Durban panchang, 26 February 2025
Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 18:31 Moonrise 03:42 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
05:45 to 18:31- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:21 – 08:57
- Gulika Kalam 10:32 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:08 – 13:44
- 07:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 07:38 Karana becomes Vishti
- 13:53 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
Night
18:31 to 05:46 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:31 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 04:16 – 05:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 23:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 01:07 next day Moon enters Aquarius
- 05:25 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 05:25 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 07:38
- Nakshatra Shravana until 13:53 · lord Moon
- Yoga Parigha until 23:27
- Karana Vanija until 07:38, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 07:38 Karana becomes Vishti
- 13:53 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 18:35 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 23:27 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 01:07 next day Moon enters Aquarius
- 05:25 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 05:25 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:20 – 12:54
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:21 – 08:57
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:08 – 13:44
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 13:53 – 05:46 next day
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. 04:16 – 05:00
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:31 – 20:46
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:45 – 07:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:21 – 08:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:57 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:32 – 12:08 | Good |
| Rog | 12:08 – 13:44 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:44 – 15:19 | Bad |
| Char | 15:19 – 16:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:55 – 18:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:31 – 19:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:55 – 21:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:19 – 22:44 | Good |
| Char | 22:44 – 00:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:33 – 02:57 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:57 – 04:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:22 – 05:46 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
- 05:45 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:53 NowSaturn
- 08:57 NowJupiter
- 10:00 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 12:08 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:16 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:23 NowJupiter
- 17:27 NowMars
- 18:31 NowSun
- 19:27 NowVenus
- 20:23 NowMercury
- 21:19 NowMoon
- 22:16 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:08 NowMars
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:01 NowVenus
- 02:57 NowMercury
- 03:53 NowMoon
- 04:50 NowSaturn
- 05:45 NowMercury
- 06:45 NowMoon
- 07:45 NowSaturn
- 08:45 NowJupiter
- 09:45 NowMars
- 10:45 NowSun
- 11:45 NowVenus
- 12:45 NowMercury
- 13:45 NowMoon
- 14:45 NowSaturn
- 15:45 NowJupiter
- 16:45 NowMars
- 17:45 NowSun
- 18:45 NowVenus
- 19:45 NowMercury
- 20:45 NowMoon
- 21:45 NowSaturn
- 22:45 NowJupiter
- 23:45 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:45 NowSun
- 01:45 NowVenus
- 02:45 NowMercury
- 03:45 NowMoon
- 04:45 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:16 – 04:45 Capricorn
- 04:45 – 07:04 Aquarius
- 07:04 – 09:21 Pisces
- 09:21 – 11:42 Aries
- 11:42 – 14:01 Taurus
- 14:01 – 16:05 Gemini
- 16:05 – 17:46 Cancer
- 17:46 – 19:12 Leo
- 19:12 – 20:36 Virgo
- 20:36 – 22:10 Libra
- 22:10 – 00:05 next day Scorpio
- 00:05 – 02:20 next day Sagittarius
- 02:20 – 04:41 next day Capricorn
- 04:41 – 05:46 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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