Durban panchang, 24 November 2024
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:36 Moonrise 01:01 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
04:49 to 18:36- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:15 – 12:10
- Yamaganda 11:42 – 13:26
- Gulika Kalam 15:09 – 16:52
- Durmuhurta 16:45 – 17:40
- Rahu Kalam 16:52 – 18:36
- 05:35 Karana becomes Gara
- 08:47 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
18:36 to 04:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:36 – 20:38
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:46 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 18:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 18:50 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:32 next day Moon enters Virgo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 18:50
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 18:46 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 08:47
- Karana Taitila until 05:35, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:35 Karana becomes Gara
- 08:47 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 18:46 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 18:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 18:50 Karana becomes Vanija
- 01:32 next day Moon enters Virgo
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:11 – 08:47
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:47 – 09:59
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:26
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:09 – 16:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:45 – 17:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:52 – 18:36
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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:15 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:36 – 20:38
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:46 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:49 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:32 – 08:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:16 – 09:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:59 – 11:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:42 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:26 – 15:09 | Good |
| Rog | 15:09 – 16:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:52 – 18:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:36 – 19:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:52 – 21:09 | Good |
| Char | 21:09 – 22:26 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:26 – 23:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:42 – 00:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:59 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:32 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 07:07 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:25 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:42 NowMars
- 12:51 NowSun
- 14:00 NowVenus
- 15:09 NowMercury
- 16:18 NowMoon
- 17:27 NowSaturn
- 18:36 NowJupiter
- 19:27 NowMars
- 20:18 NowSun
- 21:09 NowVenus
- 22:00 NowMercury
- 22:51 NowMoon
- 23:42 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:33 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:49 NowVenus
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 04:23 Libra
- 04:23 – 06:18 Scorpio
- 06:18 – 08:33 Sagittarius
- 08:33 – 10:55 Capricorn
- 10:55 – 13:13 Aquarius
- 13:13 – 15:31 Pisces
- 15:31 – 17:51 Aries
- 17:51 – 20:11 Taurus
- 20:11 – 22:14 Gemini
- 22:14 – 23:56 Cancer
- 23:56 – 01:22 next day Leo
- 01:22 – 02:45 next day Virgo
- 02:45 – 04:19 next day Libra
- 04:19 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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