Durban panchang, 17 October 2028
Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 18:06 Moonrise 04:21 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
05:16 to 18:06- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:50 – 08:41
- Yamaganda 08:28 – 10:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:15 – 12:07
- Gulika Kalam 11:41 – 13:17
- Rahu Kalam 14:53 – 16:30
- 06:08 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 08:35 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 16:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
Night
18:06 to 05:15 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:06 – 20:20
- Brahma Muhurta 03:46 – 04:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:45 Karana becomes Naga
- 01:57 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 03:21 next day Moon enters Libra
- 04:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 04:56 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 08:35
- Nakshatra Hasta until 16:46 · lord Moon
- Yoga Indra until 06:08
- Karana Shakuni until 08:35, then Chatushpada
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Libra
- 06:08 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 08:35 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 08:35 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 16:46 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 18:45 Karana becomes Naga
- 01:57 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 03:21 next day Moon enters Libra
- 04:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 04:56 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:08 – 01:57 next day
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:50 – 08:41
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:28 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 13:17
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:53 – 16:30
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:57 – 03:09 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. 03:47 – 04:31
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:15 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:06 – 20:20
Choghadiya
| Rog | 05:16 – 06:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:52 – 08:28 | Bad |
| Char | 08:28 – 10:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:05 – 11:41 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:41 – 13:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:17 – 14:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:53 – 16:30 | Good |
| Rog | 16:30 – 18:06 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:06 – 19:29 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 19:29 – 20:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:53 – 22:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:17 – 23:40 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:40 – 01:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:04 – 02:28 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:28 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:51 – 05:15 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
- 05:16 NowMars
- 06:20 NowSun
- 07:24 NowVenus
- 08:28 NowMercury
- 09:33 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:41 NowJupiter
- 12:45 NowMars
- 13:49 NowSun
- 14:53 NowVenus
- 15:57 NowMercury
- 17:02 NowMoon
- 18:06 NowSaturn
- 19:02 NowJupiter
- 19:57 NowMars
- 20:53 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:45 NowMercury
- 23:40 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:36 NowSaturn
- 01:32 NowJupiter
- 02:28 NowMars
- 03:23 NowSun
- 04:19 NowVenus
- 05:16 NowMars
- 06:16 NowSun
- 07:16 NowVenus
- 08:16 NowMercury
- 09:16 NowMoon
- 10:16 NowSaturn
- 11:16 NowJupiter
- 12:16 NowMars
- 13:16 NowSun
- 14:16 NowVenus
- 15:16 NowMercury
- 16:16 NowMoon
- 17:16 NowSaturn
- 18:16 NowJupiter
- 19:16 NowMars
- 20:16 NowSun
- 21:16 NowVenus
- 22:16 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:16 NowSaturn
- 01:16 NowJupiter
- 02:16 NowMars
- 03:16 NowSun
- 04:16 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:47 – 03:55 Leo
- 03:55 – 05:19 Virgo
- 05:19 – 06:53 Libra
- 06:53 – 08:48 Scorpio
- 08:48 – 11:03 Sagittarius
- 11:03 – 13:24 Capricorn
- 13:24 – 15:43 Aquarius
- 15:43 – 18:00 Pisces
- 18:00 – 20:21 Aries
- 20:21 – 22:40 Taurus
- 22:40 – 00:44 next day Gemini
- 00:44 – 02:25 next day Cancer
- 02:25 – 03:51 next day Leo
- 03:51 – 05:15 next day Virgo
- 05:15 – 05:15 next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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