Durban panchang, 23 February 2025
Sunrise 05:43 Sunset 18:34 Moonrise 00:30 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
05:43 to 18:34- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:34
- Yamaganda 12:08 – 13:45
- Gulika Kalam 15:21 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta 16:51 – 17:42
- Rahu Kalam 16:57 – 18:34
- 07:48 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 10:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 10:26 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:12 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:34 to 05:44 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:34 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 04:15 – 04:59 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:26 Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 10:26
- Nakshatra Mula until 15:12 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vajra until 07:48
- Karana Vishti until 10:26, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:48 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 10:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 10:26 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:12 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 22:26 Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:08 – 13:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:21 – 16:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:51 – 17:42
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:57 – 18:34
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. 04:14 – 04:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:34 – 20:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:43 – 15:12
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:43 – 15:12
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:43 – 07:19 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:19 – 08:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:56 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:08 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:45 – 15:21 | Good |
| Rog | 15:21 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:57 – 18:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:34 – 19:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:57 – 21:21 | Good |
| Char | 21:21 – 22:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:45 – 00:09 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:09 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 02:56 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:56 – 04:20 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:20 – 05:44 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
- 05:43 NowSun
- 06:47 NowVenus
- 07:52 NowMercury
- 08:56 NowMoon
- 10:00 NowSaturn
- 11:04 NowJupiter
- 12:08 NowMars
- 13:13 NowSun
- 14:17 NowVenus
- 15:21 NowMercury
- 16:25 NowMoon
- 17:29 NowSaturn
- 18:34 NowJupiter
- 19:30 NowMars
- 20:25 NowSun
- 21:21 NowVenus
- 22:17 NowMercury
- 23:13 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:09 NowSaturn
- 01:05 NowJupiter
- 02:01 NowMars
- 02:56 NowSun
- 03:52 NowVenus
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:43 NowSun
- 06:43 NowVenus
- 07:43 NowMercury
- 08:43 NowMoon
- 09:43 NowSaturn
- 10:43 NowJupiter
- 11:43 NowMars
- 12:43 NowSun
- 13:43 NowVenus
- 14:43 NowMercury
- 15:43 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:43 NowJupiter
- 18:43 NowMars
- 19:43 NowSun
- 20:43 NowVenus
- 21:43 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:43 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:43 NowJupiter
- 01:43 NowMars
- 02:43 NowSun
- 03:43 NowVenus
- 04:43 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:14 – 04:57 Capricorn
- 04:57 – 07:15 Aquarius
- 07:15 – 09:33 Pisces
- 09:33 – 11:54 Aries
- 11:54 – 14:13 Taurus
- 14:13 – 16:17 Gemini
- 16:17 – 17:58 Cancer
- 17:58 – 19:24 Leo
- 19:24 – 20:48 Virgo
- 20:48 – 22:22 Libra
- 22:22 – 00:17 next day Scorpio
- 00:17 – 02:32 next day Sagittarius
- 02:32 – 04:53 next day Capricorn
- 04:53 – 05:44 next day Aquarius
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