Durban panchang, 8 June 2029
Sunrise 06:47 Sunset 17:02 Moonrise 03:19 Vaishakha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:47 to 17:02- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:04 – 09:21
- Durmuhurta 08:50 – 09:31
- Rahu Kalam 10:38 – 11:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 12:56
- Yamaganda 14:28 – 15:45
- 12:21 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:54 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 15:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:02 to 06:48 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:25 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 01:25 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 01:25 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 15:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Shobhana until 14:54
- Karana Kaulava until 12:21, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 12:21 Karana becomes Taitila
- 14:54 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 15:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 01:25 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 01:25 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:21
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:50 – 09:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:38 – 11:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 12:56
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:28 – 15:45
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:54 – 17:18
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. 04:57 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:47 – 15:44
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:47 – 08:04 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:04 – 09:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:21 – 10:38 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:38 – 11:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:54 – 13:11 | Good |
| Rog | 13:11 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:28 – 15:45 | Bad |
| Char | 15:45 – 17:02 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:02 – 18:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:45 – 20:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:28 – 22:11 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:11 – 23:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:55 – 01:38 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:38 – 03:21 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:21 – 05:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:05 – 06:48 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
- 06:47 NowVenus
- 07:39 NowMercury
- 08:30 NowMoon
- 09:21 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:03 NowMars
- 11:54 NowSun
- 12:46 NowVenus
- 13:37 NowMercury
- 14:28 NowMoon
- 15:19 NowSaturn
- 16:10 NowJupiter
- 17:02 NowMars
- 18:10 NowSun
- 19:19 NowVenus
- 20:28 NowMercury
- 21:37 NowMoon
- 22:46 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 01:04 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:21 NowVenus
- 04:30 NowMercury
- 05:39 NowMoon
- 06:47 NowVenus
- 07:47 NowMercury
- 08:47 NowMoon
- 09:47 NowSaturn
- 10:47 NowJupiter
- 11:47 NowMars
- 12:47 NowSun
- 13:47 NowVenus
- 14:47 NowMercury
- 15:47 NowMoon
- 16:47 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 18:47 NowMars
- 19:47 NowSun
- 20:47 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:47 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:47 NowJupiter
- 01:47 NowMars
- 02:47 NowSun
- 03:47 NowVenus
- 04:47 NowMercury
- 05:47 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:01 Aries
- 05:01 – 07:20 Taurus
- 07:20 – 09:24 Gemini
- 09:24 – 11:05 Cancer
- 11:05 – 12:31 Leo
- 12:31 – 13:55 Virgo
- 13:55 – 15:29 Libra
- 15:29 – 17:24 Scorpio
- 17:24 – 19:39 Sagittarius
- 19:39 – 22:00 Capricorn
- 22:00 – 00:19 next day Aquarius
- 00:19 – 02:36 next day Pisces
- 02:36 – 04:57 next day Aries
- 04:57 – 06:48 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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