Durban panchang, 6 December 2024
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:45 Moonrise 09:22 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 18:45- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:33 – 08:17
- Durmuhurta 07:36 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam 10:02 – 11:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 13:10
- Yamaganda 15:16 – 17:01
- 07:12 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 08:38 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 08:38 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:48 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
Night
18:45 to 04:48 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:45 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:09 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:37 next day Moon enters Aquarius
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 08:38
- Nakshatra Shravana until 13:48 · lord Moon
- Yoga Dhruva until 07:12
- Karana Balava until 08:38, then Kaulava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 07:12 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 08:38 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 08:38 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:48 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 20:09 Karana becomes Taitila
- 01:37 next day Moon enters Aquarius
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:17
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:12 – 10:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:36 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 13:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:16 – 17:01
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. 03:28 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 20:46
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:48 – 13:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 08:38 – 04:48 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 13:48 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:48 – 06:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:17 – 10:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:02 – 11:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:47 – 13:31 | Good |
| Rog | 13:31 – 15:16 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:16 – 17:01 | Bad |
| Char | 17:01 – 18:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:45 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:01 – 21:16 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:16 – 22:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:31 – 23:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:47 – 01:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:02 – 02:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 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 NowVenus
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 07:08 NowMoon
- 08:17 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:37 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 14:06 NowMercury
- 15:16 NowMoon
- 16:26 NowSaturn
- 17:35 NowJupiter
- 18:45 NowMars
- 19:35 NowSun
- 20:26 NowVenus
- 21:16 NowMercury
- 22:06 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:08 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:48 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:48 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:48 NowSun
- 11:48 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:48 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSun
- 01:48 NowVenus
- 02:48 NowMercury
- 03:48 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 03:36 Libra
- 03:36 – 05:31 Scorpio
- 05:31 – 07:46 Sagittarius
- 07:46 – 10:07 Capricorn
- 10:07 – 12:26 Aquarius
- 12:26 – 14:44 Pisces
- 14:44 – 17:04 Aries
- 17:04 – 19:23 Taurus
- 19:23 – 21:27 Gemini
- 21:27 – 23:08 Cancer
- 23:08 – 00:35 next day Leo
- 00:35 – 01:58 next day Virgo
- 01:58 – 03:32 next day Libra
- 03:32 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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