Durban panchang, 28 March 2029
Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 17:56 Moonrise 16:39 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
06:05 to 17:56- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:34 – 09:02
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta 11:36 – 12:24
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:24 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:00 – 13:29
- 06:51 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 12:05 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 12:05 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:56 to 06:05 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:56 – 20:22
- Brahma Muhurta 04:28 – 05:17 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:03 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 02:43 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 04:19 next day Moon enters Virgo
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 12:05
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 23:03 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shula until 06:51
- Karana Taitila until 12:05, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:51 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 12:05 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 12:05 Karana becomes Gara
- 22:16 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:03 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 02:43 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 04:19 next day Moon enters Virgo
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:51 – 09:15
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:34 – 09:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:36 – 12:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:00 – 13:29
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 08:14 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 07:18 – 09:10
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. 04:28 – 05:16
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:56 – 20:22
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:05 – 23:03
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:05 – 07:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:34 – 09:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:02 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 12:00 | Good |
| Rog | 12:00 – 13:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:29 – 14:58 | Bad |
| Char | 14:58 – 16:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:27 – 17:56 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:56 – 19:27 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:27 – 20:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:58 – 22:29 | Good |
| Char | 22:29 – 00:00 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:00 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:32 – 03:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:03 – 04:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:34 – 06:05 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
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:04 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 09:02 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:01 NowSun
- 12:00 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:59 NowMoon
- 14:58 NowSaturn
- 15:57 NowJupiter
- 16:56 NowMars
- 17:56 NowSun
- 18:56 NowVenus
- 19:57 NowMercury
- 20:58 NowMoon
- 21:59 NowSaturn
- 23:00 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:00 NowMars
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:04 NowMoon
- 05:05 NowSaturn
- 06:05 NowMercury
- 07:05 NowMoon
- 08:05 NowSaturn
- 09:05 NowJupiter
- 10:05 NowMars
- 11:05 NowSun
- 12:05 NowVenus
- 13:05 NowMercury
- 14:05 NowMoon
- 15:05 NowSaturn
- 16:05 NowJupiter
- 17:05 NowMars
- 18:05 NowSun
- 19:05 NowVenus
- 20:05 NowMercury
- 21:05 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 23:05 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:05 NowMars
- 01:05 NowSun
- 02:05 NowVenus
- 03:05 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 05:05 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:28 – 05:06 Aquarius
- 05:06 – 07:23 Pisces
- 07:23 – 09:44 Aries
- 09:44 – 12:03 Taurus
- 12:03 – 14:07 Gemini
- 14:07 – 15:48 Cancer
- 15:48 – 17:14 Leo
- 17:14 – 18:38 Virgo
- 18:38 – 20:12 Libra
- 20:12 – 22:07 Scorpio
- 22:07 – 00:22 next day Sagittarius
- 00:22 – 02:43 next day Capricorn
- 02:43 – 05:02 next day Aquarius
- 05:02 – 06:05 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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