Durban panchang, 19 July 2028
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:15 Moonrise 04:14 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
06:49 to 17:15- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:07 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam 10:44 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:02 – 13:20
- 11:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 11:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:07 Moon enters Gemini
Night
17:15 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:15 – 19:58
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:04 Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:06 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 04:38 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 11:52
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 04:38 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhruva until 04:06 next day
- Karana Taitila until 11:52, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 11:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 11:52 Karana becomes Gara
- 17:07 Moon enters Gemini
- 23:04 Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:06 next day Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 04:38 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:07 – 09:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:44 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:41 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:20
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:06 – 07:42 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. 05:00 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:15 – 19:58
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:49 – 04:38 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:49 – 11:52
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:49 – 08:07 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:07 – 09:25 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:25 – 10:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:44 – 12:02 | Good |
| Rog | 12:02 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:20 – 14:38 | Bad |
| Char | 14:38 – 15:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:57 – 17:15 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:15 – 18:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:57 – 20:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:38 – 22:20 | Good |
| Char | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:43 – 03:25 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:25 – 05:07 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:07 – 06:48 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
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:41 NowMoon
- 08:33 NowSaturn
- 09:25 NowJupiter
- 10:18 NowMars
- 11:10 NowSun
- 12:02 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:38 NowSaturn
- 15:30 NowJupiter
- 16:23 NowMars
- 17:15 NowSun
- 18:23 NowVenus
- 19:30 NowMercury
- 20:38 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMars
- 01:09 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:25 NowMercury
- 04:33 NowMoon
- 05:41 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:42 Gemini
- 06:42 – 08:23 Cancer
- 08:23 – 09:49 Leo
- 09:49 – 11:13 Virgo
- 11:13 – 12:47 Libra
- 12:47 – 14:42 Scorpio
- 14:42 – 16:57 Sagittarius
- 16:57 – 19:18 Capricorn
- 19:18 – 21:37 Aquarius
- 21:37 – 23:54 Pisces
- 23:54 – 02:15 next day Aries
- 02:15 – 04:34 next day Taurus
- 04:34 – 06:38 next day Gemini
- 06:38 – 06:48 next day Cancer
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