Durban panchang, 15 January 2029
Sunrise 05:11 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 05:42 Magha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:11 to 18:59- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:54 – 08:38
- Yamaganda 10:21 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:32
- Durmuhurta 12:32 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:48 – 15:32
- Durmuhurta 15:18 – 16:13
- 07:39 Karana becomes Bava
- 13:08 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
Night
18:59 to 05:11 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 03:50 – 04:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 20:01 Karana becomes Balava
- 04:26 next day Yoga becomes Siddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 20:01
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 13:08 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vajra until 04:26 next day
- Karana Kimstughna until 07:39, then Bava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:39 Karana becomes Bava
- 13:08 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 20:01 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 20:01 Karana becomes Balava
- 04:26 next day Yoga becomes Siddhi
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:00 – 06:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:54 – 08:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:21 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:32 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:48 – 15:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:18 – 16:13
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:11 – 06:50
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:50 – 14:50
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. 03:49 – 04:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:32
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:08 – 05:11 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:50 – 05:11 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:11 – 06:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:54 – 08:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:38 – 10:21 | Good |
| Rog | 10:21 – 12:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:05 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Char | 13:48 – 15:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:32 – 17:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:15 – 18:59 | Good |
| Char | 18:59 – 20:15 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:15 – 21:32 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:32 – 22:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:49 – 00:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:05 – 01:22 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:22 – 02:38 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:38 – 03:55 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:55 – 05:11 next day | Neutral |
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
- 05:11 NowMoon
- 06:20 NowSaturn
- 07:29 NowJupiter
- 08:38 NowMars
- 09:47 NowSun
- 10:56 NowVenus
- 12:05 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:23 NowSaturn
- 15:32 NowJupiter
- 16:41 NowMars
- 17:50 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 19:50 NowMercury
- 20:41 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:23 NowJupiter
- 23:14 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSun
- 00:56 NowVenus
- 01:47 NowMercury
- 02:38 NowMoon
- 03:29 NowSaturn
- 04:20 NowJupiter
- 05:11 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
- 07:11 NowJupiter
- 08:11 NowMars
- 09:11 NowSun
- 10:11 NowVenus
- 11:11 NowMercury
- 12:11 NowMoon
- 13:11 NowSaturn
- 14:11 NowJupiter
- 15:11 NowMars
- 16:11 NowSun
- 17:11 NowVenus
- 18:11 NowMercury
- 19:11 NowMoon
- 20:11 NowSaturn
- 21:11 NowJupiter
- 22:11 NowMars
- 23:11 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:11 NowVenus
- 01:11 NowMercury
- 02:11 NowMoon
- 03:11 NowSaturn
- 04:11 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:49 – 05:09 Sagittarius
- 05:09 – 07:30 Capricorn
- 07:30 – 09:49 Aquarius
- 09:49 – 12:07 Pisces
- 12:07 – 14:27 Aries
- 14:27 – 16:46 Taurus
- 16:46 – 18:50 Gemini
- 18:50 – 20:31 Cancer
- 20:31 – 21:57 Leo
- 21:57 – 23:21 Virgo
- 23:21 – 00:55 next day Libra
- 00:55 – 02:50 next day Scorpio
- 02:50 – 05:05 next day Sagittarius
- 05:05 – 05:11 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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