Durban panchang, 19 November 2028
Sunrise 04:51 Sunset 18:31 Moonrise 07:10 Margashirsha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:51 to 18:31- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:14 – 12:08
- Yamaganda 11:41 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam 15:06 – 16:49
- Durmuhurta 16:42 – 17:37
- Rahu Kalam 16:49 – 18:31
- 09:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 09:58 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:56 Yoga becomes Shula
- 17:19 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:31 to 04:50 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:31 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:42 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 09:58
- Nakshatra Mula until 17:19 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhriti until 16:56
- Karana Gara until 09:58, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 09:58 Karana becomes Vanija
- 16:56 Yoga becomes Shula
- 17:19 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 21:42 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:41 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:06 – 16:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:42 – 17:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:49 – 18:31
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:56 – 18:56
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. 03:28 – 04:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:14 – 12:08
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:31 – 20:35
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:51 – 17:19
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:51 – 17:19
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:51 – 11:49
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 17:19 – 04:50 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:51 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:33 – 08:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:16 – 09:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:58 – 11:41 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:41 – 13:24 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:24 – 15:06 | Good |
| Rog | 15:06 – 16:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:49 – 18:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:31 – 19:49 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:49 – 21:06 | Good |
| Char | 21:06 – 22:24 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:24 – 23:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:41 – 00:58 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:58 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:16 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:33 – 04:50 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
- 04:51 NowSun
- 05:59 NowVenus
- 07:07 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:24 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:41 NowMars
- 12:49 NowSun
- 13:58 NowVenus
- 15:06 NowMercury
- 16:15 NowMoon
- 17:23 NowSaturn
- 18:31 NowJupiter
- 19:23 NowMars
- 20:15 NowSun
- 21:06 NowVenus
- 21:58 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:41 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:32 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowSun
- 05:51 NowVenus
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 04:43 Libra
- 04:43 – 06:38 Scorpio
- 06:38 – 08:53 Sagittarius
- 08:53 – 11:14 Capricorn
- 11:14 – 13:33 Aquarius
- 13:33 – 15:51 Pisces
- 15:51 – 18:11 Aries
- 18:11 – 20:30 Taurus
- 20:30 – 22:34 Gemini
- 22:34 – 00:15 next day Cancer
- 00:15 – 01:41 next day Leo
- 01:41 – 03:05 next day Virgo
- 03:05 – 04:39 next day Libra
- 04:39 – 04:50 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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