Durban panchang, 16 September 2029
Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 17:47 Moonrise 12:07 Bhadrapada month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:53 to 17:47- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:27 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 11:50 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam 14:49 – 16:18
- Durmuhurta 16:12 – 17:00
- Rahu Kalam 16:18 – 17:47
- 06:16 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 14:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 14:02 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:47 to 05:52 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:47 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:15 – 05:04 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:17 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 01:49 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 14:02
- Nakshatra Mula until 06:16 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Saubhagya until 00:17 next day
- Karana Kaulava until 14:02, then Taitila
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Leo
- 06:16 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 14:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 14:02 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:17 next day Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 01:49 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:50 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:49 – 16:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:12 – 17:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:18 – 17:47
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. 04:16 – 05:05
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:27 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:47 – 20:12
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:53 – 06:16
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:53 – 06:16
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:16 – 05:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:53 – 07:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:23 – 08:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:52 – 10:21 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:21 – 11:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:50 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:20 – 14:49 | Good |
| Rog | 14:49 – 16:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:18 – 17:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:47 – 19:18 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:18 – 20:49 | Good |
| Char | 20:49 – 22:19 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:19 – 23:50 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:50 – 01:20 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:20 – 02:51 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:51 – 04:21 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:21 – 05:52 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
- 05:53 NowSun
- 06:53 NowVenus
- 07:52 NowMercury
- 08:52 NowMoon
- 09:51 NowSaturn
- 10:51 NowJupiter
- 11:50 NowMars
- 12:50 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:49 NowMercury
- 15:48 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 18:48 NowMars
- 19:48 NowSun
- 20:49 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:50 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:50 NowJupiter
- 01:51 NowMars
- 02:51 NowSun
- 03:51 NowVenus
- 04:52 NowMercury
- 05:53 NowSun
- 06:53 NowVenus
- 07:53 NowMercury
- 08:53 NowMoon
- 09:53 NowSaturn
- 10:53 NowJupiter
- 11:53 NowMars
- 12:53 NowSun
- 13:53 NowVenus
- 14:53 NowMercury
- 15:53 NowMoon
- 16:53 NowSaturn
- 17:53 NowJupiter
- 18:53 NowMars
- 19:53 NowSun
- 20:53 NowVenus
- 21:53 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- 23:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:53 NowJupiter
- 01:53 NowMars
- 02:53 NowSun
- 03:53 NowVenus
- 04:53 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:16 – 04:32 Cancer
- 04:32 – 05:58 Leo
- 05:58 – 07:22 Virgo
- 07:22 – 08:56 Libra
- 08:56 – 10:51 Scorpio
- 10:51 – 13:06 Sagittarius
- 13:06 – 15:27 Capricorn
- 15:27 – 17:46 Aquarius
- 17:46 – 20:03 Pisces
- 20:03 – 22:24 Aries
- 22:24 – 00:43 next day Taurus
- 00:43 – 02:47 next day Gemini
- 02:47 – 04:28 next day Cancer
- 04:28 – 05:52 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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