Durban panchang, 4 December 2024
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 07:12 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 18:44- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:32 – 08:17
- Gulika Kalam 10:01 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta 11:18 – 12:14
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 12:14 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:46 – 13:30
- 09:40 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 09:40 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:26 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 13:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:44 to 04:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:44 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:49 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:33 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 09:40
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 13:44 · lord Venus
- Yoga Ganda until 10:26
- Karana Gara until 09:40, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:40 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 09:40 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:26 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 13:44 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 19:49 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:33 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:01 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:18 – 12:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:46 – 13:30
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 Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:18 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:44 – 20:45
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 13:44 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:32 – 08:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:17 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:01 – 11:46 | Good |
| Rog | 11:46 – 13:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:30 – 15:15 | Bad |
| Char | 15:15 – 16:59 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:59 – 18:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:44 – 19:59 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:59 – 21:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:15 – 22:30 | Good |
| Char | 22:30 – 23:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:46 – 01:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:01 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:17 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:33 – 04:48 next day | Bad |
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 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowMoon
- 07:07 NowSaturn
- 08:17 NowJupiter
- 09:27 NowMars
- 10:36 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 14:05 NowMoon
- 15:15 NowSaturn
- 16:24 NowJupiter
- 17:34 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:24 NowMercury
- 21:15 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- 23:46 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSun
- 01:27 NowVenus
- 02:17 NowMercury
- 03:07 NowMoon
- 03:58 NowSaturn
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:48 NowMoon
- 06:48 NowSaturn
- 07:48 NowJupiter
- 08:48 NowMars
- 09:48 NowSun
- 10:48 NowVenus
- 11:48 NowMercury
- 12:48 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:48 NowJupiter
- 15:48 NowMars
- 16:48 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 18:48 NowMercury
- 19:48 NowMoon
- 20:48 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:48 NowMars
- 23:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:48 NowVenus
- 01:48 NowMercury
- 02:48 NowMoon
- 03:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:44 Libra
- 03:44 – 05:39 Scorpio
- 05:39 – 07:54 Sagittarius
- 07:54 – 10:15 Capricorn
- 10:15 – 12:34 Aquarius
- 12:34 – 14:52 Pisces
- 14:52 – 17:12 Aries
- 17:12 – 19:31 Taurus
- 19:31 – 21:35 Gemini
- 21:35 – 23:16 Cancer
- 23:16 – 00:42 next day Leo
- 00:42 – 02:06 next day Virgo
- 02:06 – 03:40 next day Libra
- 03:40 – 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