Durban panchang, 26 December 2024
Sunrise 04:55 Sunset 18:57 Moonrise 01:14 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 18:57- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 04:55 – 06:41
- Gulika Kalam 08:26 – 10:11
- Durmuhurta 09:36 – 10:32
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:28 – 12:24
- Rahu Kalam 13:41 – 15:26
- Durmuhurta 15:12 – 16:08
- 08:10 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:39 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Night
18:57 to 04:56 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:57 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 03:36 – 04:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:14 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 21:14 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 21:14
- Nakshatra Swati until 14:39 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Sukarman until 18:53
- Karana Bava until 08:10, then Balava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:10 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:39 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 21:14 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 21:14 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:55 – 06:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 10:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:36 – 10:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:41 – 15:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:12 – 16:08
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. 03:36 – 04:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 18:57 – 20:57
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 04:55 – 06:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 06:41 – 08:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:26 – 10:11 | Bad |
| Char | 10:11 – 11:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:56 – 13:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:41 – 15:26 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:26 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:12 – 18:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:57 – 20:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:12 – 21:27 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:27 – 22:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:41 – 23:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:56 – 01:11 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:11 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:26 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:41 – 04:56 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
- 04:55 NowJupiter
- 06:06 NowMars
- 07:16 NowSun
- 08:26 NowVenus
- 09:36 NowMercury
- 10:46 NowMoon
- 11:56 NowSaturn
- 13:06 NowJupiter
- 14:16 NowMars
- 15:26 NowSun
- 16:37 NowVenus
- 17:47 NowMercury
- 18:57 NowMoon
- 19:47 NowSaturn
- 20:37 NowJupiter
- 21:27 NowMars
- 22:17 NowSun
- 23:06 NowVenus
- 23:56 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:46 NowMoon
- 01:36 NowSaturn
- 02:26 NowJupiter
- 03:16 NowMars
- 04:06 NowSun
- 04:55 NowJupiter
- 05:55 NowMars
- 06:55 NowSun
- 07:55 NowVenus
- 08:55 NowMercury
- 09:55 NowMoon
- 10:55 NowSaturn
- 11:55 NowJupiter
- 12:55 NowMars
- 13:55 NowSun
- 14:55 NowVenus
- 15:55 NowMercury
- 16:55 NowMoon
- 17:55 NowSaturn
- 18:55 NowJupiter
- 19:55 NowMars
- 20:55 NowSun
- 21:55 NowVenus
- 22:55 NowMercury
- 23:55 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:55 NowSaturn
- 01:55 NowJupiter
- 02:55 NowMars
- 03:55 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:36 – 04:13 Scorpio
- 04:13 – 06:27 Sagittarius
- 06:27 – 08:49 Capricorn
- 08:49 – 11:07 Aquarius
- 11:07 – 13:25 Pisces
- 13:25 – 15:46 Aries
- 15:46 – 18:05 Taurus
- 18:05 – 20:09 Gemini
- 20:09 – 21:50 Cancer
- 21:50 – 23:16 Leo
- 23:16 – 00:40 next day Virgo
- 00:40 – 02:14 next day Libra
- 02:14 – 04:09 next day Scorpio
- 04:09 – 04:56 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