Durban panchang, 10 December 2028
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:48 Moonrise 00:15 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
04:49 to 18:48- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:16
- Yamaganda 11:48 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam 15:18 – 17:03
- Durmuhurta 16:56 – 17:52
- Rahu Kalam 17:03 – 18:48
- 05:30 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:40 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 16:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 16:22 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:48 to 04:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:48 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:09 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:13 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 16:22
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 11:40 · lord Sun
- Yoga Ayushman until 20:09
- Karana Taitila until 05:30, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 05:30 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:40 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 16:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 16:22 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:09 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 03:13 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:48 – 13:33
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:18 – 17:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:56 – 17:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:03 – 18:48
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. 03:29 – 04:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:20 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:48 – 20:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:49 – 11:40
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 11:40 – 04:49 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 11:40 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:49 – 06:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:34 – 08:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:19 – 10:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:04 – 11:48 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:48 – 13:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:33 – 15:18 | Good |
| Rog | 15:18 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:03 – 18:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:48 – 20:03 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:03 – 21:18 | Good |
| Char | 21:18 – 22:33 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:33 – 23:49 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:49 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:04 – 02:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:59 NowVenus
- 07:09 NowMercury
- 08:19 NowMoon
- 09:29 NowSaturn
- 10:38 NowJupiter
- 11:48 NowMars
- 12:58 NowSun
- 14:08 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:28 NowMoon
- 17:38 NowSaturn
- 18:48 NowJupiter
- 19:38 NowMars
- 20:28 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:08 NowMercury
- 22:58 NowMoon
- 23:49 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:39 NowJupiter
- 01:29 NowMars
- 02:19 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:49 NowVenus
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:29 – 05:16 Scorpio
- 05:16 – 07:31 Sagittarius
- 07:31 – 09:52 Capricorn
- 09:52 – 12:10 Aquarius
- 12:10 – 14:28 Pisces
- 14:28 – 16:49 Aries
- 16:49 – 19:08 Taurus
- 19:08 – 21:12 Gemini
- 21:12 – 22:53 Cancer
- 22:53 – 00:19 next day Leo
- 00:19 – 01:43 next day Virgo
- 01:43 – 03:17 next day Libra
- 03:17 – 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