Durban panchang, 2 December 2024
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 05:17 Margashirsha 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 18:42- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:32 – 08:17
- Yamaganda 10:01 – 11:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam 13:29 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta 15:00 – 15:55
- 09:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 09:13 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:15 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 12:15 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 12:30 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
18:42 to 04:48 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:42 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:29 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 09:13
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 12:15 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Dhriti until 12:30
- Karana Bava until 09:13, then Balava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 09:13 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:15 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 12:15 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 12:30 Yoga becomes Shula
- 21:29 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:01 – 11:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 13:08
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:30 – 14:30
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:29 – 15:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:00 – 15:55
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 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:42 – 20:43
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:48 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:32 – 08:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:17 – 10:01 | Good |
| Rog | 10:01 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:45 – 13:29 | Bad |
| Char | 13:29 – 15:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:14 – 16:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:58 – 18:42 | Good |
| Char | 18:42 – 19:58 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:58 – 21:14 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:14 – 22:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:29 – 23:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:45 – 01:01 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:01 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:17 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:32 – 04:48 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 07:07 NowJupiter
- 08:17 NowMars
- 09:26 NowSun
- 10:36 NowVenus
- 11:45 NowMercury
- 12:55 NowMoon
- 14:04 NowSaturn
- 15:14 NowJupiter
- 16:23 NowMars
- 17:33 NowSun
- 18:42 NowVenus
- 19:33 NowMercury
- 20:23 NowMoon
- 21:14 NowSaturn
- 22:04 NowJupiter
- 22:55 NowMars
- 23:45 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:36 NowVenus
- 01:26 NowMercury
- 02:17 NowMoon
- 03:07 NowSaturn
- 03:58 NowJupiter
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:48 NowMars
- 08:48 NowSun
- 09:48 NowVenus
- 10:48 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:48 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:48 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMercury
- 01:48 NowMoon
- 02:48 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:52 Libra
- 03:52 – 05:47 Scorpio
- 05:47 – 08:02 Sagittarius
- 08:02 – 10:23 Capricorn
- 10:23 – 12:42 Aquarius
- 12:42 – 14:59 Pisces
- 14:59 – 17:20 Aries
- 17:20 – 19:39 Taurus
- 19:39 – 21:43 Gemini
- 21:43 – 23:24 Cancer
- 23:24 – 00:50 next day Leo
- 00:50 – 02:14 next day Virgo
- 02:14 – 03:48 next day Libra
- 03:48 – 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