Durban panchang, 10 November 2024
Sunrise 04:55 Sunset 18:24 Moonrise 12:34 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
04:55 to 18:24- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:06
- Yamaganda 11:40 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam 15:02 – 16:43
- Durmuhurta 16:36 – 17:30
- Rahu Kalam 16:43 – 18:24
- 06:27 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 07:29 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 17:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 17:31 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:24 to 04:55 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:24 – 20:30
- Brahma Muhurta 03:31 – 04:13 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:11 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 04:28 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 17:31
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 07:29 · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhruva until 22:11
- Karana Balava until 06:27, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Libra
- 06:27 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 07:29 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 17:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 17:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 22:11 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 04:28 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:40 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:02 – 16:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:36 – 17:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:43 – 18:24
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:11 – 01:47 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. 03:31 – 04:13
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:13 – 12:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:24 – 20:30
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 07:29 – 04:55 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:55 – 06:36 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:36 – 08:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:17 – 09:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:58 – 11:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:40 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:21 – 15:02 | Good |
| Rog | 15:02 – 16:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:43 – 18:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:24 – 19:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:43 – 21:02 | Good |
| Char | 21:02 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 23:39 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:39 – 00:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:58 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:17 – 03:36 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:36 – 04:55 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
- 04:55 NowSun
- 06:03 NowVenus
- 07:10 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:25 NowSaturn
- 10:32 NowJupiter
- 11:40 NowMars
- 12:47 NowSun
- 13:54 NowVenus
- 15:02 NowMercury
- 16:09 NowMoon
- 17:16 NowSaturn
- 18:24 NowJupiter
- 19:16 NowMars
- 20:09 NowSun
- 21:02 NowVenus
- 21:54 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:39 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 04:55 NowSun
- 05:55 NowVenus
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:55 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:55 NowJupiter
- 10:55 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:55 NowMercury
- 14:55 NowMoon
- 15:55 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 18:55 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:55 NowMercury
- 21:55 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:55 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:55 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:31 – 03:44 Virgo
- 03:44 – 05:18 Libra
- 05:18 – 07:13 Scorpio
- 07:13 – 09:28 Sagittarius
- 09:28 – 11:50 Capricorn
- 11:50 – 14:08 Aquarius
- 14:08 – 16:26 Pisces
- 16:26 – 18:47 Aries
- 18:47 – 21:06 Taurus
- 21:06 – 23:09 Gemini
- 23:09 – 00:51 next day Cancer
- 00:51 – 02:17 next day Leo
- 02:17 – 03:40 next day Virgo
- 03:40 – 04:55 next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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