Durban panchang, 15 March 2024
Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 18:11 Moonrise 11:27 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
05:57 to 18:11- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:29 – 09:00
- Durmuhurta 08:24 – 09:13
- Rahu Kalam 10:32 – 12:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta 12:28 – 13:17
- Yamaganda 15:07 – 16:39
- 07:12 Karana becomes Taitila
- 12:38 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:15 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
18:11 to 05:58 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:11 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 18:39 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 18:39
- Nakshatra Krittika until 12:38 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vishkambha until 16:15
- Karana Kaulava until 07:12, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Pisces
- 07:12 Karana becomes Taitila
- 12:38 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 16:15 Yoga becomes Priti
- 18:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 18:39 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:29 – 09:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:24 – 09:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:28 – 13:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:07 – 16:39
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. 04:23 – 05:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:11 – 20:32
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:57 – 12:38
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:57 – 18:39
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:57 – 07:29 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:29 – 09:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:00 – 10:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:32 – 12:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:04 – 13:36 | Good |
| Rog | 13:36 – 15:07 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:07 – 16:39 | Bad |
| Char | 16:39 – 18:11 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:11 – 19:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:39 – 21:08 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:08 – 22:36 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:36 – 00:04 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:04 – 01:33 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:33 – 03:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:01 – 04:29 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:29 – 05:58 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
- 05:57 NowVenus
- 06:58 NowMercury
- 07:59 NowMoon
- 09:00 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 11:03 NowMars
- 12:04 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:06 NowMercury
- 15:07 NowMoon
- 16:09 NowSaturn
- 17:10 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:10 NowSun
- 20:09 NowVenus
- 21:08 NowMercury
- 22:06 NowMoon
- 23:05 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:04 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:01 NowVenus
- 04:00 NowMercury
- 04:59 NowMoon
- 05:57 NowVenus
- 06:57 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:57 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:57 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:57 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 18:57 NowSun
- 19:57 NowVenus
- 20:57 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:57 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:23 – 05:56 Aquarius
- 05:56 – 08:13 Pisces
- 08:13 – 10:34 Aries
- 10:34 – 12:53 Taurus
- 12:53 – 14:57 Gemini
- 14:57 – 16:38 Cancer
- 16:38 – 18:04 Leo
- 18:04 – 19:28 Virgo
- 19:28 – 21:02 Libra
- 21:02 – 22:57 Scorpio
- 22:57 – 01:12 next day Sagittarius
- 01:12 – 03:33 next day Capricorn
- 03:33 – 05:52 next day Aquarius
- 05:52 – 05:58 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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