Durban panchang, 29 July 2028
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:21 Moonrise 11:20 Shravana month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 17:21- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:43 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta 06:43 – 07:26
- Durmuhurta 07:26 – 08:08
- Rahu Kalam 09:23 – 10:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 13:22 – 14:41
- 06:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 06:55 Karana becomes Balava
- 09:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:45 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
17:21 to 06:43 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:21 – 20:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 03:34 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 05:50 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 05:50 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 06:55
- Nakshatra Swati until 09:49 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shubha until 16:45
- Karana Bava until 06:55, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 06:55 Karana becomes Balava
- 09:49 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 16:45 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 18:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 03:34 next day Moon enters Scorpio
- 05:50 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 05:50 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:43 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:43 – 07:26
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:26 – 08:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:23 – 10:42
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:41
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. 04:56 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta 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 17:21 – 20:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:43 – 09:49
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:43 – 09:49
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:55 – 05:50 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 09:49 – 06:43 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:43 – 08:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:03 – 09:23 | Good |
| Rog | 09:23 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:42 – 12:02 | Bad |
| Char | 12:02 – 13:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:22 – 14:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:41 – 16:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:01 – 17:21 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:21 – 19:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:01 – 20:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:41 – 22:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:21 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:02 – 01:42 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:42 – 03:22 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:22 – 05:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:03 – 06:43 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
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:37 NowJupiter
- 08:30 NowMars
- 09:23 NowSun
- 10:16 NowVenus
- 11:09 NowMercury
- 12:02 NowMoon
- 12:55 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:41 NowMars
- 15:34 NowSun
- 16:27 NowVenus
- 17:21 NowMercury
- 18:27 NowMoon
- 19:34 NowSaturn
- 20:41 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:55 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:02 NowVenus
- 01:09 NowMercury
- 02:15 NowMoon
- 03:22 NowSaturn
- 04:29 NowJupiter
- 05:36 NowMars
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 08:43 NowMars
- 09:43 NowSun
- 10:43 NowVenus
- 11:43 NowMercury
- 12:43 NowMoon
- 13:43 NowSaturn
- 14:43 NowJupiter
- 15:43 NowMars
- 16:43 NowSun
- 17:43 NowVenus
- 18:43 NowMercury
- 19:43 NowMoon
- 20:43 NowSaturn
- 21:43 NowJupiter
- 22:43 NowMars
- 23:43 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:43 NowVenus
- 01:43 NowMercury
- 02:43 NowMoon
- 03:43 NowSaturn
- 04:43 NowJupiter
- 05:43 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 06:02 Gemini
- 06:02 – 07:44 Cancer
- 07:44 – 09:10 Leo
- 09:10 – 10:33 Virgo
- 10:33 – 12:07 Libra
- 12:07 – 14:02 Scorpio
- 14:02 – 16:17 Sagittarius
- 16:17 – 18:39 Capricorn
- 18:39 – 20:57 Aquarius
- 20:57 – 23:15 Pisces
- 23:15 – 01:36 next day Aries
- 01:36 – 03:55 next day Taurus
- 03:55 – 05:58 next day Gemini
- 05:58 – 06:43 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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