Durban panchang, 16 February 2028
Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 22:27 Magha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:37 to 18:41- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:15 – 08:53
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta 11:43 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:09 – 13:47
- 08:56 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 10:36 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:15 Yoga becomes Dhruva
Night
18:41 to 05:38 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 04:10 – 04:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 22:16 Karana becomes Balava
- 02:56 next day Moon enters Scorpio
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 22:16
- Nakshatra Swati until 08:56 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vriddhi until 15:15
- Karana Vishti until 10:36, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:56 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 10:36 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:15 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 22:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 22:16 Karana becomes Balava
- 02:56 next day Moon enters Scorpio
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:15 – 08:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:43 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:47
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. 04:10 – 04:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:53
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:37 – 08:56
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:37 – 22:16
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:37 – 07:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:15 – 08:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:53 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 12:09 | Good |
| Rog | 12:09 – 13:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:47 – 15:25 | Bad |
| Char | 15:25 – 17:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:03 – 18:41 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:41 – 20:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:03 – 21:25 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:25 – 22:47 | Good |
| Char | 22:47 – 00:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:10 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:32 – 02:54 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:54 – 04:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:16 – 05:38 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
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:53 NowJupiter
- 09:59 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 12:09 NowVenus
- 13:15 NowMercury
- 14:20 NowMoon
- 15:25 NowSaturn
- 16:31 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:41 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:31 NowMercury
- 21:25 NowMoon
- 22:20 NowSaturn
- 23:15 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMars
- 01:04 NowSun
- 01:59 NowVenus
- 02:54 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
- 05:37 NowMercury
- 06:37 NowMoon
- 07:37 NowSaturn
- 08:37 NowJupiter
- 09:37 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:37 NowVenus
- 12:37 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:37 NowSaturn
- 15:37 NowJupiter
- 16:37 NowMars
- 17:37 NowSun
- 18:37 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:37 NowJupiter
- 23:37 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:37 NowVenus
- 02:37 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:37 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:10 – 05:27 Capricorn
- 05:27 – 07:46 Aquarius
- 07:46 – 10:04 Pisces
- 10:04 – 12:24 Aries
- 12:24 – 14:43 Taurus
- 14:43 – 16:47 Gemini
- 16:47 – 18:28 Cancer
- 18:28 – 19:54 Leo
- 19:54 – 21:18 Virgo
- 21:18 – 22:52 Libra
- 22:52 – 00:47 next day Scorpio
- 00:47 – 03:02 next day Sagittarius
- 03:02 – 05:23 next day Capricorn
- 05:23 – 05:38 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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