
- 13:59 NowJupiter
- 14:59 NowMars
- 15:59 NowSun
- 16:59 NowVenus
- 17:59 NowMercury
- 18:59 NowMoon
- 19:59 NowSaturn
- 20:59 NowJupiter
- 21:59 NowMars
- 22:59 NowSun
- 23:59 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMercury
- 01:59 NowMoon
- 02:59 NowSaturn
- 03:59 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:39 – 03:52 Scorpio
- 03:52 – 06:07 Sagittarius
- 06:07 – 08:28 Capricorn
- 08:28 – 10:47 Aquarius
- 10:47 – 13:04 Pisces
- 13:04 – 15:25 Aries
- 15:25 – 17:44 Taurus
- 17:44 – 19:48 Gemini
- 19:48 – 21:29 Cancer
- 21:29 – 22:55 Leo
- 22:55 – 00:19 next day Virgo
- 00:19 – 01:53 next day Libra
- 01:53 – 03:48 next day Scorpio
- 03:48 – 05:00 next day Sagittarius
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