Durban panchang, 24 September 2028
Sunrise 05:43 Sunset 17:52 Moonrise 09:41 Ashwin month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:43 to 17:52- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:23 – 12:12
- Yamaganda 11:47 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam 14:50 – 16:21
- Durmuhurta 16:15 – 17:03
- Rahu Kalam 16:21 – 17:52
- 15:08 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:52 to 05:42 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:52 – 20:14
- Brahma Muhurta 04:07 – 04:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:55 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 22:55 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 02:13 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:03 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 03:03 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 03:03 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 22:55 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Ayushman until 02:13 next day
- Karana Gara until 15:08, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Virgo
- 15:08 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:55 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 22:55 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 02:13 next day Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:03 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 03:03 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:50 – 16:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:15 – 17:03
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:21 – 17:52
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:43 – 22:55
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. 04:08 – 04:56
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:23 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:52 – 20:14
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 22:55 – 05:42 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 22:55 – 05:42 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:43 – 07:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:14 – 08:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:45 – 10:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:16 – 11:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:47 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:19 – 14:50 | Good |
| Rog | 14:50 – 16:21 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:21 – 17:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:52 – 19:21 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:21 – 20:49 | Good |
| Char | 20:49 – 22:18 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:18 – 23:47 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:47 – 01:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:16 – 02:44 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:44 – 04:13 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:13 – 05:42 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
- 05:43 NowSun
- 06:44 NowVenus
- 07:45 NowMercury
- 08:45 NowMoon
- 09:46 NowSaturn
- 10:47 NowJupiter
- 11:47 NowMars
- 12:48 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:50 NowMercury
- 15:50 NowMoon
- 16:51 NowSaturn
- 17:52 NowJupiter
- 18:51 NowMars
- 19:50 NowSun
- 20:49 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- 23:47 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:46 NowJupiter
- 01:45 NowMars
- 02:44 NowSun
- 03:43 NowVenus
- 04:43 NowMercury
- 05:43 NowSun
- 06:43 NowVenus
- 07:43 NowMercury
- 08:43 NowMoon
- 09:43 NowSaturn
- 10:43 NowJupiter
- 11:43 NowMars
- 12:43 NowSun
- 13:43 NowVenus
- 14:43 NowMercury
- 15:43 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:43 NowJupiter
- 18:43 NowMars
- 19:43 NowSun
- 20:43 NowVenus
- 21:43 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:43 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:43 NowJupiter
- 01:43 NowMars
- 02:43 NowSun
- 03:43 NowVenus
- 04:43 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:08 – 05:26 Leo
- 05:26 – 06:49 Virgo
- 06:49 – 08:23 Libra
- 08:23 – 10:18 Scorpio
- 10:18 – 12:33 Sagittarius
- 12:33 – 14:55 Capricorn
- 14:55 – 17:13 Aquarius
- 17:13 – 19:31 Pisces
- 19:31 – 21:51 Aries
- 21:51 – 00:11 next day Taurus
- 00:11 – 02:14 next day Gemini
- 02:14 – 03:56 next day Cancer
- 03:56 – 05:22 next day Leo
- 05:22 – 05:42 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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