Durban panchang, 20 August 2025
Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 17:33 Moonrise 04:31 Shravana month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:25 to 17:33- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:48 – 09:12
- Gulika Kalam 10:35 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta 11:37 – 12:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:21 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:59 – 13:22
- 10:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 10:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:43 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 15:05 Moon enters Cancer
Night
17:33 to 06:24 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:33 – 20:07
- Brahma Muhurta 04:41 – 05:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:57 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 21:49 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 10:29
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 20:57 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Siddhi until 14:43
- Karana Taitila until 10:29, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Leo
- 10:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 10:29 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:43 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 15:05 Moon enters Cancer
- 20:57 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 21:49 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:48 – 09:12
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:35 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:37 – 12:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:22
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:43 – 12:44 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. 04:42 – 05:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:33 – 20:07
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:25 – 10:29
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:25 – 07:48 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:48 – 09:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:12 – 10:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:35 – 11:59 | Good |
| Rog | 11:59 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Char | 14:46 – 16:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:10 – 17:33 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:33 – 19:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:09 – 20:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:46 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 23:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:58 – 01:35 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:35 – 03:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:11 – 04:47 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:47 – 06:24 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
- 06:25 NowMercury
- 07:21 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:12 NowJupiter
- 10:08 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:46 NowSaturn
- 15:42 NowJupiter
- 16:37 NowMars
- 17:33 NowSun
- 18:37 NowVenus
- 19:42 NowMercury
- 20:46 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:03 NowSun
- 02:07 NowVenus
- 03:11 NowMercury
- 04:15 NowMoon
- 05:20 NowSaturn
- 06:25 NowMercury
- 07:25 NowMoon
- 08:25 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:25 NowMars
- 11:25 NowSun
- 12:25 NowVenus
- 13:25 NowMercury
- 14:25 NowMoon
- 15:25 NowSaturn
- 16:25 NowJupiter
- 17:25 NowMars
- 18:25 NowSun
- 19:25 NowVenus
- 20:25 NowMercury
- 21:25 NowMoon
- 22:25 NowSaturn
- 23:25 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:25 NowMars
- 01:25 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:25 NowMoon
- 05:25 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 06:18 Cancer
- 06:18 – 07:44 Leo
- 07:44 – 09:08 Virgo
- 09:08 – 10:42 Libra
- 10:42 – 12:37 Scorpio
- 12:37 – 14:52 Sagittarius
- 14:52 – 17:13 Capricorn
- 17:13 – 19:32 Aquarius
- 19:32 – 21:49 Pisces
- 21:49 – 00:10 next day Aries
- 00:10 – 02:29 next day Taurus
- 02:29 – 04:33 next day Gemini
- 04:33 – 06:14 next day Cancer
- 06:14 – 06:24 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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