Durban panchang, 12 February 2029
Sunrise 05:35 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 04:31 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
05:35 to 18:44- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:13 – 08:52
- Yamaganda 10:31 – 12:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:36
- Durmuhurta 12:36 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:48 – 15:27
- Durmuhurta 15:14 – 16:06
- 09:53 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 11:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 11:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
18:44 to 05:35 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:44 – 20:54
- Brahma Muhurta 04:09 – 04:52 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:04 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 23:45 Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 11:04
- Nakshatra Shravana until 22:04 · lord Moon
- Yoga Vyatipata until 09:53
- Karana Shakuni until 11:04, then Chatushpada
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 09:53 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 11:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 11:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 22:04 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 23:45 Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:12 – 09:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:13 – 08:52
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:36 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:48 – 15:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:14 – 16:06
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. 04:08 – 04:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:44 – 20:54
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:35 – 22:04
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:35 – 22:04
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:35 – 07:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:13 – 08:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:52 – 10:31 | Good |
| Rog | 10:31 – 12:09 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:09 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Char | 13:48 – 15:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:27 – 17:05 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:05 – 18:44 | Good |
| Char | 18:44 – 20:05 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:05 – 21:27 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:27 – 22:48 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:48 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:10 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:31 – 02:53 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:53 – 04:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:14 – 05:35 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
- 05:35 NowMoon
- 06:40 NowSaturn
- 07:46 NowJupiter
- 08:52 NowMars
- 09:58 NowSun
- 11:04 NowVenus
- 12:09 NowMercury
- 13:15 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:27 NowJupiter
- 16:32 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:44 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:33 NowMoon
- 21:27 NowSaturn
- 22:21 NowJupiter
- 23:15 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:10 NowSun
- 01:04 NowVenus
- 01:58 NowMercury
- 02:53 NowMoon
- 03:47 NowSaturn
- 04:41 NowJupiter
- 05:35 NowMoon
- 06:35 NowSaturn
- 07:35 NowJupiter
- 08:35 NowMars
- 09:35 NowSun
- 10:35 NowVenus
- 11:35 NowMercury
- 12:35 NowMoon
- 13:35 NowSaturn
- 14:35 NowJupiter
- 15:35 NowMars
- 16:35 NowSun
- 17:35 NowVenus
- 18:35 NowMercury
- 19:35 NowMoon
- 20:35 NowSaturn
- 21:35 NowJupiter
- 22:35 NowMars
- 23:35 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:35 NowVenus
- 01:35 NowMercury
- 02:35 NowMoon
- 03:35 NowSaturn
- 04:35 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:08 – 05:40 Capricorn
- 05:40 – 07:59 Aquarius
- 07:59 – 10:16 Pisces
- 10:16 – 12:37 Aries
- 12:37 – 14:56 Taurus
- 14:56 – 17:00 Gemini
- 17:00 – 18:41 Cancer
- 18:41 – 20:07 Leo
- 20:07 – 21:31 Virgo
- 21:31 – 23:05 Libra
- 23:05 – 01:00 next day Scorpio
- 01:00 – 03:15 next day Sagittarius
- 03:15 – 05:35 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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