Durban panchang, 31 January 2029
Sunrise 05:25 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 19:40 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
05:25 to 18:53- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:06 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam 10:28 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta 11:42 – 12:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:36 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:09 – 13:50
- 06:31 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:31 Moon enters Leo
- 15:43 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 15:51 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:53 to 05:25 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:53 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:01 – 04:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:20 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 02:20 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:15 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 02:20 next day
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 06:31 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Saubhagya until 15:43
- Karana Taitila until 15:51, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 06:31 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 06:31 Moon enters Leo
- 15:43 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 15:51 Karana becomes Gara
- 02:20 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 02:20 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:15 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:06 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:28 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:42 – 12:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:50
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. 04:00 – 04:42
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:53 – 20:59
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:25 – 02:20 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:25 – 07:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:06 – 08:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:47 – 10:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:28 – 12:09 | Good |
| Rog | 12:09 – 13:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:50 – 15:31 | Bad |
| Char | 15:31 – 17:12 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:12 – 18:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:53 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:12 – 21:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:31 – 22:50 | Good |
| Char | 22:50 – 00:09 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:09 – 01:28 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:28 – 02:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:47 – 04:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:06 – 05:25 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
- 05:25 NowMercury
- 06:32 NowMoon
- 07:39 NowSaturn
- 08:47 NowJupiter
- 09:54 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 12:09 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:23 NowMoon
- 15:31 NowSaturn
- 16:38 NowJupiter
- 17:45 NowMars
- 18:53 NowSun
- 19:45 NowVenus
- 20:38 NowMercury
- 21:31 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMars
- 01:02 NowSun
- 01:55 NowVenus
- 02:47 NowMercury
- 03:40 NowMoon
- 04:33 NowSaturn
- 05:25 NowMercury
- 06:25 NowMoon
- 07:25 NowSaturn
- 08:25 NowJupiter
- 09:25 NowMars
- 10:25 NowSun
- 11:25 NowVenus
- 12:25 NowMercury
- 13:25 NowMoon
- 14:25 NowSaturn
- 15:25 NowJupiter
- 16:25 NowMars
- 17:25 NowSun
- 18:25 NowVenus
- 19:25 NowMercury
- 20:25 NowMoon
- 21:25 NowSaturn
- 22:25 NowJupiter
- 23:25 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:25 NowSun
- 01:25 NowVenus
- 02:25 NowMercury
- 03:25 NowMoon
- 04:25 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:00 – 04:06 Sagittarius
- 04:06 – 06:27 Capricorn
- 06:27 – 08:46 Aquarius
- 08:46 – 11:04 Pisces
- 11:04 – 13:24 Aries
- 13:24 – 15:43 Taurus
- 15:43 – 17:47 Gemini
- 17:47 – 19:28 Cancer
- 19:28 – 20:54 Leo
- 20:54 – 22:18 Virgo
- 22:18 – 23:52 Libra
- 23:52 – 01:47 next day Scorpio
- 01:47 – 04:02 next day Sagittarius
- 04:02 – 05:25 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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