Durban panchang, 1 December 2028
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 18:25 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
04:48 to 18:41- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:32 – 08:16
- Durmuhurta 07:35 – 08:30
- Rahu Kalam 10:01 – 11:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 13:08
- Yamaganda 15:13 – 16:57
- 15:29 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:11 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 17:57 Yoga becomes Siddha
Night
18:41 to 04:48 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:40 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 03:40 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 03:40 next day
- Nakshatra Krittika until 16:11 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shiva until 17:57
- Karana Vishti until 15:29, then Bava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 15:29 Karana becomes Bava
- 16:11 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 17:57 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 03:40 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 03:40 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:35 – 08:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:01 – 11:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 13:08
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:13 – 16:57
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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:17 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:43
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:40 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:48 – 06:32 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:32 – 08:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:16 – 10:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:01 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:45 – 13:29 | Good |
| Rog | 13:29 – 15:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:13 – 16:57 | Bad |
| Char | 16:57 – 18:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:41 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:57 – 21:13 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:13 – 22:29 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:29 – 23:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:45 – 01:01 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:01 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 07:07 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:26 NowJupiter
- 10:35 NowMars
- 11:45 NowSun
- 12:54 NowVenus
- 14:04 NowMercury
- 15:13 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:32 NowJupiter
- 18:41 NowMars
- 19:32 NowSun
- 20:22 NowVenus
- 21:13 NowMercury
- 22:04 NowMoon
- 22:54 NowSaturn
- 23:45 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMars
- 01:26 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:07 NowMercury
- 03:57 NowMoon
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:48 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:48 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:48 NowSun
- 11:48 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:48 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSun
- 01:48 NowVenus
- 02:48 NowMercury
- 03:48 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:56 Libra
- 03:56 – 05:51 Scorpio
- 05:51 – 08:06 Sagittarius
- 08:06 – 10:27 Capricorn
- 10:27 – 12:46 Aquarius
- 12:46 – 15:03 Pisces
- 15:03 – 17:24 Aries
- 17:24 – 19:43 Taurus
- 19:43 – 21:47 Gemini
- 21:47 – 23:28 Cancer
- 23:28 – 00:54 next day Leo
- 00:54 – 02:18 next day Virgo
- 02:18 – 03:52 next day Libra
- 03:52 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
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