Durban panchang, 15 October 2028
Sunrise 05:18 Sunset 18:04 Moonrise 03:08 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
05:18 to 18:04- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:16 – 12:07
- Yamaganda 11:41 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam 14:53 – 16:29
- Durmuhurta 16:22 – 17:13
- Rahu Kalam 16:29 – 18:04
- 05:25 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 15:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 15:47 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:04 to 05:17 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:04 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 03:47 – 04:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 02:03 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:48 next day Moon enters Virgo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 15:47
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 22:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shukla until 14:21
- Karana Kaulava until 05:25, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Virgo
- 05:25 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:21 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 15:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 15:47 Karana becomes Gara
- 22:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 02:03 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:48 next day Moon enters Virgo
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:53 – 16:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:22 – 17:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:29 – 18:04
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. 03:48 – 04:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:16 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:04 – 20:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 22:29 – 05:17 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:18 – 06:54 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:54 – 08:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:30 – 10:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:06 – 11:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:41 – 13:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:17 – 14:53 | Good |
| Rog | 14:53 – 16:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:29 – 18:04 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:04 – 19:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:29 – 20:53 | Good |
| Char | 20:53 – 22:17 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:17 – 23:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:41 – 01:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:05 – 02:29 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:29 – 03:53 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:53 – 05:17 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
- 05:18 NowSun
- 06:22 NowVenus
- 07:26 NowMercury
- 08:30 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:41 NowMars
- 12:45 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:53 NowMercury
- 15:57 NowMoon
- 17:01 NowSaturn
- 18:04 NowJupiter
- 19:00 NowMars
- 19:57 NowSun
- 20:53 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:45 NowMoon
- 23:41 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:33 NowMars
- 02:29 NowSun
- 03:25 NowVenus
- 04:21 NowMercury
- 05:18 NowSun
- 06:18 NowVenus
- 07:18 NowMercury
- 08:18 NowMoon
- 09:18 NowSaturn
- 10:18 NowJupiter
- 11:18 NowMars
- 12:18 NowSun
- 13:18 NowVenus
- 14:18 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:18 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:18 NowSun
- 20:18 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:18 NowMoon
- 23:18 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:18 NowJupiter
- 01:18 NowMars
- 02:18 NowSun
- 03:18 NowVenus
- 04:18 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:48 – 04:03 Leo
- 04:03 – 05:27 Virgo
- 05:27 – 07:01 Libra
- 07:01 – 08:56 Scorpio
- 08:56 – 11:11 Sagittarius
- 11:11 – 13:32 Capricorn
- 13:32 – 15:51 Aquarius
- 15:51 – 18:08 Pisces
- 18:08 – 20:29 Aries
- 20:29 – 22:48 Taurus
- 22:48 – 00:52 next day Gemini
- 00:52 – 02:33 next day Cancer
- 02:33 – 03:59 next day Leo
- 03:59 – 05:17 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method