Durban panchang, 8 July 2029
Sunrise 06:52 Sunset 17:09 Moonrise 03:56 Jyeshtha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:52 to 17:09- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:21
- Yamaganda 12:01 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 14:35 – 15:52
- Durmuhurta 15:47 – 16:28
- Rahu Kalam 15:52 – 17:09
- 17:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 17:01 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:09 to 06:52 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:09 – 19:54
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:57 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 05:31 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:14 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 17:01
- Nakshatra Rohini until 06:14 next day · lord Moon
- Yoga Ganda until 00:55 next day
- Karana Taitila until 17:01, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Gemini
- 17:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 17:01 Karana becomes Gara
- 00:55 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 05:31 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 06:14 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:35 – 15:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:47 – 16:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:52 – 17:09
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. 05:02 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:09 – 19:54
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:52 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:09 – 09:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:26 – 10:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:43 – 12:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:01 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:18 – 14:35 | Good |
| Rog | 14:35 – 15:52 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:52 – 17:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:09 – 18:52 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:52 – 20:35 | Good |
| Char | 20:35 – 22:18 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:18 – 00:01 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:01 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:26 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:09 – 06:52 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
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:44 NowVenus
- 08:35 NowMercury
- 09:26 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:09 NowJupiter
- 12:01 NowMars
- 12:52 NowSun
- 13:43 NowVenus
- 14:35 NowMercury
- 15:26 NowMoon
- 16:18 NowSaturn
- 17:09 NowJupiter
- 18:18 NowMars
- 19:26 NowSun
- 20:35 NowVenus
- 21:43 NowMercury
- 22:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:26 NowSun
- 04:35 NowVenus
- 05:43 NowMercury
- 06:52 NowSun
- 07:52 NowVenus
- 08:52 NowMercury
- 09:52 NowMoon
- 10:52 NowSaturn
- 11:52 NowJupiter
- 12:52 NowMars
- 13:52 NowSun
- 14:52 NowVenus
- 15:52 NowMercury
- 16:52 NowMoon
- 17:52 NowSaturn
- 18:52 NowJupiter
- 19:52 NowMars
- 20:52 NowSun
- 21:52 NowVenus
- 22:52 NowMercury
- 23:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSaturn
- 01:52 NowJupiter
- 02:52 NowMars
- 03:52 NowSun
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 05:52 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 05:22 Taurus
- 05:22 – 07:26 Gemini
- 07:26 – 09:07 Cancer
- 09:07 – 10:33 Leo
- 10:33 – 11:57 Virgo
- 11:57 – 13:31 Libra
- 13:31 – 15:26 Scorpio
- 15:26 – 17:41 Sagittarius
- 17:41 – 20:02 Capricorn
- 20:02 – 22:21 Aquarius
- 22:21 – 00:38 next day Pisces
- 00:38 – 02:59 next day Aries
- 02:59 – 05:18 next day Taurus
- 05:18 – 06:52 next day Gemini
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