Durban panchang, 5 June 2024
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 17:02 Moonrise 05:33 Vaishakha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 17:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:03 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam 10:37 – 11:54
- Durmuhurta 11:33 – 12:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:14 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:54 – 13:11
- 16:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
17:02 to 06:47 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:46 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 21:05 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 03:28 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 16:25
- Nakshatra Krittika until 17:46 · lord Sun
- Yoga Sukarman until 21:05
- Karana Shakuni until 16:25, then Chatushpada
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Taurus
- 16:25 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:25 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 17:46 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 21:05 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 03:28 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:37 – 11:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:33 – 12:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:54 – 13:11
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. 04:56 – 05:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:46 – 17:46
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:46 – 17:46
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:46 – 06:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:46 – 08:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:03 – 09:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:20 – 10:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:37 – 11:54 | Good |
| Rog | 11:54 – 13:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:11 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Char | 14:28 – 15:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:45 – 17:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:02 – 18:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:45 – 20:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:28 – 22:11 | Good |
| Char | 22:11 – 23:54 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:54 – 01:37 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:37 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:20 – 05:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:03 – 06:47 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
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:37 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:20 NowJupiter
- 10:11 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 11:54 NowVenus
- 12:45 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:19 NowJupiter
- 16:10 NowMars
- 17:02 NowSun
- 18:10 NowVenus
- 19:19 NowMercury
- 20:28 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:45 NowJupiter
- 23:54 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:03 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
- 06:46 NowMercury
- 07:46 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:46 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:46 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:46 NowMercury
- 14:46 NowMoon
- 15:46 NowSaturn
- 16:46 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:46 NowMercury
- 21:46 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMars
- 01:46 NowSun
- 02:46 NowVenus
- 03:46 NowMercury
- 04:46 NowMoon
- 05:46 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:12 Aries
- 05:12 – 07:31 Taurus
- 07:31 – 09:35 Gemini
- 09:35 – 11:16 Cancer
- 11:16 – 12:42 Leo
- 12:42 – 14:06 Virgo
- 14:06 – 15:40 Libra
- 15:40 – 17:35 Scorpio
- 17:35 – 19:50 Sagittarius
- 19:50 – 22:11 Capricorn
- 22:11 – 00:29 next day Aquarius
- 00:29 – 02:47 next day Pisces
- 02:47 – 05:08 next day Aries
- 05:08 – 06:47 next day Taurus
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