Durban panchang, 28 May 2025
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 08:14 Jyeshtha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:42 to 17:03- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:00 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam 10:35 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta 11:32 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:53 – 13:10
- 10:06 Moon enters Gemini
- 11:55 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:38 Yoga becomes Shula
Night
17:03 to 06:42 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:53 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:59 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 22:24 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 22:24 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 22:24
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 20:59 · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhriti until 15:38
- Karana Balava until 11:55, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Taurus
- 10:06 Moon enters Gemini
- 11:55 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 15:38 Yoga becomes Shula
- 20:59 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 22:24 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 22:24 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:00 – 09:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:35 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:32 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:10
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:38 – 17:38
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. 04:53 – 05:47
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:03 – 19:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:42 – 20:59
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:42 – 22:24
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:42 – 08:00 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:00 – 09:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:17 – 10:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:35 – 11:53 | Good |
| Rog | 11:53 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:10 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Char | 14:28 – 15:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:46 – 17:03 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:03 – 18:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:46 – 20:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:28 – 22:10 | Good |
| Char | 22:10 – 23:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:53 – 01:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:35 – 03:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:18 – 05:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:00 – 06:42 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
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:34 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:17 NowJupiter
- 10:09 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 11:53 NowVenus
- 12:44 NowMercury
- 13:36 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:20 NowJupiter
- 16:12 NowMars
- 17:03 NowSun
- 18:12 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:28 NowMoon
- 21:36 NowSaturn
- 22:45 NowJupiter
- 23:53 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:09 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:26 NowMoon
- 05:34 NowSaturn
- 06:42 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:42 NowSaturn
- 09:42 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:42 NowSun
- 12:42 NowVenus
- 13:42 NowMercury
- 14:42 NowMoon
- 15:42 NowSaturn
- 16:42 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:42 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:42 NowMercury
- 21:42 NowMoon
- 22:42 NowSaturn
- 23:42 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:42 NowMars
- 01:42 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:42 NowMercury
- 04:42 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:53 – 05:44 Aries
- 05:44 – 08:03 Taurus
- 08:03 – 10:07 Gemini
- 10:07 – 11:48 Cancer
- 11:48 – 13:14 Leo
- 13:14 – 14:38 Virgo
- 14:38 – 16:12 Libra
- 16:12 – 18:07 Scorpio
- 18:07 – 20:22 Sagittarius
- 20:22 – 22:43 Capricorn
- 22:43 – 01:02 next day Aquarius
- 01:02 – 03:20 next day Pisces
- 03:20 – 05:40 next day Aries
- 05:40 – 06:42 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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