Durban panchang, 6 January 2029
Sunrise 05:03 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 22:52 Pausha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:03 to 18:59- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:03 – 06:48
- Durmuhurta 05:03 – 05:59
- Durmuhurta 05:59 – 06:55
- Rahu Kalam 08:32 – 10:17
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:29
- Yamaganda 13:46 – 15:30
- 06:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 06:43 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:01 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 17:36 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:59 to 05:04 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 03:43 – 04:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:52 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 04:30 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 06:43
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 17:01 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shobhana until 23:52
- Karana Vanija until 06:43, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 06:43 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:01 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 17:36 Karana becomes Bava
- 23:52 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 04:30 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:03 – 06:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:03 – 05:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:59 – 06:55
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:32 – 10:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:46 – 15:30
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:52 – 02:16 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:03 – 17:01
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 17:01 – 05:04 next day
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. 03:43 – 04:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:00
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:03 – 17:01
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:03 – 06:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:48 – 08:32 | Good |
| Rog | 08:32 – 10:17 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:17 – 12:01 | Bad |
| Char | 12:01 – 13:46 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:46 – 15:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:30 – 17:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:15 – 18:59 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:59 – 20:15 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:15 – 21:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:30 – 22:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:46 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:02 – 01:17 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:17 – 02:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:33 – 03:48 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:48 – 05:04 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
- 05:03 NowSaturn
- 06:13 NowJupiter
- 07:22 NowMars
- 08:32 NowSun
- 09:42 NowVenus
- 10:52 NowMercury
- 12:01 NowMoon
- 13:11 NowSaturn
- 14:21 NowJupiter
- 15:30 NowMars
- 16:40 NowSun
- 17:50 NowVenus
- 18:59 NowMercury
- 19:50 NowMoon
- 20:40 NowSaturn
- 21:30 NowJupiter
- 22:21 NowMars
- 23:11 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:02 NowVenus
- 00:52 NowMercury
- 01:42 NowMoon
- 02:33 NowSaturn
- 03:23 NowJupiter
- 04:14 NowMars
- 05:03 NowSaturn
- 06:03 NowJupiter
- 07:03 NowMars
- 08:03 NowSun
- 09:03 NowVenus
- 10:03 NowMercury
- 11:03 NowMoon
- 12:03 NowSaturn
- 13:03 NowJupiter
- 14:03 NowMars
- 15:03 NowSun
- 16:03 NowVenus
- 17:03 NowMercury
- 18:03 NowMoon
- 19:03 NowSaturn
- 20:03 NowJupiter
- 21:03 NowMars
- 22:03 NowSun
- 23:03 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:03 NowMercury
- 01:03 NowMoon
- 02:03 NowSaturn
- 03:03 NowJupiter
- 04:03 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:43 – 05:44 Sagittarius
- 05:44 – 08:06 Capricorn
- 08:06 – 10:24 Aquarius
- 10:24 – 12:42 Pisces
- 12:42 – 15:03 Aries
- 15:03 – 17:22 Taurus
- 17:22 – 19:25 Gemini
- 19:25 – 21:07 Cancer
- 21:07 – 22:33 Leo
- 22:33 – 23:56 Virgo
- 23:56 – 01:31 next day Libra
- 01:31 – 03:25 next day Scorpio
- 03:25 – 05:04 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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