Durban panchang, 11 August 2029
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 17:28 Moonrise 07:08 Shravana month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 17:28- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:34 – 07:55
- Durmuhurta 06:34 – 07:17
- Durmuhurta 07:17 – 08:01
- Rahu Kalam 09:17 – 10:39
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 13:23 – 14:44
- 12:27 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:23 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
Night
17:28 to 06:33 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:28 – 20:05
- Brahma Muhurta 04:48 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:29 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 23:09 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 23:09 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwitiya until 23:09
- Nakshatra Magha until 13:23 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 21:29
- Karana Balava until 12:27, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Cancer
- 12:27 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:23 Nakshatra becomes Purva Phalguni
- 21:29 Yoga becomes Shiva
- 23:09 Tithi becomes Shukla Tritiya
- 23:09 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:38 – 11:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:34 – 07:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:34 – 07:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:17 – 08:01
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:17 – 10:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:23 – 14:44
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. 04:49 – 05:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:28 – 20:05
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:34 – 07:55 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:55 – 09:17 | Good |
| Rog | 09:17 – 10:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:39 – 12:01 | Bad |
| Char | 12:01 – 13:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:23 – 14:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:44 – 16:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:06 – 17:28 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:28 – 19:06 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:06 – 20:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:44 – 22:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:22 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:00 – 01:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:38 – 03:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:16 – 04:55 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:55 – 06:33 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
- 06:34 NowSaturn
- 07:28 NowJupiter
- 08:23 NowMars
- 09:17 NowSun
- 10:12 NowVenus
- 11:06 NowMercury
- 12:01 NowMoon
- 12:55 NowSaturn
- 13:50 NowJupiter
- 14:44 NowMars
- 15:39 NowSun
- 16:33 NowVenus
- 17:28 NowMercury
- 18:33 NowMoon
- 19:39 NowSaturn
- 20:44 NowJupiter
- 21:50 NowMars
- 22:55 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:00 NowVenus
- 01:06 NowMercury
- 02:11 NowMoon
- 03:16 NowSaturn
- 04:22 NowJupiter
- 05:27 NowMars
- 06:34 NowSaturn
- 07:34 NowJupiter
- 08:34 NowMars
- 09:34 NowSun
- 10:34 NowVenus
- 11:34 NowMercury
- 12:34 NowMoon
- 13:34 NowSaturn
- 14:34 NowJupiter
- 15:34 NowMars
- 16:34 NowSun
- 17:34 NowVenus
- 18:34 NowMercury
- 19:34 NowMoon
- 20:34 NowSaturn
- 21:34 NowJupiter
- 22:34 NowMars
- 23:34 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:34 NowVenus
- 01:34 NowMercury
- 02:34 NowMoon
- 03:34 NowSaturn
- 04:34 NowJupiter
- 05:34 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:49 – 05:12 Gemini
- 05:12 – 06:53 Cancer
- 06:53 – 08:20 Leo
- 08:20 – 09:43 Virgo
- 09:43 – 11:17 Libra
- 11:17 – 13:12 Scorpio
- 13:12 – 15:27 Sagittarius
- 15:27 – 17:49 Capricorn
- 17:49 – 20:07 Aquarius
- 20:07 – 22:25 Pisces
- 22:25 – 00:45 next day Aries
- 00:45 – 03:05 next day Taurus
- 03:05 – 05:08 next day Gemini
- 05:08 – 06:33 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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