Durban panchang, 7 November 2024
Sunrise 04:57 Sunset 18:21 Moonrise 09:18 Kartika month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:57 to 18:21- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 04:57 – 06:38
- Gulika Kalam 08:18 – 09:59
- Durmuhurta 09:25 – 10:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:12 – 12:06
- Rahu Kalam 13:20 – 15:00
- Durmuhurta 14:47 – 15:41
- 06:21 Yoga becomes Shula
- 08:17 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 09:12 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:24 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
18:21 to 04:57 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:21 – 20:28
- Brahma Muhurta 03:32 – 04:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:05 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 21:05 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 21:05
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 08:17 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhriti until 06:21
- Karana Kaulava until 09:12, then Taitila
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 06:21 Yoga becomes Shula
- 08:17 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 09:12 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:24 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:05 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 21:05 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:57 – 06:38
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:21 – 08:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 09:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:25 – 10:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 15:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:47 – 15:41
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. 03:32 – 04:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:12 – 12:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:21 – 20:28
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 08:17 – 04:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 04:57 – 06:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 06:38 – 08:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:18 – 09:59 | Bad |
| Char | 09:59 – 11:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:39 – 13:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:20 – 15:00 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:00 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:41 – 18:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:21 – 19:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:41 – 21:00 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:00 – 22:20 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:20 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:39 – 00:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:58 – 02:18 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:18 – 03:37 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:37 – 04:57 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
- 04:57 NowJupiter
- 06:04 NowMars
- 07:11 NowSun
- 08:18 NowVenus
- 09:25 NowMercury
- 10:32 NowMoon
- 11:39 NowSaturn
- 12:46 NowJupiter
- 13:53 NowMars
- 15:00 NowSun
- 16:07 NowVenus
- 17:14 NowMercury
- 18:21 NowMoon
- 19:14 NowSaturn
- 20:07 NowJupiter
- 21:00 NowMars
- 21:53 NowSun
- 22:46 NowVenus
- 23:39 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMoon
- 01:25 NowSaturn
- 02:18 NowJupiter
- 03:11 NowMars
- 04:04 NowSun
- 04:57 NowJupiter
- 05:57 NowMars
- 06:57 NowSun
- 07:57 NowVenus
- 08:57 NowMercury
- 09:57 NowMoon
- 10:57 NowSaturn
- 11:57 NowJupiter
- 12:57 NowMars
- 13:57 NowSun
- 14:57 NowVenus
- 15:57 NowMercury
- 16:57 NowMoon
- 17:57 NowSaturn
- 18:57 NowJupiter
- 19:57 NowMars
- 20:57 NowSun
- 21:57 NowVenus
- 22:57 NowMercury
- 23:57 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:57 NowSaturn
- 01:57 NowJupiter
- 02:57 NowMars
- 03:57 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:32 – 03:56 Virgo
- 03:56 – 05:30 Libra
- 05:30 – 07:25 Scorpio
- 07:25 – 09:40 Sagittarius
- 09:40 – 12:01 Capricorn
- 12:01 – 14:20 Aquarius
- 14:20 – 16:38 Pisces
- 16:38 – 18:58 Aries
- 18:58 – 21:17 Taurus
- 21:17 – 23:21 Gemini
- 23:21 – 01:02 next day Cancer
- 01:02 – 02:29 next day Leo
- 02:29 – 03:52 next day Virgo
- 03:52 – 04:57 next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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