Durban panchang, 8 February 2025
Sunrise 05:31 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 16:02 Magha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:31 to 18:47- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:31 – 07:11
- Durmuhurta 05:31 – 06:24
- Durmuhurta 06:24 – 07:17
- Rahu Kalam 08:50 – 10:30
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:36
- Yamaganda 13:49 – 15:28
- 10:34 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:37 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 16:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 16:46 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:47 to 05:32 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:47 – 20:56
- Brahma Muhurta 04:06 – 04:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:18 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 16:46
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 14:37 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 10:34
- Karana Vishti until 16:46, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:34 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:37 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 16:46 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 16:46 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:18 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:46 – 10:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:31 – 07:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:31 – 06:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:24 – 07:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:50 – 10:30
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:34 – 11:46
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:49 – 15:28
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. 04:06 – 04:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 20:56
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:31 – 14:37
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:31 – 07:11 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:11 – 08:50 | Good |
| Rog | 08:50 – 10:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:30 – 12:09 | Bad |
| Char | 12:09 – 13:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:49 – 15:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:28 – 17:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:08 – 18:47 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:47 – 20:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:08 – 21:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:29 – 22:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:49 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:10 – 01:30 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:30 – 02:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:51 – 04:12 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:12 – 05:32 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
- 05:31 NowSaturn
- 06:38 NowJupiter
- 07:44 NowMars
- 08:50 NowSun
- 09:57 NowVenus
- 11:03 NowMercury
- 12:09 NowMoon
- 13:16 NowSaturn
- 14:22 NowJupiter
- 15:28 NowMars
- 16:35 NowSun
- 17:41 NowVenus
- 18:47 NowMercury
- 19:41 NowMoon
- 20:35 NowSaturn
- 21:29 NowJupiter
- 22:22 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:10 NowVenus
- 01:03 NowMercury
- 01:57 NowMoon
- 02:51 NowSaturn
- 03:45 NowJupiter
- 04:38 NowMars
- 05:31 NowSaturn
- 06:31 NowJupiter
- 07:31 NowMars
- 08:31 NowSun
- 09:31 NowVenus
- 10:31 NowMercury
- 11:31 NowMoon
- 12:31 NowSaturn
- 13:31 NowJupiter
- 14:31 NowMars
- 15:31 NowSun
- 16:31 NowVenus
- 17:31 NowMercury
- 18:31 NowMoon
- 19:31 NowSaturn
- 20:31 NowJupiter
- 21:31 NowMars
- 22:31 NowSun
- 23:31 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:31 NowMercury
- 01:31 NowMoon
- 02:31 NowSaturn
- 03:31 NowJupiter
- 04:31 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:06 – 05:56 Capricorn
- 05:56 – 08:14 Aquarius
- 08:14 – 10:32 Pisces
- 10:32 – 12:53 Aries
- 12:53 – 15:12 Taurus
- 15:12 – 17:16 Gemini
- 17:16 – 18:57 Cancer
- 18:57 – 20:23 Leo
- 20:23 – 21:47 Virgo
- 21:47 – 23:21 Libra
- 23:21 – 01:16 next day Scorpio
- 01:16 – 03:31 next day Sagittarius
- 03:31 – 05:32 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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