Durban panchang, 7 January 2024
Sunrise 05:03 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 01:06 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
05:03 to 18:59- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:29
- Yamaganda 12:01 – 13:46
- Gulika Kalam 15:30 – 17:15
- Durmuhurta 17:08 – 18:04
- Rahu Kalam 17:15 – 18:59
- 09:20 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:31 Moon enters Scorpio
- 18:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
18:59 to 05:04 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 03:43 – 04:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 21:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:22 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 21:16
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 18:38 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shula until 01:22 next day
- Karana Bava until 09:20, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:20 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:31 Moon enters Scorpio
- 18:38 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 21:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:22 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:39 – 04:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:46
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:30 – 17:15
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:08 – 18:04
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:15 – 18:59
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:22 – 03:46 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:03 – 18:38
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 17:42 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 16:39 – 18:45
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:38 – 05:04 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. 03:43 – 04:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:00
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:03 – 06:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:48 – 08:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:32 – 10:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:17 – 12:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:01 – 13:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:46 – 15:30 | Good |
| Rog | 15:30 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:15 – 18:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:59 – 20:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:15 – 21:31 | Good |
| Char | 21:31 – 22:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:46 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:02 – 01:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:17 – 02:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:33 – 03:48 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:48 – 05:04 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
- 05:03 NowSun
- 06:13 NowVenus
- 07:23 NowMercury
- 08:32 NowMoon
- 09:42 NowSaturn
- 10:52 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 13:11 NowSun
- 14:21 NowVenus
- 15:30 NowMercury
- 16:40 NowMoon
- 17:50 NowSaturn
- 18:59 NowJupiter
- 19:50 NowMars
- 20:40 NowSun
- 21:31 NowVenus
- 22:21 NowMercury
- 23:11 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSaturn
- 00:52 NowJupiter
- 01:42 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:23 NowVenus
- 04:14 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowSun
- 06:03 NowVenus
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:03 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:03 NowVenus
- 14:03 NowMercury
- 15:03 NowMoon
- 16:03 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:03 NowMars
- 19:03 NowSun
- 20:03 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:03 NowMoon
- 23:03 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:03 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:43 – 05:43 Sagittarius
- 05:43 – 08:05 Capricorn
- 08:05 – 10:23 Aquarius
- 10:23 – 12:41 Pisces
- 12:41 – 15:01 Aries
- 15:01 – 17:21 Taurus
- 17:21 – 19:24 Gemini
- 19:24 – 21:06 Cancer
- 21:06 – 22:32 Leo
- 22:32 – 23:55 Virgo
- 23:55 – 01:29 next day Libra
- 01:29 – 03:24 next day Scorpio
- 03:24 – 05:04 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