Durban panchang, 22 July 2029
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 17:16 Moonrise 14:17 Ashadha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:48 to 17:16- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 12:02 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam 14:39 – 15:58
- Durmuhurta 15:53 – 16:34
- Rahu Kalam 15:58 – 17:16
- 07:50 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:00 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
17:16 to 06:47 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:16 – 19:59
- Brahma Muhurta 04:59 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:59 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 18:59 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:10 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 19:10 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 06:12 next day Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 18:59
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 19:10 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Brahma until 15:00
- Karana Bava until 07:50, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:50 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:00 Yoga becomes Indra
- 18:59 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 18:59 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 19:10 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 19:10 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 06:12 next day Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:39 – 15:58
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:53 – 16:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:58 – 17:16
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:48 – 19:10
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. 04:59 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:16 – 19:59
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:10 – 06:47 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 19:10 – 06:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:48 – 08:06 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:06 – 09:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:25 – 10:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:43 – 12:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:02 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:21 – 14:39 | Good |
| Rog | 14:39 – 15:58 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:58 – 17:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:16 – 18:58 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:58 – 20:39 | Good |
| Char | 20:39 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:24 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:24 – 05:06 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:06 – 06:47 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
- 06:48 NowSun
- 07:40 NowVenus
- 08:32 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:17 NowSaturn
- 11:10 NowJupiter
- 12:02 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:47 NowVenus
- 14:39 NowMercury
- 15:32 NowMoon
- 16:24 NowSaturn
- 17:16 NowJupiter
- 18:24 NowMars
- 19:31 NowSun
- 20:39 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:24 NowSun
- 04:32 NowVenus
- 05:40 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowSun
- 07:48 NowVenus
- 08:48 NowMercury
- 09:48 NowMoon
- 10:48 NowSaturn
- 11:48 NowJupiter
- 12:48 NowMars
- 13:48 NowSun
- 14:48 NowVenus
- 15:48 NowMercury
- 16:48 NowMoon
- 17:48 NowSaturn
- 18:48 NowJupiter
- 19:48 NowMars
- 20:48 NowSun
- 21:48 NowVenus
- 22:48 NowMercury
- 23:48 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSaturn
- 01:48 NowJupiter
- 02:48 NowMars
- 03:48 NowSun
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:48 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:31 Gemini
- 06:31 – 08:12 Cancer
- 08:12 – 09:38 Leo
- 09:38 – 11:02 Virgo
- 11:02 – 12:36 Libra
- 12:36 – 14:31 Scorpio
- 14:31 – 16:46 Sagittarius
- 16:46 – 19:07 Capricorn
- 19:07 – 21:26 Aquarius
- 21:26 – 23:43 Pisces
- 23:43 – 02:04 next day Aries
- 02:04 – 04:23 next day Taurus
- 04:23 – 06:27 next day Gemini
- 06:27 – 06:47 next day Cancer
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