Durban panchang, 1 December 2024
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 04:30 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
04:48 to 18:41- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:45 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam 15:13 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta 16:50 – 17:46
- Rahu Kalam 16:57 – 18:41
- 08:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 08:21 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 10:53 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:03 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Night
18:41 to 04:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:51 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 08:21
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 10:53 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Sukarman until 13:03
- Karana Naga until 08:21, then Kimstughna
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 08:21 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 10:53 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:03 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 20:51 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:45 – 13:29
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:13 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:50 – 17:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:57 – 18:41
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:48 – 10:53
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:53 – 04:48 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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:17 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:43
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:32 – 08:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:16 – 10:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:01 – 11:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:45 – 13:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:29 – 15:13 | Good |
| Rog | 15:13 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:57 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:41 – 19:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:57 – 21:13 | Good |
| Char | 21:13 – 22:29 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:29 – 23:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:45 – 01:00 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:00 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:57 NowVenus
- 07:07 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:26 NowSaturn
- 10:35 NowJupiter
- 11:45 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 14:04 NowVenus
- 15:13 NowMercury
- 16:22 NowMoon
- 17:32 NowSaturn
- 18:41 NowJupiter
- 19:32 NowMars
- 20:22 NowSun
- 21:13 NowVenus
- 22:04 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- 23:45 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:35 NowJupiter
- 01:26 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:48 NowVenus
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:56 Libra
- 03:56 – 05:51 Scorpio
- 05:51 – 08:06 Sagittarius
- 08:06 – 10:27 Capricorn
- 10:27 – 12:46 Aquarius
- 12:46 – 15:03 Pisces
- 15:03 – 17:24 Aries
- 17:24 – 19:43 Taurus
- 19:43 – 21:47 Gemini
- 21:47 – 23:28 Cancer
- 23:28 – 00:54 next day Leo
- 00:54 – 02:18 next day Virgo
- 02:18 – 03:52 next day Libra
- 03:52 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
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