Durban panchang, 21 May 2025
Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 17:06 Moonrise 00:08 Vaishakha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:38 to 17:06- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:56 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam 10:33 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta 11:31 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:52 – 13:10
- 12:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
17:06 to 06:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:06 – 19:48
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 23:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 23:52 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 23:52
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 15:28 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 21:04
- Karana Taitila until 12:43, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Taurus
- 12:43 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:28 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 21:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 23:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 23:52 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) 23:20 – 21:04
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:56 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:33 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:31 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:10
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:04 – 22:16
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. 04:50 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:06 – 19:48
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:38 – 07:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:56 – 09:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:15 – 10:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:33 – 11:52 | Good |
| Rog | 11:52 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:10 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Char | 14:29 – 15:47 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:47 – 17:06 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:06 – 18:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:48 – 20:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:29 – 22:11 | Good |
| Char | 22:11 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:34 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:34 – 03:15 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:15 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:57 – 06:38 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
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:30 NowMoon
- 08:22 NowSaturn
- 09:15 NowJupiter
- 10:07 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:44 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:29 NowSaturn
- 15:21 NowJupiter
- 16:14 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:14 NowVenus
- 19:21 NowMercury
- 20:29 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:44 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:00 NowSun
- 02:08 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:23 NowMoon
- 05:31 NowSaturn
- 06:38 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:38 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:38 NowVenus
- 13:38 NowMercury
- 14:38 NowMoon
- 15:38 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:38 NowMars
- 18:38 NowSun
- 19:38 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:38 NowSaturn
- 23:38 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:38 NowSun
- 02:38 NowVenus
- 03:38 NowMercury
- 04:38 NowMoon
- 05:38 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:50 – 06:12 Aries
- 06:12 – 08:31 Taurus
- 08:31 – 10:35 Gemini
- 10:35 – 12:16 Cancer
- 12:16 – 13:42 Leo
- 13:42 – 15:06 Virgo
- 15:06 – 16:40 Libra
- 16:40 – 18:35 Scorpio
- 18:35 – 20:50 Sagittarius
- 20:50 – 23:11 Capricorn
- 23:11 – 01:29 next day Aquarius
- 01:29 – 03:47 next day Pisces
- 03:47 – 06:08 next day Aries
- 06:08 – 06:38 next day Taurus
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