Durban panchang, 8 August 2029
Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 17:26 Moonrise 05:08 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
06:36 to 17:26- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:57 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam 10:40 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta 11:40 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:01 – 13:22
- 06:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 06:50 Karana becomes Vishti
- 07:56 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 11:00 Moon enters Cancer
- 16:55 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
Night
17:26 to 06:35 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:26 – 20:04
- Brahma Muhurta 04:50 – 05:43 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:20 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 05:40 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 05:40 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:57 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 06:50
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 16:55 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vajra until 07:56
- Karana Vanija until 06:50, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 06:50 Karana becomes Vishti
- 07:56 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 11:00 Moon enters Cancer
- 16:55 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 18:20 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 05:40 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 05:40 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 05:57 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:57 – 09:19
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:40 – 12:01
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 11:00 – 18:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:40 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:01 – 13:22
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:57 – 03:29 next day
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. 04:51 – 05:43
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:26 – 20:04
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:36 – 07:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:57 – 09:19 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:19 – 10:40 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:40 – 12:01 | Good |
| Rog | 12:01 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 14:44 | Bad |
| Char | 14:44 – 16:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:05 – 17:26 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:26 – 19:05 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:05 – 20:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:43 – 22:22 | Good |
| Char | 22:22 – 00:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:01 – 01:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:39 – 03:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:18 – 04:57 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:57 – 06:35 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
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:30 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:19 NowJupiter
- 10:13 NowMars
- 11:07 NowSun
- 12:01 NowVenus
- 12:55 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:44 NowSaturn
- 15:38 NowJupiter
- 16:32 NowMars
- 17:26 NowSun
- 18:32 NowVenus
- 19:38 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:01 NowMars
- 01:06 NowSun
- 02:12 NowVenus
- 03:18 NowMercury
- 04:24 NowMoon
- 05:30 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowMercury
- 07:36 NowMoon
- 08:36 NowSaturn
- 09:36 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:36 NowSun
- 12:36 NowVenus
- 13:36 NowMercury
- 14:36 NowMoon
- 15:36 NowSaturn
- 16:36 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:36 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:36 NowMercury
- 21:36 NowMoon
- 22:36 NowSaturn
- 23:36 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMars
- 01:36 NowSun
- 02:36 NowVenus
- 03:36 NowMercury
- 04:36 NowMoon
- 05:36 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:51 – 05:24 Gemini
- 05:24 – 07:05 Cancer
- 07:05 – 08:31 Leo
- 08:31 – 09:55 Virgo
- 09:55 – 11:29 Libra
- 11:29 – 13:24 Scorpio
- 13:24 – 15:39 Sagittarius
- 15:39 – 18:00 Capricorn
- 18:00 – 20:19 Aquarius
- 20:19 – 22:37 Pisces
- 22:37 – 00:57 next day Aries
- 00:57 – 03:16 next day Taurus
- 03:16 – 05:20 next day Gemini
- 05:20 – 06:35 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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