Durban panchang, 19 August 2028
Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 17:33 Moonrise 05:27 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
06:26 to 17:33- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:26 – 07:49
- Durmuhurta 06:26 – 07:10
- Durmuhurta 07:10 – 07:55
- Rahu Kalam 09:12 – 10:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 13:22 – 14:46
- 09:32 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
17:33 to 06:25 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:33 – 20:07
- Brahma Muhurta 04:42 – 05:33 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:44 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
- 02:32 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 16:17
- Nakshatra Pushya until 09:32 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Variyan until 01:44 next day
- Karana Shakuni until 16:17, then Chatushpada
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Leo
- 09:32 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 16:17 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:17 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 01:44 next day Yoga becomes Parigha
- 02:32 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:08 – 05:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:26 – 07:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:26 – 07:10
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:10 – 07:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:12 – 10:36
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:46
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:44 – 11:40 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. 04:42 – 05:34
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:33 – 20:07
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:26 – 16:17
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:26 – 07:49 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:49 – 09:12 | Good |
| Rog | 09:12 – 10:36 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:36 – 11:59 | Bad |
| Char | 11:59 – 13:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:22 – 14:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:46 – 16:09 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:09 – 17:33 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:33 – 19:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:09 – 20:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:46 – 22:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:22 – 23:59 | Good |
| Char | 23:59 – 01:35 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:35 – 03:12 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:12 – 04:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:25 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
- 06:26 NowSaturn
- 07:21 NowJupiter
- 08:17 NowMars
- 09:12 NowSun
- 10:08 NowVenus
- 11:04 NowMercury
- 11:59 NowMoon
- 12:55 NowSaturn
- 13:50 NowJupiter
- 14:46 NowMars
- 15:41 NowSun
- 16:37 NowVenus
- 17:33 NowMercury
- 18:37 NowMoon
- 19:41 NowSaturn
- 20:46 NowJupiter
- 21:50 NowMars
- 22:54 NowSun
- 23:59 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:03 NowMercury
- 02:07 NowMoon
- 03:12 NowSaturn
- 04:16 NowJupiter
- 05:20 NowMars
- 06:26 NowSaturn
- 07:26 NowJupiter
- 08:26 NowMars
- 09:26 NowSun
- 10:26 NowVenus
- 11:26 NowMercury
- 12:26 NowMoon
- 13:26 NowSaturn
- 14:26 NowJupiter
- 15:26 NowMars
- 16:26 NowSun
- 17:26 NowVenus
- 18:26 NowMercury
- 19:26 NowMoon
- 20:26 NowSaturn
- 21:26 NowJupiter
- 22:26 NowMars
- 23:26 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:26 NowVenus
- 01:26 NowMercury
- 02:26 NowMoon
- 03:26 NowSaturn
- 04:26 NowJupiter
- 05:26 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:42 – 06:21 Cancer
- 06:21 – 07:47 Leo
- 07:47 – 09:11 Virgo
- 09:11 – 10:45 Libra
- 10:45 – 12:40 Scorpio
- 12:40 – 14:55 Sagittarius
- 14:55 – 17:16 Capricorn
- 17:16 – 19:35 Aquarius
- 19:35 – 21:52 Pisces
- 21:52 – 00:13 next day Aries
- 00:13 – 02:32 next day Taurus
- 02:32 – 04:36 next day Gemini
- 04:36 – 06:17 next day Cancer
- 06:17 – 06:25 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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