Durban panchang, 8 September 2024
Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 17:43 Moonrise 08:37 Bhadrapada month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:03 to 17:43- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:16
- Yamaganda 11:53 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam 14:48 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta 16:10 – 16:57
- Rahu Kalam 16:16 – 17:43
- 12:00 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 16:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:43 to 06:02 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:43 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:34 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 05:30 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 16:28
- Nakshatra Swati until 12:00 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Indra until 20:34
- Karana Balava until 16:28, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Leo
- 12:00 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 16:28 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 20:34 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 05:30 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:48 – 16:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:10 – 16:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:16 – 17:43
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:34 – 21:02 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 12:00 – 06:02 next day
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. 04:24 – 05:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:43 – 20:11
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 12:00 – 06:02 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:03 – 07:30 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:30 – 08:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:58 – 10:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:26 – 11:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:53 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:21 – 14:48 | Good |
| Rog | 14:48 – 16:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:16 – 17:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:43 – 19:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:16 – 20:48 | Good |
| Char | 20:48 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 23:53 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:53 – 01:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:25 – 02:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:57 – 04:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:29 – 06:02 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
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:01 NowVenus
- 08:00 NowMercury
- 08:58 NowMoon
- 09:56 NowSaturn
- 10:55 NowJupiter
- 11:53 NowMars
- 12:52 NowSun
- 13:50 NowVenus
- 14:48 NowMercury
- 15:47 NowMoon
- 16:45 NowSaturn
- 17:43 NowJupiter
- 18:45 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:48 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:51 NowMoon
- 23:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:54 NowJupiter
- 01:56 NowMars
- 02:57 NowSun
- 03:59 NowVenus
- 05:00 NowMercury
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:03 NowVenus
- 08:03 NowMercury
- 09:03 NowMoon
- 10:03 NowSaturn
- 11:03 NowJupiter
- 12:03 NowMars
- 13:03 NowSun
- 14:03 NowVenus
- 15:03 NowMercury
- 16:03 NowMoon
- 17:03 NowSaturn
- 18:03 NowJupiter
- 19:03 NowMars
- 20:03 NowSun
- 21:03 NowVenus
- 22:03 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSaturn
- 01:03 NowJupiter
- 02:03 NowMars
- 03:03 NowSun
- 04:03 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:24 – 05:02 Cancer
- 05:02 – 06:28 Leo
- 06:28 – 07:52 Virgo
- 07:52 – 09:26 Libra
- 09:26 – 11:21 Scorpio
- 11:21 – 13:36 Sagittarius
- 13:36 – 15:57 Capricorn
- 15:57 – 18:16 Aquarius
- 18:16 – 20:34 Pisces
- 20:34 – 22:54 Aries
- 22:54 – 01:13 next day Taurus
- 01:13 – 03:17 next day Gemini
- 03:17 – 04:58 next day Cancer
- 04:58 – 06:02 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