Durban panchang, 10 January 2024
Sunrise 05:06 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 03:29 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
05:06 to 18:59- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:50 – 08:34
- Gulika Kalam 10:18 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:35 – 12:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:35 – 12:30 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:47
- 05:52 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 16:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 16:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 17:47 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
Night
18:59 to 05:06 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 03:46 – 04:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:22 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 16:41
- Nakshatra Mula until 16:10 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 17:47
- Karana Vishti until 05:52, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 05:52 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 16:10 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 16:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 17:47 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 03:22 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:50 – 08:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:18 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:35 – 12:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:47
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:47 – 21:23
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. 03:45 – 04:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:35 – 12:30
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:01
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:06 – 06:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:50 – 08:34 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:34 – 10:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:18 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:47 – 15:31 | Bad |
| Char | 15:31 – 17:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:15 – 18:59 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:59 – 20:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:15 – 21:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:31 – 22:47 | Good |
| Char | 22:47 – 00:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:03 – 01:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:19 – 02:35 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:35 – 03:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:51 – 05:06 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
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 06:15 NowMoon
- 07:25 NowSaturn
- 08:34 NowJupiter
- 09:44 NowMars
- 10:53 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:22 NowMoon
- 15:31 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:50 NowMars
- 18:59 NowSun
- 19:50 NowVenus
- 20:41 NowMercury
- 21:31 NowMoon
- 22:22 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMars
- 00:54 NowSun
- 01:44 NowVenus
- 02:35 NowMercury
- 03:25 NowMoon
- 04:16 NowSaturn
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 06:06 NowMoon
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 09:06 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 11:06 NowVenus
- 12:06 NowMercury
- 13:06 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 16:06 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:06 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:06 NowMoon
- 21:06 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 23:06 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 01:06 NowVenus
- 02:06 NowMercury
- 03:06 NowMoon
- 04:06 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:45 – 05:31 Sagittarius
- 05:31 – 07:53 Capricorn
- 07:53 – 10:11 Aquarius
- 10:11 – 12:29 Pisces
- 12:29 – 14:50 Aries
- 14:50 – 17:09 Taurus
- 17:09 – 19:12 Gemini
- 19:12 – 20:54 Cancer
- 20:54 – 22:20 Leo
- 22:20 – 23:44 Virgo
- 23:44 – 01:18 next day Libra
- 01:18 – 03:13 next day Scorpio
- 03:13 – 05:06 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