Durban panchang, 7 July 2028
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 17:09 Moonrise 17:56 Ashadha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:52 to 17:09- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:09 – 09:26
- Durmuhurta 08:56 – 09:37
- Rahu Kalam 10:43 – 12:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:02
- Yamaganda 14:35 – 15:52
- 07:12 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 08:40 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:39 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:09 to 06:52 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:09 – 19:53
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 21:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:48 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 21:16
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 07:12 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 04:48 next day
- Karana Balava until 08:40, then Kaulava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Gemini
- 07:12 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 08:40 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:39 Moon enters Capricorn
- 21:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 21:16 Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:48 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:46 – 04:48 next day
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:56 – 09:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:43 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:02
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:35 – 15:52
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:48 – 06:00 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. 05:02 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:09 – 19:53
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:52 – 21:16
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:52 – 08:09 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:09 – 09:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:26 – 10:43 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:43 – 12:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:00 – 13:18 | Good |
| Rog | 13:18 – 14:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:35 – 15:52 | Bad |
| Char | 15:52 – 17:09 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:09 – 18:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:52 – 20:35 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:35 – 22:17 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:17 – 00:00 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:00 – 01:43 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:43 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:26 – 05:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:09 – 06:52 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
- 06:52 NowVenus
- 07:44 NowMercury
- 08:35 NowMoon
- 09:26 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:09 NowMars
- 12:00 NowSun
- 12:52 NowVenus
- 13:43 NowMercury
- 14:35 NowMoon
- 15:26 NowSaturn
- 16:17 NowJupiter
- 17:09 NowMars
- 18:17 NowSun
- 19:26 NowVenus
- 20:35 NowMercury
- 21:43 NowMoon
- 22:52 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:00 NowJupiter
- 01:09 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:26 NowVenus
- 04:35 NowMercury
- 05:44 NowMoon
- 06:52 NowVenus
- 07:52 NowMercury
- 08:52 NowMoon
- 09:52 NowSaturn
- 10:52 NowJupiter
- 11:52 NowMars
- 12:52 NowSun
- 13:52 NowVenus
- 14:52 NowMercury
- 15:52 NowMoon
- 16:52 NowSaturn
- 17:52 NowJupiter
- 18:52 NowMars
- 19:52 NowSun
- 20:52 NowVenus
- 21:52 NowMercury
- 22:52 NowMoon
- 23:52 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:52 NowJupiter
- 01:52 NowMars
- 02:52 NowSun
- 03:52 NowVenus
- 04:52 NowMercury
- 05:52 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 05:25 Taurus
- 05:25 – 07:29 Gemini
- 07:29 – 09:10 Cancer
- 09:10 – 10:36 Leo
- 10:36 – 12:00 Virgo
- 12:00 – 13:34 Libra
- 13:34 – 15:29 Scorpio
- 15:29 – 17:44 Sagittarius
- 17:44 – 20:05 Capricorn
- 20:05 – 22:24 Aquarius
- 22:24 – 00:41 next day Pisces
- 00:41 – 03:02 next day Aries
- 03:02 – 05:21 next day Taurus
- 05:21 – 06:52 next day Gemini
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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