Durban panchang, 29 July 2024
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:21 Moonrise 01:13 Ashadha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 17:21- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:03 – 09:23
- Yamaganda 10:42 – 12:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:06
- Gulika Kalam 13:22 – 14:41
- Durmuhurta 14:31 – 15:13
- 07:25 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 13:15 Moon enters Taurus
- 14:24 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 14:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 14:26 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:21 to 06:43 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:21 – 20:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:48 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 14:26
- Nakshatra Bharani until 07:25 · lord Venus
- Yoga Ganda until 14:24
- Karana Gara until 14:26, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:25 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 13:15 Moon enters Taurus
- 14:24 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 14:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 14:26 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:48 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:31 – 15:13
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 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:21 – 20:01
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:43 – 08:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:03 – 09:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:23 – 10:42 | Good |
| Rog | 10:42 – 12:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:02 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Char | 13:22 – 14:41 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:41 – 16:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:01 – 17:21 | Good |
| Char | 17:21 – 19:01 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:01 – 20:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:41 – 22:21 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:21 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:02 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:42 – 03:22 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:22 – 05:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:03 – 06:43 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:37 NowSaturn
- 08:30 NowJupiter
- 09:23 NowMars
- 10:16 NowSun
- 11:09 NowVenus
- 12:02 NowMercury
- 12:55 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:41 NowJupiter
- 15:34 NowMars
- 16:27 NowSun
- 17:21 NowVenus
- 18:27 NowMercury
- 19:34 NowMoon
- 20:41 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSun
- 01:09 NowVenus
- 02:15 NowMercury
- 03:22 NowMoon
- 04:29 NowSaturn
- 05:36 NowJupiter
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:43 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:43 NowSun
- 11:43 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:43 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:43 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:43 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSun
- 01:43 NowVenus
- 02:43 NowMercury
- 03:43 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 06:02 Gemini
- 06:02 – 07:43 Cancer
- 07:43 – 09:10 Leo
- 09:10 – 10:33 Virgo
- 10:33 – 12:07 Libra
- 12:07 – 14:02 Scorpio
- 14:02 – 16:17 Sagittarius
- 16:17 – 18:39 Capricorn
- 18:39 – 20:57 Aquarius
- 20:57 – 23:15 Pisces
- 23:15 – 01:35 next day Aries
- 01:35 – 03:55 next day Taurus
- 03:55 – 05:58 next day Gemini
- 05:58 – 06:43 next day Cancer
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