Durban panchang, 2 March 2028
Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 18:26 Moonrise 11:06 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 18:26- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:48 – 07:23
- Gulika Kalam 08:58 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta 10:01 – 10:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:32
- Rahu Kalam 13:42 – 15:17
- Durmuhurta 15:04 – 15:54
- 10:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:49 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Night
18:26 to 05:49 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:26 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 04:18 – 05:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:51 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 22:05 Moon enters Taurus
- 23:08 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 23:08 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 23:08
- Nakshatra Bharani until 15:49 · lord Venus
- Yoga Indra until 18:51
- Karana Kaulava until 10:52, then Taitila
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 10:52 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:49 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 18:51 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 22:05 Moon enters Taurus
- 23:08 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 23:08 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:48 – 07:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:58 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:01 – 10:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:42 – 15:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:04 – 15:54
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 18:51 – 17:53 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. 04:18 – 05:03
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:26 – 20:43
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:48 – 15:49
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:48 – 07:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:23 – 08:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:58 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Char | 10:32 – 12:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:07 – 13:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:42 – 15:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:17 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:51 – 18:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:26 – 19:51 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:51 – 21:17 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:17 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:42 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:33 – 02:58 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:58 – 04:24 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:24 – 05:49 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
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:52 NowMars
- 07:55 NowSun
- 08:58 NowVenus
- 10:01 NowMercury
- 11:04 NowMoon
- 12:07 NowSaturn
- 13:10 NowJupiter
- 14:13 NowMars
- 15:17 NowSun
- 16:20 NowVenus
- 17:23 NowMercury
- 18:26 NowMoon
- 19:23 NowSaturn
- 20:20 NowJupiter
- 21:17 NowMars
- 22:14 NowSun
- 23:11 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:08 NowMercury
- 01:04 NowMoon
- 02:01 NowSaturn
- 02:58 NowJupiter
- 03:55 NowMars
- 04:52 NowSun
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:48 NowSun
- 08:48 NowVenus
- 09:48 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:48 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:48 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 18:48 NowSaturn
- 19:48 NowJupiter
- 20:48 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMoon
- 01:48 NowSaturn
- 02:48 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
- 04:48 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:18 – 04:28 Capricorn
- 04:28 – 06:47 Aquarius
- 06:47 – 09:05 Pisces
- 09:05 – 11:25 Aries
- 11:25 – 13:44 Taurus
- 13:44 – 15:48 Gemini
- 15:48 – 17:29 Cancer
- 17:29 – 18:56 Leo
- 18:56 – 20:19 Virgo
- 20:19 – 21:53 Libra
- 21:53 – 23:48 Scorpio
- 23:48 – 02:03 next day Sagittarius
- 02:03 – 04:25 next day Capricorn
- 04:25 – 05:49 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