Durban panchang, 1 March 2028
Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 18:27 Moonrise 10:07 Phalguna month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:48 to 18:27- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:23 – 08:58
- Gulika Kalam 10:32 – 12:07
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:33
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:33 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:07 – 13:42
- 09:53 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:23 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:27 to 05:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:27 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 04:18 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:23 Yoga becomes Indra
- 22:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 22:26 Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Panchami until 22:26
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:23 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Brahma until 19:23
- Karana Bava until 09:53, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 09:53 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:23 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 19:23 Yoga becomes Indra
- 22:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Shashthi
- 22:26 Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:23 – 08:58
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:07 – 13:42
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:48 – 14:23
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:23 – 05:48 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. 04:17 – 05:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:27 – 20:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 14:23 – 05:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:48 – 07:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:23 – 08:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:58 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:32 – 12:07 | Good |
| Rog | 12:07 – 13:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:42 – 15:17 | Bad |
| Char | 15:17 – 16:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:52 – 18:27 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:27 – 19:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:52 – 21:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:17 – 22:43 | Good |
| Char | 22:43 – 00:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:33 – 02:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:58 – 04:23 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:23 – 05:48 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
- 05:48 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:54 NowSaturn
- 08:58 NowJupiter
- 10:01 NowMars
- 11:04 NowSun
- 12:07 NowVenus
- 13:11 NowMercury
- 14:14 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:20 NowJupiter
- 17:24 NowMars
- 18:27 NowSun
- 19:24 NowVenus
- 20:21 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:14 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:08 NowMars
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:01 NowVenus
- 02:58 NowMercury
- 03:55 NowMoon
- 04:52 NowSaturn
- 05:48 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:48 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:48 NowSun
- 11:48 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:48 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSun
- 01:48 NowVenus
- 02:48 NowMercury
- 03:48 NowMoon
- 04:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:17 – 04:32 Capricorn
- 04:32 – 06:51 Aquarius
- 06:51 – 09:09 Pisces
- 09:09 – 11:29 Aries
- 11:29 – 13:48 Taurus
- 13:48 – 15:52 Gemini
- 15:52 – 17:33 Cancer
- 17:33 – 18:59 Leo
- 18:59 – 20:23 Virgo
- 20:23 – 21:57 Libra
- 21:57 – 23:52 Scorpio
- 23:52 – 02:07 next day Sagittarius
- 02:07 – 04:28 next day Capricorn
- 04:28 – 05:48 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method