Durban panchang, 15 September 2028
Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 17:47 Moonrise 03:17 Bhadrapada month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:54 to 17:47- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:23 – 08:52
- Durmuhurta 08:17 – 09:04
- Rahu Kalam 10:22 – 11:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:27 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta 12:14 – 13:02
- Yamaganda 14:49 – 16:18
- 10:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 10:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:09 Yoga becomes Shiva
Night
17:47 to 05:53 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:47 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:16 – 05:05 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:00 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 20:51 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 10:12
- Nakshatra Pushya until 20:00 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Parigha until 16:09
- Karana Balava until 10:12, then Kaulava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Leo
- 10:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 10:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 16:09 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 20:00 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 20:51 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 19:14 – 05:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:23 – 08:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:17 – 09:04
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:22 – 11:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:14 – 13:02
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:49 – 16:18
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:54 – 20:00
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 20:00 – 05:53 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. 04:17 – 05:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:27 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:47 – 20:12
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:54 – 10:12
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:54 – 07:23 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:23 – 08:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:52 – 10:22 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:22 – 11:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:51 – 13:20 | Good |
| Rog | 13:20 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:49 – 16:18 | Bad |
| Char | 16:18 – 17:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:47 – 19:18 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:18 – 20:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:49 – 22:19 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:19 – 23:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:50 – 01:21 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:21 – 02:52 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:52 – 04:22 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:22 – 05:53 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
- 05:54 NowVenus
- 06:54 NowMercury
- 07:53 NowMoon
- 08:52 NowSaturn
- 09:52 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:50 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:50 NowSaturn
- 23:50 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:52 NowVenus
- 03:52 NowMercury
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 05:54 NowVenus
- 06:54 NowMercury
- 07:54 NowMoon
- 08:54 NowSaturn
- 09:54 NowJupiter
- 10:54 NowMars
- 11:54 NowSun
- 12:54 NowVenus
- 13:54 NowMercury
- 14:54 NowMoon
- 15:54 NowSaturn
- 16:54 NowJupiter
- 17:54 NowMars
- 18:54 NowSun
- 19:54 NowVenus
- 20:54 NowMercury
- 21:54 NowMoon
- 22:54 NowSaturn
- 23:54 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:54 NowMars
- 01:54 NowSun
- 02:54 NowVenus
- 03:54 NowMercury
- 04:54 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:17 – 04:35 Cancer
- 04:35 – 06:01 Leo
- 06:01 – 07:25 Virgo
- 07:25 – 08:59 Libra
- 08:59 – 10:54 Scorpio
- 10:54 – 13:09 Sagittarius
- 13:09 – 15:30 Capricorn
- 15:30 – 17:49 Aquarius
- 17:49 – 20:06 Pisces
- 20:06 – 22:27 Aries
- 22:27 – 00:46 next day Taurus
- 00:46 – 02:50 next day Gemini
- 02:50 – 04:31 next day Cancer
- 04:31 – 05:53 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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