Durban panchang, 7 December 2024
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 10:26 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 18:46- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:48 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta 05:44 – 06:40
- Rahu Kalam 08:18 – 10:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Yamaganda 13:32 – 15:16
- 05:12 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 07:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 07:36 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:20 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
Night
18:46 to 04:48 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:46 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:58 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:55 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 07:36
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 13:20 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyaghata until 05:12
- Karana Taitila until 07:36, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:12 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 07:36 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 07:36 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:20 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 18:58 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:55 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:48 – 06:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:44 – 06:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 10:02
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:32 – 15:16
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:55 – 04:07 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. 03:28 – 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 18:46 – 20:46
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:48 – 13:20
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:48 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:33 – 08:18 | Good |
| Rog | 08:18 – 10:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:02 – 11:47 | Bad |
| Char | 11:47 – 13:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:32 – 15:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:16 – 17:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:01 – 18:46 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:46 – 20:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:01 – 21:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:17 – 22:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:32 – 23:47 | Good |
| Char | 23:47 – 01:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:02 – 02:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:33 – 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 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowJupiter
- 07:08 NowMars
- 08:18 NowSun
- 09:27 NowVenus
- 10:37 NowMercury
- 11:47 NowMoon
- 12:57 NowSaturn
- 14:07 NowJupiter
- 15:16 NowMars
- 16:26 NowSun
- 17:36 NowVenus
- 18:46 NowMercury
- 19:36 NowMoon
- 20:26 NowSaturn
- 21:17 NowJupiter
- 22:07 NowMars
- 22:57 NowSun
- 23:47 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMercury
- 01:28 NowMoon
- 02:18 NowSaturn
- 03:08 NowJupiter
- 03:58 NowMars
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:48 NowSun
- 08:48 NowVenus
- 09:48 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:48 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:48 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 18:48 NowSaturn
- 19:48 NowJupiter
- 20:48 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMoon
- 01:48 NowSaturn
- 02:48 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 03:32 Libra
- 03:32 – 05:27 Scorpio
- 05:27 – 07:42 Sagittarius
- 07:42 – 10:04 Capricorn
- 10:04 – 12:22 Aquarius
- 12:22 – 14:40 Pisces
- 14:40 – 17:00 Aries
- 17:00 – 19:20 Taurus
- 19:20 – 21:23 Gemini
- 21:23 – 23:05 Cancer
- 23:05 – 00:31 next day Leo
- 00:31 – 01:54 next day Virgo
- 01:54 – 03:28 next day Libra
- 03:28 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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