Durban panchang, 31 August 2025
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 17:39 Moonrise 10:36 Bhadrapada month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:13 to 17:39- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 11:56 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:47 – 16:13
- Durmuhurta 16:08 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam 16:13 – 17:39
- 08:25 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:29 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 13:57 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
17:39 to 06:12 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:39 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:31 – 05:21 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 21:28 Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 21:28
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 13:57 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 12:29
- Karana Vishti until 08:25, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Leo
- 08:25 Karana becomes Bava
- 12:29 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 13:57 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 21:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 21:28 Karana becomes Balava
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) 11:39 – 12:29
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:56 – 13:22
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:29 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:47 – 16:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:08 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:13 – 17:39
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:13 – 13:57
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 13:57 – 06:12 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. 04:32 – 05:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:39 – 20:10
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:13 – 07:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:39 – 09:04 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:04 – 10:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:30 – 11:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:56 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:22 – 14:47 | Good |
| Rog | 14:47 – 16:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:13 – 17:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:39 – 19:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:13 – 20:47 | Good |
| Char | 20:47 – 22:21 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:21 – 23:55 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:55 – 01:29 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:29 – 03:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:03 – 04:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:37 – 06:12 next day | Good |
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
- 06:13 NowSun
- 07:10 NowVenus
- 08:07 NowMercury
- 09:04 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 10:59 NowJupiter
- 11:56 NowMars
- 12:53 NowSun
- 13:50 NowVenus
- 14:47 NowMercury
- 15:45 NowMoon
- 16:42 NowSaturn
- 17:39 NowJupiter
- 18:42 NowMars
- 19:44 NowSun
- 20:47 NowVenus
- 21:50 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- 23:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:58 NowJupiter
- 02:01 NowMars
- 03:03 NowSun
- 04:06 NowVenus
- 05:09 NowMercury
- 06:13 NowSun
- 07:13 NowVenus
- 08:13 NowMercury
- 09:13 NowMoon
- 10:13 NowSaturn
- 11:13 NowJupiter
- 12:13 NowMars
- 13:13 NowSun
- 14:13 NowVenus
- 15:13 NowMercury
- 16:13 NowMoon
- 17:13 NowSaturn
- 18:13 NowJupiter
- 19:13 NowMars
- 20:13 NowSun
- 21:13 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:13 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSaturn
- 01:13 NowJupiter
- 02:13 NowMars
- 03:13 NowSun
- 04:13 NowVenus
- 05:13 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:32 – 05:35 Cancer
- 05:35 – 07:01 Leo
- 07:01 – 08:25 Virgo
- 08:25 – 09:59 Libra
- 09:59 – 11:54 Scorpio
- 11:54 – 14:08 Sagittarius
- 14:08 – 16:30 Capricorn
- 16:30 – 18:48 Aquarius
- 18:48 – 21:06 Pisces
- 21:06 – 23:27 Aries
- 23:27 – 01:46 next day Taurus
- 01:46 – 03:50 next day Gemini
- 03:50 – 05:31 next day Cancer
- 05:31 – 06:12 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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