Durban panchang, 9 April 2025
Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 17:42 Moonrise 16:01 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
06:12 to 17:42- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:38 – 09:04
- Gulika Kalam 10:30 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta 11:34 – 12:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:20 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:57 – 13:23
- 06:27 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 06:31 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:55 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Night
17:42 to 06:12 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:42 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:32 – 05:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 19:26 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 19:26
- Nakshatra Magha until 06:27 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ganda until 14:55
- Karana Bava until 06:31, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:27 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 06:31 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:55 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 19:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 19:26 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:38 – 09:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:30 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:34 – 12:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:57 – 13:23
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 17:28 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 16:22 – 18:35
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. 04:32 – 05:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:42 – 20:12
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:12 – 19:26
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:12 – 07:38 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:38 – 09:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:04 – 10:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:30 – 11:57 | Good |
| Rog | 11:57 – 13:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:23 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Char | 14:49 – 16:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:15 – 17:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:42 – 19:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:15 – 20:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:49 – 22:23 | Good |
| Char | 22:23 – 23:57 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:57 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:31 – 03:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:05 – 04:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:39 – 06:12 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
- 06:12 NowMercury
- 07:09 NowMoon
- 08:07 NowSaturn
- 09:04 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:52 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:47 NowJupiter
- 16:44 NowMars
- 17:42 NowSun
- 18:44 NowVenus
- 19:47 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:52 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:00 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:05 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 05:10 NowSaturn
- 06:12 NowMercury
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:12 NowSaturn
- 09:12 NowJupiter
- 10:12 NowMars
- 11:12 NowSun
- 12:12 NowVenus
- 13:12 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:12 NowSaturn
- 16:12 NowJupiter
- 17:12 NowMars
- 18:12 NowSun
- 19:12 NowVenus
- 20:12 NowMercury
- 21:12 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:12 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:12 NowMars
- 01:12 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:12 NowMercury
- 04:12 NowMoon
- 05:12 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:32 – 06:36 Pisces
- 06:36 – 08:57 Aries
- 08:57 – 11:16 Taurus
- 11:16 – 13:20 Gemini
- 13:20 – 15:01 Cancer
- 15:01 – 16:27 Leo
- 16:27 – 17:51 Virgo
- 17:51 – 19:25 Libra
- 19:25 – 21:20 Scorpio
- 21:20 – 23:35 Sagittarius
- 23:35 – 01:56 next day Capricorn
- 01:56 – 04:15 next day Aquarius
- 04:15 – 06:12 next day Pisces
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