Durban panchang, 16 September 2028
Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 17:48 Moonrise 03:59 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
05:53 to 17:48- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:53 – 07:22
- Durmuhurta 05:53 – 06:41
- Durmuhurta 06:41 – 07:28
- Rahu Kalam 08:52 – 10:21
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:26 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 13:20 – 14:49
- 07:21 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:21 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:35 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 17:40 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 17:40 Moon enters Leo
- 17:44 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:48 to 05:52 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:48 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:15 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:00 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 04:00 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 07:21
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 17:40 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shiva until 12:35
- Karana Taitila until 07:21, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:21 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:21 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:35 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 17:40 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 17:40 Moon enters Leo
- 17:44 Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:00 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 04:00 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:53 – 07:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:53 – 06:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:41 – 07:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:52 – 10:21
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:49
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 04:00 – 14:10 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. 04:16 – 05:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:26 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:48 – 20:12
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:00 – 05:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:53 – 07:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:22 – 08:52 | Good |
| Rog | 08:52 – 10:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:21 – 11:50 | Bad |
| Char | 11:50 – 13:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:20 – 14:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:49 – 16:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:18 – 17:48 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:48 – 19:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:18 – 20:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:49 – 22:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:19 – 23:50 | Good |
| Char | 23:50 – 01:20 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:20 – 02:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:51 – 04:21 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:21 – 05:52 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
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowJupiter
- 07:52 NowMars
- 08:52 NowSun
- 09:51 NowVenus
- 10:51 NowMercury
- 11:50 NowMoon
- 12:50 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 16:48 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:49 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:49 NowSun
- 23:50 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:50 NowMercury
- 01:50 NowMoon
- 02:51 NowSaturn
- 03:51 NowJupiter
- 04:51 NowMars
- 05:53 NowSaturn
- 06:53 NowJupiter
- 07:53 NowMars
- 08:53 NowSun
- 09:53 NowVenus
- 10:53 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 12:53 NowSaturn
- 13:53 NowJupiter
- 14:53 NowMars
- 15:53 NowSun
- 16:53 NowVenus
- 17:53 NowMercury
- 18:53 NowMoon
- 19:53 NowSaturn
- 20:53 NowJupiter
- 21:53 NowMars
- 22:53 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:53 NowMercury
- 01:53 NowMoon
- 02:53 NowSaturn
- 03:53 NowJupiter
- 04:53 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:16 – 04:31 Cancer
- 04:31 – 05:57 Leo
- 05:57 – 07:21 Virgo
- 07:21 – 08:55 Libra
- 08:55 – 10:50 Scorpio
- 10:50 – 13:05 Sagittarius
- 13:05 – 15:26 Capricorn
- 15:26 – 17:45 Aquarius
- 17:45 – 20:02 Pisces
- 20:02 – 22:23 Aries
- 22:23 – 00:42 next day Taurus
- 00:42 – 02:46 next day Gemini
- 02:46 – 04:27 next day Cancer
- 04:27 – 05:52 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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