Durban panchang, 18 June 2025
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 17:02 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
06:51 to 17:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:24
- Gulika Kalam 10:40 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta 11:36 – 12:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:17 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:57 – 13:13
- 10:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 10:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:05 Moon enters Pisces
Night
17:02 to 06:51 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:48
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:53 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:19 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:54 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 10:05
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 20:53 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Ayushman until 01:54 next day
- Karana Bava until 10:05, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Gemini
- 10:05 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 10:05 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:05 Moon enters Pisces
- 20:53 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:19 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 01:54 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:40 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:36 – 12:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:57 – 13:13
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. 05:00 – 05:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:48
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:51 – 10:05
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:51 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:24 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:24 – 10:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:40 – 11:57 | Good |
| Rog | 11:57 – 13:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:13 – 14:29 | Bad |
| Char | 14:29 – 15:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:46 – 17:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:02 – 18:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:46 – 20:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:29 – 22:13 | Good |
| Char | 22:13 – 23:57 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:57 – 01:40 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:40 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 05:08 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:08 – 06:51 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
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:42 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:15 NowMars
- 11:06 NowSun
- 11:57 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:38 NowMoon
- 14:29 NowSaturn
- 15:20 NowJupiter
- 16:11 NowMars
- 17:02 NowSun
- 18:11 NowVenus
- 19:20 NowMercury
- 20:29 NowMoon
- 21:39 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:15 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:42 NowSaturn
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowMoon
- 05:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:41 Taurus
- 06:41 – 08:44 Gemini
- 08:44 – 10:26 Cancer
- 10:26 – 11:52 Leo
- 11:52 – 13:15 Virgo
- 13:15 – 14:50 Libra
- 14:50 – 16:45 Scorpio
- 16:45 – 18:59 Sagittarius
- 18:59 – 21:21 Capricorn
- 21:21 – 23:39 Aquarius
- 23:39 – 01:57 next day Pisces
- 01:57 – 04:18 next day Aries
- 04:18 – 06:37 next day Taurus
- 06:37 – 06:51 next day Gemini
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