Durban panchang, 31 July 2028
Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 17:22 Moonrise 12:57 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
06:42 to 17:22- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:02 – 09:22
- Yamaganda 10:42 – 12:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:06
- Gulika Kalam 13:22 – 14:42
- Durmuhurta 14:31 – 15:14
- 09:52 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:48 Yoga becomes Indra
- 17:16 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
17:22 to 06:41 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:22 – 20:02
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:48 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 05:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 05:21 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 05:21 next day
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 09:52 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Brahma until 13:48
- Karana Vanija until 17:16, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:52 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 13:48 Yoga becomes Indra
- 17:16 Karana becomes Vishti
- 05:21 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 05:21 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:02 – 09:22
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:31 – 15:14
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. 04:55 – 05:49
- 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 17:22 – 20:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:42 – 09:52
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:42 – 09:52
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:42 – 08:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:02 – 09:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:22 – 10:42 | Good |
| Rog | 10:42 – 12:02 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:02 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Char | 13:22 – 14:42 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:42 – 16:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:02 – 17:22 | Good |
| Char | 17:22 – 19:02 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:02 – 20:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:42 – 22:22 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:22 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:02 – 01:42 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:42 – 03:21 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:21 – 05:01 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:01 – 06:41 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:42 NowMoon
- 07:35 NowSaturn
- 08:29 NowJupiter
- 09:22 NowMars
- 10:15 NowSun
- 11:09 NowVenus
- 12:02 NowMercury
- 12:55 NowMoon
- 13:49 NowSaturn
- 14:42 NowJupiter
- 15:35 NowMars
- 16:28 NowSun
- 17:22 NowVenus
- 18:28 NowMercury
- 19:35 NowMoon
- 20:42 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSun
- 01:08 NowVenus
- 02:15 NowMercury
- 03:21 NowMoon
- 04:28 NowSaturn
- 05:35 NowJupiter
- 06:42 NowMoon
- 07:42 NowSaturn
- 08:42 NowJupiter
- 09:42 NowMars
- 10:42 NowSun
- 11:42 NowVenus
- 12:42 NowMercury
- 13:42 NowMoon
- 14:42 NowSaturn
- 15:42 NowJupiter
- 16:42 NowMars
- 17:42 NowSun
- 18:42 NowVenus
- 19:42 NowMercury
- 20:42 NowMoon
- 21:42 NowSaturn
- 22:42 NowJupiter
- 23:42 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:42 NowSun
- 01:42 NowVenus
- 02:42 NowMercury
- 03:42 NowMoon
- 04:42 NowSaturn
- 05:42 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:55 – 05:54 Gemini
- 05:54 – 07:36 Cancer
- 07:36 – 09:02 Leo
- 09:02 – 10:25 Virgo
- 10:25 – 12:00 Libra
- 12:00 – 13:55 Scorpio
- 13:55 – 16:10 Sagittarius
- 16:10 – 18:31 Capricorn
- 18:31 – 20:49 Aquarius
- 20:49 – 23:07 Pisces
- 23:07 – 01:28 next day Aries
- 01:28 – 03:47 next day Taurus
- 03:47 – 05:51 next day Gemini
- 05:51 – 06:41 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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