Durban panchang, 31 March 2025
Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 17:52 Moonrise 08:13 Chaitra month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:06 to 17:52- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:35 – 09:03
- Yamaganda 10:31 – 11:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 13:27 – 14:56
- Durmuhurta 14:44 – 15:31
- 10:15 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 15:55 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:52 to 06:07 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:52 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 04:29 – 05:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:12 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 02:12 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 02:12 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 10:15 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 10:15
- Karana Taitila until 15:55, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:15 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 15:55 Karana becomes Gara
- 02:12 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 02:12 next day Karana becomes Vanija
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) 14:23 – 10:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:35 – 09:03
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:15 – 11:27
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:27 – 14:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:44 – 15:31
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. 04:29 – 05:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:52 – 20:19
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:15 – 10:29
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:06 – 07:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:35 – 09:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:03 – 10:31 | Good |
| Rog | 10:31 – 11:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:59 – 13:27 | Bad |
| Char | 13:27 – 14:56 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:56 – 16:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:24 – 17:52 | Good |
| Char | 17:52 – 19:24 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:24 – 20:56 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:56 – 22:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:28 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:00 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:31 – 03:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:03 – 04:35 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:35 – 06:07 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:06 NowMoon
- 07:05 NowSaturn
- 08:04 NowJupiter
- 09:03 NowMars
- 10:02 NowSun
- 11:00 NowVenus
- 11:59 NowMercury
- 12:58 NowMoon
- 13:57 NowSaturn
- 14:56 NowJupiter
- 15:54 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 17:52 NowVenus
- 18:53 NowMercury
- 19:55 NowMoon
- 20:56 NowSaturn
- 21:57 NowJupiter
- 22:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:00 NowSun
- 01:01 NowVenus
- 02:02 NowMercury
- 03:03 NowMoon
- 04:05 NowSaturn
- 05:06 NowJupiter
- 06:06 NowMoon
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 09:06 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 11:06 NowVenus
- 12:06 NowMercury
- 13:06 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 16:06 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:06 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:06 NowMoon
- 21:06 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 23:06 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 01:06 NowVenus
- 02:06 NowMercury
- 03:06 NowMoon
- 04:06 NowSaturn
- 05:06 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:29 – 04:54 Aquarius
- 04:54 – 07:12 Pisces
- 07:12 – 09:32 Aries
- 09:32 – 11:51 Taurus
- 11:51 – 13:55 Gemini
- 13:55 – 15:36 Cancer
- 15:36 – 17:02 Leo
- 17:02 – 18:26 Virgo
- 18:26 – 20:00 Libra
- 20:00 – 21:55 Scorpio
- 21:55 – 00:10 next day Sagittarius
- 00:10 – 02:31 next day Capricorn
- 02:31 – 04:50 next day Aquarius
- 04:50 – 06:07 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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