Durban panchang, 3 December 2028
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 20:16 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 18:43- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 12:13
- Yamaganda 11:45 – 13:30
- Gulika Kalam 15:14 – 16:59
- Durmuhurta 16:52 – 17:47
- Rahu Kalam 16:59 – 18:43
- 05:14 Moon enters Gemini
- 15:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:35 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 17:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
18:43 to 04:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:43 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:18 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 03:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 03:18 next day
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 17:23 · lord Mars
- Yoga Sadhya until 15:35
- Karana Taitila until 15:33, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:14 Moon enters Gemini
- 15:33 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:35 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 17:23 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 03:18 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 03:18 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:45 – 13:30
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:14 – 16:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:52 – 17:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:59 – 18:43
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) 11:18 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 20:44
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:48 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:32 – 08:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:17 – 10:01 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:01 – 11:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:45 – 13:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:30 – 15:14 | Good |
| Rog | 15:14 – 16:59 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:59 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:43 – 19:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:59 – 21:14 | Good |
| Char | 21:14 – 22:30 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:30 – 23:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:45 – 01:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:01 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:17 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 07:07 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:26 NowSaturn
- 10:36 NowJupiter
- 11:45 NowMars
- 12:55 NowSun
- 14:05 NowVenus
- 15:14 NowMercury
- 16:24 NowMoon
- 17:33 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:33 NowMars
- 20:24 NowSun
- 21:14 NowVenus
- 22:05 NowMercury
- 22:55 NowMoon
- 23:45 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:26 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowSun
- 05:48 NowVenus
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:48 Libra
- 03:48 – 05:43 Scorpio
- 05:43 – 07:58 Sagittarius
- 07:58 – 10:19 Capricorn
- 10:19 – 12:38 Aquarius
- 12:38 – 14:56 Pisces
- 14:56 – 17:16 Aries
- 17:16 – 19:35 Taurus
- 19:35 – 21:39 Gemini
- 21:39 – 23:20 Cancer
- 23:20 – 00:46 next day Leo
- 00:46 – 02:10 next day Virgo
- 02:10 – 03:44 next day Libra
- 03:44 – 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