Durban panchang, 2 March 2024
Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 18:26 Moonrise 22:14 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
05:48 to 18:26- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:48 – 07:23
- Durmuhurta 05:48 – 06:39
- Durmuhurta 06:39 – 07:29
- Rahu Kalam 08:58 – 10:32
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:32
- Yamaganda 13:42 – 15:17
- 11:12 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 14:36 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 16:55 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:26 to 05:49 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:26 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 04:18 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 05:15 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 05:15 next day
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 11:12 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vyaghata until 14:36
- Karana Vishti until 16:55, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:12 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 14:36 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 16:55 Karana becomes Bava
- 05:15 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 05:15 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:48 – 07:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:48 – 06:39
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:39 – 07:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:58 – 10:32
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:42 – 15:17
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. 04:18 – 05:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:26 – 20:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:48 – 11:12
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:48 – 07:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:23 – 08:58 | Good |
| Rog | 08:58 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:32 – 12:07 | Bad |
| Char | 12:07 – 13:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:42 – 15:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:17 – 16:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:51 – 18:26 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:26 – 19:51 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:51 – 21:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:17 – 22:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:42 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:33 – 02:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:58 – 04:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:24 – 05:49 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
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowJupiter
- 07:55 NowMars
- 08:58 NowSun
- 10:01 NowVenus
- 11:04 NowMercury
- 12:07 NowMoon
- 13:10 NowSaturn
- 14:13 NowJupiter
- 15:17 NowMars
- 16:20 NowSun
- 17:23 NowVenus
- 18:26 NowMercury
- 19:23 NowMoon
- 20:20 NowSaturn
- 21:17 NowJupiter
- 22:14 NowMars
- 23:11 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:08 NowVenus
- 01:04 NowMercury
- 02:01 NowMoon
- 02:58 NowSaturn
- 03:55 NowJupiter
- 04:52 NowMars
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:48 NowMars
- 08:48 NowSun
- 09:48 NowVenus
- 10:48 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:48 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:48 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMercury
- 01:48 NowMoon
- 02:48 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
- 04:48 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:18 – 04:28 Capricorn
- 04:28 – 06:47 Aquarius
- 06:47 – 09:05 Pisces
- 09:05 – 11:25 Aries
- 11:25 – 13:44 Taurus
- 13:44 – 15:48 Gemini
- 15:48 – 17:29 Cancer
- 17:29 – 18:55 Leo
- 18:55 – 20:19 Virgo
- 20:19 – 21:53 Libra
- 21:53 – 23:48 Scorpio
- 23:48 – 02:03 next day Sagittarius
- 02:03 – 04:24 next day Capricorn
- 04:24 – 05:49 next day Aquarius
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