Durban panchang, 15 November 2028
Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:28 Moonrise 03:34 Kartika month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:52 to 18:28- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:34 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam 09:58 – 11:40
- Durmuhurta 11:13 – 12:07
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:13 – 12:07 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:40 – 13:22
- 07:12 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 07:34 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 18:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
18:28 to 04:52 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:28 – 20:33
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 03:36 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 18:04
- Nakshatra Swati until 22:04 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Ayushman until 07:12
- Karana Vishti until 07:34, then Shakuni
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Libra
- 07:12 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 07:34 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 18:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 18:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 22:04 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 03:36 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 04:38 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:34 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:58 – 11:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:13 – 12:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:40 – 13:22
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. 03:29 – 04:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:13 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:28 – 20:33
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:52 – 06:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:34 – 08:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:16 – 09:58 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:58 – 11:40 | Good |
| Rog | 11:40 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 15:04 | Bad |
| Char | 15:04 – 16:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:46 – 18:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:28 – 19:46 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:46 – 21:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:04 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 23:40 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:40 – 00:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:58 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:16 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:34 – 04:52 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
- 04:52 NowMercury
- 06:00 NowMoon
- 07:08 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:24 NowMars
- 10:32 NowSun
- 11:40 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 15:04 NowSaturn
- 16:12 NowJupiter
- 17:20 NowMars
- 18:28 NowSun
- 19:20 NowVenus
- 20:12 NowMercury
- 21:04 NowMoon
- 21:56 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:40 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:32 NowSun
- 01:24 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:08 NowMoon
- 04:00 NowSaturn
- 04:52 NowMercury
- 05:52 NowMoon
- 06:52 NowSaturn
- 07:52 NowJupiter
- 08:52 NowMars
- 09:52 NowSun
- 10:52 NowVenus
- 11:52 NowMercury
- 12:52 NowMoon
- 13:52 NowSaturn
- 14:52 NowJupiter
- 15:52 NowMars
- 16:52 NowSun
- 17:52 NowVenus
- 18:52 NowMercury
- 19:52 NowMoon
- 20:52 NowSaturn
- 21:52 NowJupiter
- 22:52 NowMars
- 23:52 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:52 NowVenus
- 01:52 NowMercury
- 02:52 NowMoon
- 03:52 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:29 – 04:59 Libra
- 04:59 – 06:54 Scorpio
- 06:54 – 09:09 Sagittarius
- 09:09 – 11:30 Capricorn
- 11:30 – 13:49 Aquarius
- 13:49 – 16:06 Pisces
- 16:06 – 18:27 Aries
- 18:27 – 20:46 Taurus
- 20:46 – 22:50 Gemini
- 22:50 – 00:31 next day Cancer
- 00:31 – 01:57 next day Leo
- 01:57 – 03:21 next day Virgo
- 03:21 – 04:52 next day Libra
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