Durban panchang, 11 March 2029
Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 18:16 Moonrise 02:25 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
05:54 to 18:16- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:30
- Yamaganda 12:05 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam 15:11 – 16:43
- Durmuhurta 16:37 – 17:26
- Rahu Kalam 16:43 – 18:16
- 11:26 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:29 Yoga becomes Shiva
Night
18:16 to 05:55 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:16 – 20:36
- Brahma Muhurta 04:22 – 05:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 00:12 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 00:12 next day
- Nakshatra Shravana until 04:06 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Parigha until 14:29
- Karana Kaulava until 11:26, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:26 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:29 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 00:12 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 00:12 next day Karana becomes Gara
- 04:06 next day Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:05 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:11 – 16:43
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:37 – 17:26
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:43 – 18:16
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. 04:21 – 05:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:30
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:16 – 20:36
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:54 – 07:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:27 – 09:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:00 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:05 – 13:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:38 – 15:11 | Good |
| Rog | 15:11 – 16:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:43 – 18:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:16 – 19:43 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:43 – 21:11 | Good |
| Char | 21:11 – 22:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:38 – 00:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:05 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 03:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:00 – 04:28 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:28 – 05:55 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
- 05:54 NowSun
- 06:56 NowVenus
- 07:58 NowMercury
- 09:00 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 11:03 NowJupiter
- 12:05 NowMars
- 13:07 NowSun
- 14:09 NowVenus
- 15:11 NowMercury
- 16:12 NowMoon
- 17:14 NowSaturn
- 18:16 NowJupiter
- 19:14 NowMars
- 20:12 NowSun
- 21:11 NowVenus
- 22:09 NowMercury
- 23:07 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSaturn
- 01:04 NowJupiter
- 02:02 NowMars
- 03:00 NowSun
- 03:58 NowVenus
- 04:57 NowMercury
- 05:54 NowSun
- 06:54 NowVenus
- 07:54 NowMercury
- 08:54 NowMoon
- 09:54 NowSaturn
- 10:54 NowJupiter
- 11:54 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:54 NowVenus
- 14:54 NowMercury
- 15:54 NowMoon
- 16:54 NowSaturn
- 17:54 NowJupiter
- 18:54 NowMars
- 19:54 NowSun
- 20:54 NowVenus
- 21:54 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- 23:54 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:54 NowJupiter
- 01:54 NowMars
- 02:54 NowSun
- 03:54 NowVenus
- 04:54 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:21 – 06:13 Aquarius
- 06:13 – 08:30 Pisces
- 08:30 – 10:51 Aries
- 10:51 – 13:10 Taurus
- 13:10 – 15:14 Gemini
- 15:14 – 16:55 Cancer
- 16:55 – 18:21 Leo
- 18:21 – 19:45 Virgo
- 19:45 – 21:19 Libra
- 21:19 – 23:14 Scorpio
- 23:14 – 01:29 next day Sagittarius
- 01:29 – 03:50 next day Capricorn
- 03:50 – 05:55 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