Durban panchang, 8 December 2028
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 23:41 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 18:47- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:33 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta 07:36 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam 10:03 – 11:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 13:11
- Yamaganda 15:17 – 17:02
- 04:53 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 09:36 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:29 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
18:47 to 04:49 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:47 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:39 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 20:39 Karana becomes Balava
- 02:07 next day Yoga becomes Priti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 20:39
- Nakshatra Magha until 14:29 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 04:53
- Karana Vishti until 09:36, then Bava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 04:53 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 09:36 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:29 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 20:39 Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 20:39 Karana becomes Balava
- 02:07 next day Yoga becomes Priti
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 07:28 – 04:53
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 22:30 – 09:36
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:53 – 06:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:36 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:03 – 11:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 13:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:17 – 17:02
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:48 – 14:29
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 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:20 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 20:47
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:48 – 14:29
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:29 – 04:49 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:29 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:48 – 06:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:18 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:48 – 13:32 | Good |
| Rog | 13:32 – 15:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:17 – 17:02 | Bad |
| Char | 17:02 – 18:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:47 – 20:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:02 – 21:17 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:17 – 22:32 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:32 – 23:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:48 – 01:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:03 – 02:18 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:33 – 04:49 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
- 07:08 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 14:07 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:27 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:47 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:27 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:07 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:18 NowVenus
- 03:08 NowMercury
- 03:58 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)
- 03:28 – 03:28 Libra
- 03:28 – 05:23 Scorpio
- 05:23 – 07:38 Sagittarius
- 07:38 – 10:00 Capricorn
- 10:00 – 12:18 Aquarius
- 12:18 – 14:36 Pisces
- 14:36 – 16:57 Aries
- 16:57 – 19:16 Taurus
- 19:16 – 21:19 Gemini
- 21:19 – 23:01 Cancer
- 23:01 – 00:27 next day Leo
- 00:27 – 01:50 next day Virgo
- 01:50 – 03:25 next day Libra
- 03:25 – 04:49 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