Durban panchang, 29 March 2028
Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 17:54 Moonrise 09:00 Chaitra month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:05 to 17:54- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:34 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta 11:36 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:00 – 13:28
- 10:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 10:28 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:54 to 06:06 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:54 – 20:21
- Brahma Muhurta 04:28 – 05:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:21 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 22:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Priti
- 03:37 next day Moon enters Taurus
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 10:28
- Nakshatra Bharani until 21:21 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vishkambha until 23:37
- Karana Gara until 10:28, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 10:28 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:21 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 22:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:37 Yoga becomes Priti
- 03:37 next day Moon enters Taurus
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:34 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:36 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:00 – 13:28
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:05 – 21:21
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. 04:28 – 05:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:54 – 20:21
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:05 – 21:21
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:21 – 06:06 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 21:21 – 06:06 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:05 – 07:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:34 – 09:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:03 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 12:00 | Good |
| Rog | 12:00 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:28 – 14:57 | Bad |
| Char | 14:57 – 16:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:26 – 17:54 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:54 – 19:26 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:26 – 20:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:57 – 22:29 | Good |
| Char | 22:29 – 00:00 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:00 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:32 – 03:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:03 – 04:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:35 – 06:06 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
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:05 NowMoon
- 08:04 NowSaturn
- 09:03 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 12:00 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:57 NowSaturn
- 15:56 NowJupiter
- 16:55 NowMars
- 17:54 NowSun
- 18:55 NowVenus
- 19:56 NowMercury
- 20:57 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 22:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:00 NowMars
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:04 NowMoon
- 05:05 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:05 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 09:05 NowJupiter
- 10:05 NowMars
- 11:05 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 13:05 NowMercury
- 14:05 NowMoon
- 15:05 NowSaturn
- 16:05 NowJupiter
- 17:05 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:05 NowMercury
- 21:05 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 23:05 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMars
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:05 NowVenus
- 03:05 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 05:05 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:28 – 05:01 Aquarius
- 05:01 – 07:18 Pisces
- 07:18 – 09:39 Aries
- 09:39 – 11:58 Taurus
- 11:58 – 14:02 Gemini
- 14:02 – 15:43 Cancer
- 15:43 – 17:09 Leo
- 17:09 – 18:33 Virgo
- 18:33 – 20:07 Libra
- 20:07 – 22:02 Scorpio
- 22:02 – 00:17 next day Sagittarius
- 00:17 – 02:38 next day Capricorn
- 02:38 – 04:57 next day Aquarius
- 04:57 – 06:06 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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