Durban panchang, 29 August 2029
Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 22:39 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
06:15 to 17:38- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:40 – 09:06
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 11:56
- Durmuhurta 11:34 – 12:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:19 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:56 – 13:22
- 12:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 12:42 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:11 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 17:18 Yoga becomes Dhruva
Night
17:38 to 06:14 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:23 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 12:42
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 15:11 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vriddhi until 17:18
- Karana Taitila until 12:42, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Leo
- 12:42 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 12:42 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:11 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 17:18 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 01:57 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:40 – 09:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 11:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:34 – 12:19
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:56 – 13:22
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:15 – 15:11
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:11 – 06:14 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. 04:34 – 05:24
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:09
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 15:11 – 06:14 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:15 – 07:40 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:40 – 09:06 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:06 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 11:56 | Good |
| Rog | 11:56 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:22 – 14:47 | Bad |
| Char | 14:47 – 16:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:13 – 17:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:38 – 19:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:12 – 20:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:47 – 22:21 | Good |
| Char | 22:21 – 23:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:56 – 01:30 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:30 – 03:05 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:05 – 04:39 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:39 – 06:14 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
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:09 NowSaturn
- 09:06 NowJupiter
- 10:03 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 11:56 NowVenus
- 12:53 NowMercury
- 13:50 NowMoon
- 14:47 NowSaturn
- 15:44 NowJupiter
- 16:41 NowMars
- 17:38 NowSun
- 18:41 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:47 NowMoon
- 21:50 NowSaturn
- 22:53 NowJupiter
- 23:56 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:05 NowMercury
- 04:08 NowMoon
- 05:11 NowSaturn
- 06:15 NowMercury
- 07:15 NowMoon
- 08:15 NowSaturn
- 09:15 NowJupiter
- 10:15 NowMars
- 11:15 NowSun
- 12:15 NowVenus
- 13:15 NowMercury
- 14:15 NowMoon
- 15:15 NowSaturn
- 16:15 NowJupiter
- 17:15 NowMars
- 18:15 NowSun
- 19:15 NowVenus
- 20:15 NowMercury
- 21:15 NowMoon
- 22:15 NowSaturn
- 23:15 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:15 NowMars
- 01:15 NowSun
- 02:15 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:15 NowMoon
- 05:15 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:34 – 05:43 Cancer
- 05:43 – 07:09 Leo
- 07:09 – 08:32 Virgo
- 08:32 – 10:07 Libra
- 10:07 – 12:02 Scorpio
- 12:02 – 14:17 Sagittarius
- 14:17 – 16:38 Capricorn
- 16:38 – 18:56 Aquarius
- 18:56 – 21:14 Pisces
- 21:14 – 23:35 Aries
- 23:35 – 01:54 next day Taurus
- 01:54 – 03:57 next day Gemini
- 03:57 – 05:39 next day Cancer
- 05:39 – 06:14 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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