Durban panchang, 23 July 2025
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 17:17 Moonrise 05:45 Ashadha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:47 to 17:17- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:06 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:43 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:02 – 13:21
- 09:04 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 12:02 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 14:24 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Night
17:17 to 06:47 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:17 – 19:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:59 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 22:59 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 06:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 22:59
- Nakshatra Ardra until 14:24 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vyaghata until 09:04
- Karana Vishti until 12:02, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:04 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 12:02 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 14:24 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 22:59 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 22:59 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 06:20 next day Yoga becomes Vajra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:06 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:43 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:41 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:21
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:20 – 07:32 next day
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. 04:59 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:17 – 19:59
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:47 – 08:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:06 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:43 – 12:02 | Good |
| Rog | 12:02 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:21 – 14:39 | Bad |
| Char | 14:39 – 15:58 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:58 – 17:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:17 – 18:58 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:58 – 20:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:39 – 22:21 | Good |
| Char | 22:21 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:43 – 03:24 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:24 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:47 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
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:32 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:17 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:47 NowMoon
- 14:39 NowSaturn
- 15:32 NowJupiter
- 16:24 NowMars
- 17:17 NowSun
- 18:24 NowVenus
- 19:32 NowMercury
- 20:39 NowMoon
- 21:47 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:09 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:24 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:47 NowMercury
- 07:47 NowMoon
- 08:47 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:47 NowMars
- 11:47 NowSun
- 12:47 NowVenus
- 13:47 NowMercury
- 14:47 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:47 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:47 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:47 NowMercury
- 21:47 NowMoon
- 22:47 NowSaturn
- 23:47 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMars
- 01:47 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:47 NowMercury
- 04:47 NowMoon
- 05:47 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:27 Gemini
- 06:27 – 08:08 Cancer
- 08:08 – 09:34 Leo
- 09:34 – 10:58 Virgo
- 10:58 – 12:32 Libra
- 12:32 – 14:27 Scorpio
- 14:27 – 16:42 Sagittarius
- 16:42 – 19:03 Capricorn
- 19:03 – 21:22 Aquarius
- 21:22 – 23:39 Pisces
- 23:39 – 02:00 next day Aries
- 02:00 – 04:19 next day Taurus
- 04:19 – 06:23 next day Gemini
- 06:23 – 06:47 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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