Durban panchang, 28 December 2024
Sunrise 04:57 Sunset 18:57 Moonrise 02:25 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
04:57 to 18:57- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:57 – 06:42
- Durmuhurta 04:57 – 05:53
- Durmuhurta 05:53 – 06:49
- Rahu Kalam 08:27 – 10:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:29 – 12:25
- Yamaganda 13:42 – 15:27
- 11:34 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:43 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Ganda
Night
18:57 to 04:57 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:57 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 03:37 – 04:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:03 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 00:03 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 00:03 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 18:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shula until 18:53
- Karana Gara until 11:34, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:34 Karana becomes Vanija
- 18:43 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 00:03 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 00:03 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:57 – 06:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:57 – 05:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:53 – 06:49
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:27 – 10:12
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:42 – 15:27
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:53 – 21:17
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. 03:37 – 04:17
- 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
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:03 – 04:57 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:57 – 06:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:42 – 08:27 | Good |
| Rog | 08:27 – 10:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:12 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Char | 11:57 – 13:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:42 – 15:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:27 – 17:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:12 – 18:57 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:57 – 20:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:12 – 21:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:27 – 22:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:42 – 23:57 | Good |
| Char | 23:57 – 01:12 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:12 – 02:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:27 – 03:42 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:42 – 04:57 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
- 04:57 NowSaturn
- 06:07 NowJupiter
- 07:17 NowMars
- 08:27 NowSun
- 09:37 NowVenus
- 10:47 NowMercury
- 11:57 NowMoon
- 13:07 NowSaturn
- 14:17 NowJupiter
- 15:27 NowMars
- 16:37 NowSun
- 17:47 NowVenus
- 18:57 NowMercury
- 19:47 NowMoon
- 20:37 NowSaturn
- 21:27 NowJupiter
- 22:17 NowMars
- 23:07 NowSun
- 23:57 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMercury
- 01:37 NowMoon
- 02:27 NowSaturn
- 03:17 NowJupiter
- 04:07 NowMars
- 04:57 NowSaturn
- 05:57 NowJupiter
- 06:57 NowMars
- 07:57 NowSun
- 08:57 NowVenus
- 09:57 NowMercury
- 10:57 NowMoon
- 11:57 NowSaturn
- 12:57 NowJupiter
- 13:57 NowMars
- 14:57 NowSun
- 15:57 NowVenus
- 16:57 NowMercury
- 17:57 NowMoon
- 18:57 NowSaturn
- 19:57 NowJupiter
- 20:57 NowMars
- 21:57 NowSun
- 22:57 NowVenus
- 23:57 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMoon
- 01:57 NowSaturn
- 02:57 NowJupiter
- 03:57 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:37 – 04:05 Scorpio
- 04:05 – 06:20 Sagittarius
- 06:20 – 08:41 Capricorn
- 08:41 – 11:00 Aquarius
- 11:00 – 13:17 Pisces
- 13:17 – 15:38 Aries
- 15:38 – 17:57 Taurus
- 17:57 – 20:01 Gemini
- 20:01 – 21:42 Cancer
- 21:42 – 23:08 Leo
- 23:08 – 00:32 next day Virgo
- 00:32 – 02:06 next day Libra
- 02:06 – 04:01 next day Scorpio
- 04:01 – 04:57 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