Durban panchang, 25 March 2029
Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 17:59 Moonrise 14:43 Chaitra (adhika) month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:03 to 17:59- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:25
- Yamaganda 12:01 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam 15:00 – 16:30
- Durmuhurta 16:24 – 17:11
- Rahu Kalam 16:30 – 17:59
- 06:31 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 08:49 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:31 Yoga becomes Sukarman
Night
17:59 to 06:04 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:59 – 20:24
- Brahma Muhurta 04:27 – 05:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:07 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 20:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:40 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 20:07
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 06:31 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Atiganda until 16:31
- Karana Taitila until 08:49, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:31 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 08:49 Karana becomes Gara
- 16:31 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 20:07 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 20:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:40 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:00 – 16:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:24 – 17:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:30 – 17:59
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. 04:27 – 05:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:59 – 20:24
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:03 – 05:40 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:31 – 05:40 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:03 – 07:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:32 – 09:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:02 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:01 – 13:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:31 – 15:00 | Good |
| Rog | 15:00 – 16:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:30 – 17:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:59 – 19:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:30 – 21:00 | Good |
| Char | 21:00 – 22:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:31 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:01 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:32 – 03:02 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:02 – 04:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:33 – 06:04 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
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:03 NowVenus
- 08:02 NowMercury
- 09:02 NowMoon
- 10:02 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 13:01 NowSun
- 14:00 NowVenus
- 15:00 NowMercury
- 16:00 NowMoon
- 17:00 NowSaturn
- 17:59 NowJupiter
- 19:00 NowMars
- 20:00 NowSun
- 21:00 NowVenus
- 22:01 NowMercury
- 23:01 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSaturn
- 01:02 NowJupiter
- 02:02 NowMars
- 03:02 NowSun
- 04:03 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
- 06:03 NowSun
- 07:03 NowVenus
- 08:03 NowMercury
- 09:03 NowMoon
- 10:03 NowSaturn
- 11:03 NowJupiter
- 12:03 NowMars
- 13:03 NowSun
- 14:03 NowVenus
- 15:03 NowMercury
- 16:03 NowMoon
- 17:03 NowSaturn
- 18:03 NowJupiter
- 19:03 NowMars
- 20:03 NowSun
- 21:03 NowVenus
- 22:03 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:03 NowSaturn
- 01:03 NowJupiter
- 02:03 NowMars
- 03:03 NowSun
- 04:03 NowVenus
- 05:03 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:27 – 05:18 Aquarius
- 05:18 – 07:35 Pisces
- 07:35 – 09:56 Aries
- 09:56 – 12:15 Taurus
- 12:15 – 14:19 Gemini
- 14:19 – 16:00 Cancer
- 16:00 – 17:26 Leo
- 17:26 – 18:50 Virgo
- 18:50 – 20:24 Libra
- 20:24 – 22:19 Scorpio
- 22:19 – 00:34 next day Sagittarius
- 00:34 – 02:55 next day Capricorn
- 02:55 – 05:14 next day Aquarius
- 05:14 – 06:04 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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