Durban panchang, 17 January 2028
Sunrise 05:12 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 22:33 Pausha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:12 to 18:59- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:55 – 08:38
- Yamaganda 10:22 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta 12:33 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:49 – 15:32
- Durmuhurta 15:18 – 16:13
- 11:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 11:42 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:22 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Night
18:59 to 05:12 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 03:51 – 04:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 02:49 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 11:42
- Nakshatra Hasta until 02:49 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Atiganda until 16:22
- Karana Vanija until 11:42, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 11:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 11:42 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:22 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 22:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 02:49 next day Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:55 – 08:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:22 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:33 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:49 – 15:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:18 – 16:13
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 02:49 – 05:12 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. 03:50 – 04:31
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:12 – 02:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:12 – 06:55 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:55 – 08:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:38 – 10:22 | Good |
| Rog | 10:22 – 12:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:05 – 13:49 | Bad |
| Char | 13:49 – 15:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:32 – 17:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:15 – 18:59 | Good |
| Char | 18:59 – 20:15 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:15 – 21:32 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:32 – 22:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:49 – 00:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:06 – 01:22 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:22 – 02:39 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:39 – 03:56 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:56 – 05:12 next day | Neutral |
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
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 06:20 NowSaturn
- 07:29 NowJupiter
- 08:38 NowMars
- 09:47 NowSun
- 10:56 NowVenus
- 12:05 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:23 NowSaturn
- 15:32 NowJupiter
- 16:41 NowMars
- 17:50 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 19:50 NowMercury
- 20:41 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:23 NowJupiter
- 23:14 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 00:57 NowVenus
- 01:48 NowMercury
- 02:39 NowMoon
- 03:30 NowSaturn
- 04:21 NowJupiter
- 05:12 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowJupiter
- 08:12 NowMars
- 09:12 NowSun
- 10:12 NowVenus
- 11:12 NowMercury
- 12:12 NowMoon
- 13:12 NowSaturn
- 14:12 NowJupiter
- 15:12 NowMars
- 16:12 NowSun
- 17:12 NowVenus
- 18:12 NowMercury
- 19:12 NowMoon
- 20:12 NowSaturn
- 21:12 NowJupiter
- 22:12 NowMars
- 23:12 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:12 NowVenus
- 01:12 NowMercury
- 02:12 NowMoon
- 03:12 NowSaturn
- 04:12 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:50 – 05:04 Sagittarius
- 05:04 – 07:25 Capricorn
- 07:25 – 09:44 Aquarius
- 09:44 – 12:02 Pisces
- 12:02 – 14:22 Aries
- 14:22 – 16:41 Taurus
- 16:41 – 18:45 Gemini
- 18:45 – 20:26 Cancer
- 20:26 – 21:52 Leo
- 21:52 – 23:16 Virgo
- 23:16 – 00:50 next day Libra
- 00:50 – 02:45 next day Scorpio
- 02:45 – 05:00 next day Sagittarius
- 05:00 – 05:12 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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