Durban panchang, 26 June 2024
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:04 Moonrise 21:53 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
06:53 to 17:04- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:09 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:42 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta 11:38 – 12:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:19 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:58 – 13:15
- 09:35 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
17:04 to 06:53 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:04 – 19:50
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:25 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 17:25 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:50 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 04:17 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 17:25
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 09:35 · lord Mars
- Yoga Priti until 23:50
- Karana Taitila until 17:25, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Gemini
- 09:35 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 17:25 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 17:25 Karana becomes Gara
- 23:50 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 04:17 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 11:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:38 – 12:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:58 – 13:15
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:53 – 09:35
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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:04 – 19:50
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:53 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:09 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:42 – 11:58 | Good |
| Rog | 11:58 – 13:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:15 – 14:31 | Bad |
| Char | 14:31 – 15:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:48 – 17:04 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:04 – 18:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:48 – 20:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:31 – 22:15 | Good |
| Char | 22:15 – 23:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:58 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:42 – 03:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:26 – 05:09 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:09 – 06:53 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
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:43 NowMoon
- 08:34 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:07 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:40 NowMoon
- 14:31 NowSaturn
- 15:22 NowJupiter
- 16:13 NowMars
- 17:04 NowSun
- 18:13 NowVenus
- 19:22 NowMercury
- 20:31 NowMoon
- 21:40 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:26 NowMercury
- 04:35 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:53 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 10:53 NowMars
- 11:53 NowSun
- 12:53 NowVenus
- 13:53 NowMercury
- 14:53 NowMoon
- 15:53 NowSaturn
- 16:53 NowJupiter
- 17:53 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:53 NowVenus
- 20:53 NowMercury
- 21:53 NowMoon
- 22:53 NowSaturn
- 23:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMars
- 01:53 NowSun
- 02:53 NowVenus
- 03:53 NowMercury
- 04:53 NowMoon
- 05:53 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 06:08 Taurus
- 06:08 – 08:12 Gemini
- 08:12 – 09:53 Cancer
- 09:53 – 11:19 Leo
- 11:19 – 12:43 Virgo
- 12:43 – 14:17 Libra
- 14:17 – 16:12 Scorpio
- 16:12 – 18:27 Sagittarius
- 18:27 – 20:48 Capricorn
- 20:48 – 23:07 Aquarius
- 23:07 – 01:24 next day Pisces
- 01:24 – 03:45 next day Aries
- 03:45 – 06:04 next day Taurus
- 06:04 – 06:53 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