Durban panchang, 13 March 2024
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 18:13 Moonrise 09:11 Phalguna month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:56 to 18:13- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:28 – 09:00
- Gulika Kalam 10:32 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:29
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:29 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:04 – 13:37
- 11:10 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:54 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:13 to 05:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:13 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:18 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 21:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 21:56 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 21:56
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:54 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Indra until 21:18
- Karana Vanija until 11:10, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:10 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:54 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 21:18 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 21:56 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 21:56 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:28 – 09:00
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:29
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:37
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:18 – 18:29 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:56 – 14:54
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:54 – 05:56 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. 04:22 – 05:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:13 – 20:34
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:56 – 14:54
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:56 – 07:28 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:28 – 09:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:00 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:32 – 12:04 | Good |
| Rog | 12:04 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 15:09 | Bad |
| Char | 15:09 – 16:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:41 – 18:13 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:13 – 19:41 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:41 – 21:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:09 – 22:37 | Good |
| Char | 22:37 – 00:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:05 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:33 – 03:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:01 – 04:28 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:28 – 05:56 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
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 06:57 NowMoon
- 07:59 NowSaturn
- 09:00 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 12:04 NowVenus
- 13:06 NowMercury
- 14:07 NowMoon
- 15:09 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:12 NowMars
- 18:13 NowSun
- 19:12 NowVenus
- 20:10 NowMercury
- 21:09 NowMoon
- 22:08 NowSaturn
- 23:06 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMars
- 01:03 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:01 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
- 04:58 NowSaturn
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:22 – 06:04 Aquarius
- 06:04 – 08:21 Pisces
- 08:21 – 10:42 Aries
- 10:42 – 13:01 Taurus
- 13:01 – 15:05 Gemini
- 15:05 – 16:46 Cancer
- 16:46 – 18:12 Leo
- 18:12 – 19:36 Virgo
- 19:36 – 21:10 Libra
- 21:10 – 23:05 Scorpio
- 23:05 – 01:20 next day Sagittarius
- 01:20 – 03:41 next day Capricorn
- 03:41 – 05:56 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