Durban panchang, 8 March 2024
Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 18:19 Moonrise 03:18 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
05:52 to 18:19- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:26 – 08:59
- Durmuhurta 08:22 – 09:12
- Rahu Kalam 10:32 – 12:06
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:31
- Durmuhurta 12:31 – 13:20
- Yamaganda 15:12 – 16:46
- 07:10 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 08:12 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:50 Moon enters Aquarius
Night
18:19 to 05:53 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:19 – 20:38
- Brahma Muhurta 04:21 – 05:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 18:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:15 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 04:39 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 18:28
- Nakshatra Shravana until 07:10 · lord Moon
- Yoga Shiva until 21:15
- Karana Gara until 08:12, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:10 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 08:12 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:50 Moon enters Aquarius
- 18:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 18:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 21:15 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 04:25 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 04:39 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:26 – 08:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:22 – 09:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:31 – 13:20
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:12 – 16:46
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 18:28 – 04:39 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. 04:20 – 05:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:31
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:19 – 20:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:52 – 07:10
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:52 – 07:26 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:26 – 08:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:59 – 10:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:32 – 12:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:06 – 13:39 | Good |
| Rog | 13:39 – 15:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:12 – 16:46 | Bad |
| Char | 16:46 – 18:19 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:19 – 19:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:46 – 21:13 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:13 – 22:39 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:39 – 00:06 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:06 – 01:33 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:33 – 03:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:00 – 04:26 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:26 – 05:53 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
- 05:52 NowVenus
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:59 NowSaturn
- 10:01 NowJupiter
- 11:04 NowMars
- 12:06 NowSun
- 13:08 NowVenus
- 14:10 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:15 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:19 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:15 NowVenus
- 21:13 NowMercury
- 22:10 NowMoon
- 23:08 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:06 NowJupiter
- 01:04 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:00 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:55 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowVenus
- 06:52 NowMercury
- 07:52 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:52 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:52 NowMoon
- 15:52 NowSaturn
- 16:52 NowJupiter
- 17:52 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:52 NowVenus
- 20:52 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMars
- 01:52 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:52 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:20 – 06:23 Aquarius
- 06:23 – 08:41 Pisces
- 08:41 – 11:02 Aries
- 11:02 – 13:21 Taurus
- 13:21 – 15:24 Gemini
- 15:24 – 17:06 Cancer
- 17:06 – 18:32 Leo
- 18:32 – 19:56 Virgo
- 19:56 – 21:30 Libra
- 21:30 – 23:25 Scorpio
- 23:25 – 01:39 next day Sagittarius
- 01:39 – 04:01 next day Capricorn
- 04:01 – 05:53 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