Durban panchang, 1 March 2029
Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 18:27 Moonrise 18:47 Phalguna month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:48 to 18:27- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:48 – 07:22
- Gulika Kalam 08:57 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta 10:01 – 10:51
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:33
- Rahu Kalam 13:42 – 15:17
- Durmuhurta 15:05 – 15:55
- 11:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 15:31 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:33 Yoga becomes Shula
- 17:07 Moon enters Virgo
Night
18:27 to 05:48 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:27 – 20:43
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:39 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 15:31
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 11:51 · lord Venus
- Yoga Dhriti until 16:33
- Karana Kaulava until 15:31, then Taitila
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 15:31 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:31 Karana becomes Taitila
- 16:33 Yoga becomes Shula
- 17:07 Moon enters Virgo
- 01:39 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:48 – 07:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:57 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:01 – 10:51
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:42 – 15:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:05 – 15:55
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:33 – 18:33
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 11:51 – 05:48 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. 04:17 – 05:02
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:27 – 20:43
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:48 – 07:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:22 – 08:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:57 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Char | 10:32 – 12:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:07 – 13:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:42 – 15:17 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:17 – 16:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:52 – 18:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:27 – 19:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:52 – 21:18 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:18 – 22:43 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:43 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:33 – 02:58 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:58 – 04:23 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:23 – 05:48 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
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:51 NowMars
- 07:54 NowSun
- 08:57 NowVenus
- 10:01 NowMercury
- 11:04 NowMoon
- 12:07 NowSaturn
- 13:11 NowJupiter
- 14:14 NowMars
- 15:17 NowSun
- 16:21 NowVenus
- 17:24 NowMercury
- 18:27 NowMoon
- 19:24 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:18 NowMars
- 22:14 NowSun
- 23:11 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:08 NowMercury
- 01:05 NowMoon
- 02:01 NowSaturn
- 02:58 NowJupiter
- 03:55 NowMars
- 04:51 NowSun
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:48 NowSun
- 08:48 NowVenus
- 09:48 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:48 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:48 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 18:48 NowSaturn
- 19:48 NowJupiter
- 20:48 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMoon
- 01:48 NowSaturn
- 02:48 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
- 04:48 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:17 – 04:33 Capricorn
- 04:33 – 06:52 Aquarius
- 06:52 – 09:10 Pisces
- 09:10 – 11:30 Aries
- 11:30 – 13:49 Taurus
- 13:49 – 15:53 Gemini
- 15:53 – 17:34 Cancer
- 17:34 – 19:00 Leo
- 19:00 – 20:24 Virgo
- 20:24 – 21:58 Libra
- 21:58 – 23:53 Scorpio
- 23:53 – 02:08 next day Sagittarius
- 02:08 – 04:29 next day Capricorn
- 04:29 – 05:48 next day Aquarius
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