Durban panchang, 16 August 2028
Sunrise 06:29 Sunset 17:31 Moonrise 02:57 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
06:29 to 17:31- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:51 – 09:14
- Gulika Kalam 10:37 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta 11:38 – 12:22
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:22 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:00 – 13:23
- 13:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:32 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 14:42 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
17:31 to 06:28 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:31 – 20:06
- Brahma Muhurta 04:44 – 05:36 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:19 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:19 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 00:19 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 14:32 · lord Mars
- Yoga Harshana until 14:42
- Karana Bava until 13:06, then Balava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 13:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:32 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 14:42 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 00:19 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 00:19 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:51 – 09:14
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:37 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:38 – 12:22
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:00 – 13:23
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:42 – 15:54
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. 04:45 – 05:37
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:31 – 20:06
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:29 – 14:32
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:19 – 06:28 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:29 – 07:51 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:51 – 09:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:14 – 10:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:37 – 12:00 | Good |
| Rog | 12:00 – 13:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:23 – 14:45 | Bad |
| Char | 14:45 – 16:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:08 – 17:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:31 – 19:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:08 – 20:45 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:45 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 23:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:59 – 01:36 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:36 – 03:13 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:13 – 04:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:51 – 06:28 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
- 06:29 NowMercury
- 07:24 NowMoon
- 08:19 NowSaturn
- 09:14 NowJupiter
- 10:09 NowMars
- 11:05 NowSun
- 12:00 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:45 NowSaturn
- 15:41 NowJupiter
- 16:36 NowMars
- 17:31 NowSun
- 18:36 NowVenus
- 19:40 NowMercury
- 20:45 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:09 NowVenus
- 03:13 NowMercury
- 04:18 NowMoon
- 05:23 NowSaturn
- 06:29 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:29 NowJupiter
- 10:29 NowMars
- 11:29 NowSun
- 12:29 NowVenus
- 13:29 NowMercury
- 14:29 NowMoon
- 15:29 NowSaturn
- 16:29 NowJupiter
- 17:29 NowMars
- 18:29 NowSun
- 19:29 NowVenus
- 20:29 NowMercury
- 21:29 NowMoon
- 22:29 NowSaturn
- 23:29 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:29 NowMars
- 01:29 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:29 NowMercury
- 04:29 NowMoon
- 05:29 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:45 – 04:52 Gemini
- 04:52 – 06:33 Cancer
- 06:33 – 07:59 Leo
- 07:59 – 09:23 Virgo
- 09:23 – 10:57 Libra
- 10:57 – 12:52 Scorpio
- 12:52 – 15:07 Sagittarius
- 15:07 – 17:28 Capricorn
- 17:28 – 19:47 Aquarius
- 19:47 – 22:04 Pisces
- 22:04 – 00:25 next day Aries
- 00:25 – 02:44 next day Taurus
- 02:44 – 04:48 next day Gemini
- 04:48 – 06:28 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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