Durban panchang, 25 December 2024
Sunrise 04:55 Sunset 18:56 Moonrise 00:45 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
04:55 to 18:56- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:40 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:10 – 11:56
- Durmuhurta 11:28 – 12:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:28 – 12:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:56 – 13:41
- 05:43 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:52 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 18:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Night
18:56 to 04:55 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:56 – 20:56
- Brahma Muhurta 03:36 – 04:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 18:59 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 18:59
- Nakshatra Chitra until 11:52 · lord Mars
- Yoga Atiganda until 18:16
- Karana Vanija until 05:43, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 05:43 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:52 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 18:16 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 18:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 18:59 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:40 – 08:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:10 – 11:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:28 – 12:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:56 – 13:41
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. 03:35 – 04:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:28 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:56 – 20:56
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:55 – 06:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:40 – 08:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:25 – 10:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:10 – 11:56 | Good |
| Rog | 11:56 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:41 – 15:26 | Bad |
| Char | 15:26 – 17:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:11 – 18:56 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:56 – 20:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:11 – 21:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:26 – 22:41 | Good |
| Char | 22:41 – 23:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:56 – 01:11 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:11 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:26 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:41 – 04:55 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
- 04:55 NowMercury
- 06:05 NowMoon
- 07:15 NowSaturn
- 08:25 NowJupiter
- 09:35 NowMars
- 10:45 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 13:06 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:26 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:46 NowMars
- 18:56 NowSun
- 19:46 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:26 NowMoon
- 22:16 NowSaturn
- 23:06 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:36 NowVenus
- 02:26 NowMercury
- 03:16 NowMoon
- 04:05 NowSaturn
- 04:55 NowMercury
- 05:55 NowMoon
- 06:55 NowSaturn
- 07:55 NowJupiter
- 08:55 NowMars
- 09:55 NowSun
- 10:55 NowVenus
- 11:55 NowMercury
- 12:55 NowMoon
- 13:55 NowSaturn
- 14:55 NowJupiter
- 15:55 NowMars
- 16:55 NowSun
- 17:55 NowVenus
- 18:55 NowMercury
- 19:55 NowMoon
- 20:55 NowSaturn
- 21:55 NowJupiter
- 22:55 NowMars
- 23:55 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:55 NowVenus
- 01:55 NowMercury
- 02:55 NowMoon
- 03:55 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:35 – 04:16 Scorpio
- 04:16 – 06:31 Sagittarius
- 06:31 – 08:53 Capricorn
- 08:53 – 11:11 Aquarius
- 11:11 – 13:29 Pisces
- 13:29 – 15:50 Aries
- 15:50 – 18:09 Taurus
- 18:09 – 20:12 Gemini
- 20:12 – 21:54 Cancer
- 21:54 – 23:20 Leo
- 23:20 – 00:44 next day Virgo
- 00:44 – 02:18 next day Libra
- 02:18 – 04:13 next day Scorpio
- 04:13 – 04:55 next day Sagittarius
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