Durban panchang, 26 March 2025
Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 17:58 Moonrise 02:28 Phalguna month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:03 to 17:58- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:33 – 09:02
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta 11:37 – 12:25
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:25 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:01 – 13:30
- 08:55 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 11:19 Karana becomes Taitila
- 11:44 Moon enters Aquarius
Night
17:58 to 06:04 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:58 – 20:23
- Brahma Muhurta 04:27 – 05:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 22:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 22:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 05:54 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 22:13
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 22:59 · lord Mars
- Yoga Siddha until 08:55
- Karana Kaulava until 11:19, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 08:55 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 11:19 Karana becomes Taitila
- 11:44 Moon enters Aquarius
- 22:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 22:13 Karana becomes Gara
- 22:59 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 05:54 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:33 – 09:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:37 – 12:25
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:30
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 06:03 – 22:59
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. 04:27 – 05:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:58 – 20:23
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:03 – 22:13
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:03 – 07:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:33 – 09:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:02 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 12:01 | Good |
| Rog | 12:01 – 13:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:30 – 14:59 | Bad |
| Char | 14:59 – 16:29 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:29 – 17:58 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:58 – 19:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:29 – 21:00 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:00 – 22:30 | Good |
| Char | 22:30 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:32 – 03:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:03 – 04:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:33 – 06:04 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
- 06:03 NowMercury
- 07:03 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 13:00 NowMercury
- 14:00 NowMoon
- 14:59 NowSaturn
- 15:59 NowJupiter
- 16:58 NowMars
- 17:58 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 19:59 NowMercury
- 21:00 NowMoon
- 22:00 NowSaturn
- 23:01 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:02 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:03 NowMoon
- 05:04 NowSaturn
- 06:03 NowMercury
- 07:03 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 09:03 NowJupiter
- 10:03 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 13:03 NowMercury
- 14:03 NowMoon
- 15:03 NowSaturn
- 16:03 NowJupiter
- 17:03 NowMars
- 18:03 NowSun
- 19:03 NowVenus
- 20:03 NowMercury
- 21:03 NowMoon
- 22:03 NowSaturn
- 23:03 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMars
- 01:03 NowSun
- 02:03 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:03 NowMoon
- 05:03 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:27 – 05:14 Aquarius
- 05:14 – 07:31 Pisces
- 07:31 – 09:52 Aries
- 09:52 – 12:11 Taurus
- 12:11 – 14:15 Gemini
- 14:15 – 15:56 Cancer
- 15:56 – 17:22 Leo
- 17:22 – 18:46 Virgo
- 18:46 – 20:20 Libra
- 20:20 – 22:15 Scorpio
- 22:15 – 00:30 next day Sagittarius
- 00:30 – 02:51 next day Capricorn
- 02:51 – 05:10 next day Aquarius
- 05:10 – 06:04 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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