Durban panchang, 28 August 2024
Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 02:22 Shravana month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:16 to 17:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:41 – 09:06
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta 11:34 – 12:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:19 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:57 – 13:22
- 09:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 15:41 Yoga becomes Siddhi
Night
17:38 to 06:15 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:34 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:50 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 21:50
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 12:23 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vajra until 15:41
- Karana Vanija until 09:52, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Leo
- 09:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 12:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 15:41 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 21:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:50 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:41 – 09:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:34 – 12:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:57 – 13:22
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. 04:35 – 05:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:09
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:16 – 12:23
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:16 – 07:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:41 – 09:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:06 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 11:57 | Good |
| Rog | 11:57 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Char | 14:47 – 16:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:12 – 17:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:38 – 19:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:12 – 20:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:47 – 22:21 | Good |
| Char | 22:21 – 23:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:56 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:31 – 03:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:05 – 04:40 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:40 – 06:15 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
- 06:16 NowMercury
- 07:13 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:06 NowJupiter
- 10:03 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:47 NowSaturn
- 15:44 NowJupiter
- 16:41 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:41 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:47 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:05 NowMercury
- 04:09 NowMoon
- 05:12 NowSaturn
- 06:16 NowMercury
- 07:16 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:16 NowJupiter
- 10:16 NowMars
- 11:16 NowSun
- 12:16 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:16 NowSaturn
- 16:16 NowJupiter
- 17:16 NowMars
- 18:16 NowSun
- 19:16 NowVenus
- 20:16 NowMercury
- 21:16 NowMoon
- 22:16 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMars
- 01:16 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:16 NowMercury
- 04:16 NowMoon
- 05:16 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:35 – 05:46 Cancer
- 05:46 – 07:12 Leo
- 07:12 – 08:35 Virgo
- 08:35 – 10:09 Libra
- 10:09 – 12:04 Scorpio
- 12:04 – 14:19 Sagittarius
- 14:19 – 16:41 Capricorn
- 16:41 – 18:59 Aquarius
- 18:59 – 21:17 Pisces
- 21:17 – 23:37 Aries
- 23:37 – 01:57 next day Taurus
- 01:57 – 04:00 next day Gemini
- 04:00 – 05:42 next day Cancer
- 05:42 – 06:15 next day Leo
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