Durban panchang, 14 September 2024
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 17:47 Moonrise 13:44 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
05:56 to 17:47- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:56 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta 05:56 – 06:43
- Durmuhurta 06:43 – 07:30
- Rahu Kalam 08:53 – 10:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:27 – 12:15
- Yamaganda 13:20 – 14:49
- 06:11 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:47 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 17:02 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 17:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:11 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:47 to 05:54 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:47 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 05:06 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 17:11
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 17:02 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shobhana until 14:47
- Karana Vanija until 06:11, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:11 Karana becomes Vishti
- 14:47 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 17:02 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 17:11 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 17:11 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:01 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:56 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:56 – 06:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:43 – 07:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:53 – 10:22
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:49
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:47 – 17:11
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. 04:18 – 05:07
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:27 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:47 – 20:12
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:56 – 17:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:02 – 05:54 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:56 – 07:24 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:24 – 08:53 | Good |
| Rog | 08:53 – 10:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:22 – 11:51 | Bad |
| Char | 11:51 – 13:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:20 – 14:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:49 – 16:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:18 – 17:47 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:47 – 19:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:17 – 20:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:48 – 22:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:19 – 23:50 | Good |
| Char | 23:50 – 01:21 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:21 – 02:52 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:52 – 04:23 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:23 – 05:54 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
- 05:56 NowSaturn
- 06:55 NowJupiter
- 07:54 NowMars
- 08:53 NowSun
- 09:53 NowVenus
- 10:52 NowMercury
- 11:51 NowMoon
- 12:50 NowSaturn
- 13:50 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:47 NowVenus
- 17:47 NowMercury
- 18:47 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:48 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:50 NowSun
- 23:50 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMercury
- 01:52 NowMoon
- 02:52 NowSaturn
- 03:53 NowJupiter
- 04:54 NowMars
- 05:56 NowSaturn
- 06:56 NowJupiter
- 07:56 NowMars
- 08:56 NowSun
- 09:56 NowVenus
- 10:56 NowMercury
- 11:56 NowMoon
- 12:56 NowSaturn
- 13:56 NowJupiter
- 14:56 NowMars
- 15:56 NowSun
- 16:56 NowVenus
- 17:56 NowMercury
- 18:56 NowMoon
- 19:56 NowSaturn
- 20:56 NowJupiter
- 21:56 NowMars
- 22:56 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMercury
- 01:56 NowMoon
- 02:56 NowSaturn
- 03:56 NowJupiter
- 04:56 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:18 – 04:39 Cancer
- 04:39 – 06:05 Leo
- 06:05 – 07:28 Virgo
- 07:28 – 09:03 Libra
- 09:03 – 10:58 Scorpio
- 10:58 – 13:12 Sagittarius
- 13:12 – 15:34 Capricorn
- 15:34 – 17:52 Aquarius
- 17:52 – 20:10 Pisces
- 20:10 – 22:31 Aries
- 22:31 – 00:50 next day Taurus
- 00:50 – 02:54 next day Gemini
- 02:54 – 04:35 next day Cancer
- 04:35 – 05:54 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