Durban panchang, 15 February 2024
Sunrise 05:36 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 11:29 Magha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:36 to 18:42- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:36 – 07:15
- Gulika Kalam 08:53 – 10:31
- Durmuhurta 09:58 – 10:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam 13:47 – 15:26
- Durmuhurta 15:13 – 16:05
- 05:56 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 06:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 06:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:52 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 17:59 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:42 to 05:37 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:42 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 04:10 – 04:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:16 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 05:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 05:25 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 06:43
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 05:56 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shukla until 13:52
- Karana Taitila until 06:43, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 05:56 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 06:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 06:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:52 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 17:59 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:16 next day Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 05:25 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 05:25 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:36 – 07:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:53 – 10:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:58 – 10:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:47 – 15:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:13 – 16:05
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. 04:09 – 04:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:42 – 20:53
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:36 – 05:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:36 – 05:56
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:36 – 07:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:15 – 08:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:53 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Char | 10:31 – 12:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:09 – 13:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:47 – 15:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:26 – 17:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:04 – 18:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:42 – 20:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:04 – 21:26 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:26 – 22:48 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:48 – 00:10 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:10 – 01:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:32 – 02:53 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:53 – 04:15 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:15 – 05:37 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
- 05:36 NowJupiter
- 06:42 NowMars
- 07:47 NowSun
- 08:53 NowVenus
- 09:58 NowMercury
- 11:04 NowMoon
- 12:09 NowSaturn
- 13:15 NowJupiter
- 14:20 NowMars
- 15:26 NowSun
- 16:31 NowVenus
- 17:37 NowMercury
- 18:42 NowMoon
- 19:37 NowSaturn
- 20:31 NowJupiter
- 21:26 NowMars
- 22:20 NowSun
- 23:15 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMercury
- 01:04 NowMoon
- 01:59 NowSaturn
- 02:53 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
- 04:43 NowSun
- 05:36 NowJupiter
- 06:36 NowMars
- 07:36 NowSun
- 08:36 NowVenus
- 09:36 NowMercury
- 10:36 NowMoon
- 11:36 NowSaturn
- 12:36 NowJupiter
- 13:36 NowMars
- 14:36 NowSun
- 15:36 NowVenus
- 16:36 NowMercury
- 17:36 NowMoon
- 18:36 NowSaturn
- 19:36 NowJupiter
- 20:36 NowMars
- 21:36 NowSun
- 22:36 NowVenus
- 23:36 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMoon
- 01:36 NowSaturn
- 02:36 NowJupiter
- 03:36 NowMars
- 04:36 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:09 – 05:31 Capricorn
- 05:31 – 07:50 Aquarius
- 07:50 – 10:07 Pisces
- 10:07 – 12:28 Aries
- 12:28 – 14:47 Taurus
- 14:47 – 16:51 Gemini
- 16:51 – 18:32 Cancer
- 18:32 – 19:58 Leo
- 19:58 – 21:22 Virgo
- 21:22 – 22:56 Libra
- 22:56 – 00:51 next day Scorpio
- 00:51 – 03:06 next day Sagittarius
- 03:06 – 05:27 next day Capricorn
- 05:27 – 05:37 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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