Durban panchang, 27 December 2024
Sunrise 04:56 Sunset 18:57 Moonrise 01:47 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
04:56 to 18:57- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:41 – 08:26
- Durmuhurta 07:44 – 08:40
- Rahu Kalam 10:11 – 11:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:29 – 12:25
- Durmuhurta 12:25 – 13:21
- Yamaganda 15:27 – 17:12
- 10:10 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:26 Moon enters Scorpio
- 16:58 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
18:57 to 04:57 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:57 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 03:37 – 04:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:07 Yoga becomes Shula
- 22:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 22:57 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 22:57
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 16:58 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Dhriti until 19:07
- Karana Kaulava until 10:10, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 10:10 Karana becomes Taitila
- 10:26 Moon enters Scorpio
- 16:58 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 19:07 Yoga becomes Shula
- 22:57 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 22:57 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:41 – 08:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:44 – 08:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:11 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:25 – 13:21
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:27 – 17:12
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 19:07 – 21:07
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 – 04:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:29 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:57 – 20:57
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:56 – 06:41 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:41 – 08:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:26 – 10:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:11 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:57 – 13:42 | Good |
| Rog | 13:42 – 15:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:27 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Char | 17:12 – 18:57 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:57 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:12 – 21:27 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:27 – 22:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:42 – 23:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:57 – 01:12 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:12 – 02:27 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:27 – 03:42 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:42 – 04:57 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
- 04:56 NowVenus
- 06:06 NowMercury
- 07:16 NowMoon
- 08:26 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:46 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 13:07 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:27 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 18:57 NowMars
- 19:47 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:27 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:07 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:37 NowSun
- 02:27 NowVenus
- 03:17 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 04:56 NowVenus
- 05:56 NowMercury
- 06:56 NowMoon
- 07:56 NowSaturn
- 08:56 NowJupiter
- 09:56 NowMars
- 10:56 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:56 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:56 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:56 NowSun
- 01:56 NowVenus
- 02:56 NowMercury
- 03:56 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:36 – 04:09 Scorpio
- 04:09 – 06:24 Sagittarius
- 06:24 – 08:45 Capricorn
- 08:45 – 11:03 Aquarius
- 11:03 – 13:21 Pisces
- 13:21 – 15:42 Aries
- 15:42 – 18:01 Taurus
- 18:01 – 20:05 Gemini
- 20:05 – 21:46 Cancer
- 21:46 – 23:12 Leo
- 23:12 – 00:36 next day Virgo
- 00:36 – 02:10 next day Libra
- 02:10 – 04:05 next day Scorpio
- 04:05 – 04:57 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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