Durban panchang, 23 June 2024
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 18:29 Jyeshtha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:52 to 17:03- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:18
- Yamaganda 11:58 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam 14:31 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta 15:42 – 16:23
- Rahu Kalam 15:47 – 17:03
- 10:56 Yoga becomes Indra
- 12:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:33 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
17:03 to 06:52 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:49
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:17 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 23:56 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 23:56
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 13:33 · lord Venus
- Yoga Brahma until 10:56
- Karana Taitila until 12:52, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Gemini
- 10:56 Yoga becomes Indra
- 12:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:33 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 19:17 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:56 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 23:56 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:31 – 15:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:42 – 16:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:47 – 17:03
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. 05:02 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:03 – 19:49
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:33 – 06:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:52 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:09 – 09:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:25 – 10:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:41 – 11:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:58 – 13:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:14 – 14:31 | Good |
| Rog | 14:31 – 15:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:47 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:03 – 18:47 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:47 – 20:31 | Good |
| Char | 20:31 – 22:14 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:14 – 23:58 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:58 – 01:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:41 – 03:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:25 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:09 – 06:52 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
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:43 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:16 NowSaturn
- 11:07 NowJupiter
- 11:58 NowMars
- 12:49 NowSun
- 13:40 NowVenus
- 14:31 NowMercury
- 15:21 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:31 NowVenus
- 21:40 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:58 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:07 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:25 NowSun
- 04:34 NowVenus
- 05:43 NowMercury
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:52 NowVenus
- 08:52 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:52 NowSaturn
- 11:52 NowJupiter
- 12:52 NowMars
- 13:52 NowSun
- 14:52 NowVenus
- 15:52 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 18:52 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 20:52 NowSun
- 21:52 NowVenus
- 22:52 NowMercury
- 23:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSaturn
- 01:52 NowJupiter
- 02:52 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 05:52 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:20 Taurus
- 06:20 – 08:24 Gemini
- 08:24 – 10:05 Cancer
- 10:05 – 11:31 Leo
- 11:31 – 12:55 Virgo
- 12:55 – 14:29 Libra
- 14:29 – 16:24 Scorpio
- 16:24 – 18:39 Sagittarius
- 18:39 – 21:00 Capricorn
- 21:00 – 23:19 Aquarius
- 23:19 – 01:36 next day Pisces
- 01:36 – 03:57 next day Aries
- 03:57 – 06:16 next day Taurus
- 06:16 – 06:52 next day Gemini
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