Durban panchang, 6 December 2028
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:45 Moonrise 22:30 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 18:45- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:33 – 08:17
- Gulika Kalam 10:02 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:47 – 13:31
- 09:51 Yoga becomes Indra
- 12:51 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Night
18:45 to 04:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:45 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 00:08 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 00:08 next day
- Nakshatra Pushya until 16:29 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Brahma until 09:51
- Karana Kaulava until 12:51, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:51 Yoga becomes Indra
- 12:51 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:29 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 00:08 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 00:08 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:19 – 12:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:31
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 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 20:46
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:33 – 08:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:17 – 10:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:02 – 11:47 | Good |
| Rog | 11:47 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:31 – 15:16 | Bad |
| Char | 15:16 – 17:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:01 – 18:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:45 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:01 – 21:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:16 – 22:31 | Good |
| Char | 22:31 – 23:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:47 – 01:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:02 – 02:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:33 – 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 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowMoon
- 07:08 NowSaturn
- 08:17 NowJupiter
- 09:27 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:47 NowVenus
- 12:56 NowMercury
- 14:06 NowMoon
- 15:16 NowSaturn
- 16:26 NowJupiter
- 17:35 NowMars
- 18:45 NowSun
- 19:35 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:16 NowMoon
- 22:06 NowSaturn
- 22:56 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:27 NowVenus
- 02:18 NowMercury
- 03:08 NowMoon
- 03:58 NowSaturn
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:48 NowMoon
- 06:48 NowSaturn
- 07:48 NowJupiter
- 08:48 NowMars
- 09:48 NowSun
- 10:48 NowVenus
- 11:48 NowMercury
- 12:48 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:48 NowJupiter
- 15:48 NowMars
- 16:48 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 18:48 NowMercury
- 19:48 NowMoon
- 20:48 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:48 NowMars
- 23:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:48 NowVenus
- 01:48 NowMercury
- 02:48 NowMoon
- 03:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 03:36 Libra
- 03:36 – 05:31 Scorpio
- 05:31 – 07:46 Sagittarius
- 07:46 – 10:08 Capricorn
- 10:08 – 12:26 Aquarius
- 12:26 – 14:44 Pisces
- 14:44 – 17:04 Aries
- 17:04 – 19:24 Taurus
- 19:24 – 21:27 Gemini
- 21:27 – 23:08 Cancer
- 23:08 – 00:35 next day Leo
- 00:35 – 01:58 next day Virgo
- 01:58 – 03:32 next day Libra
- 03:32 – 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