Durban panchang, 17 September 2029
Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 17:48 Moonrise 13:09 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
05:52 to 17:48- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:22 – 08:51
- Yamaganda 10:21 – 11:50
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:26 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta 12:14 – 13:02
- Gulika Kalam 13:20 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta 14:37 – 15:25
- 06:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:37 Moon enters Capricorn
- 13:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 13:43 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:48 to 05:51 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:48 – 20:13
- Brahma Muhurta 04:14 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:08 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 13:43
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 06:29 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shobhana until 23:08
- Karana Gara until 13:43, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Virgo
- 06:29 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 12:37 Moon enters Capricorn
- 13:43 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 13:43 Karana becomes Vanija
- 23:08 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 01:45 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:22 – 08:51
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:21 – 11:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:14 – 13:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:49
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:37 – 15:25
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:08 – 01:32 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:52 – 06:29
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:29 – 00:58 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 00:58 – 05:51 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. 04:15 – 05:04
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:26 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:48 – 20:13
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:52 – 05:51 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:52 – 07:22 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:22 – 08:51 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:51 – 10:21 | Good |
| Rog | 10:21 – 11:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:50 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Char | 13:20 – 14:49 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:49 – 16:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:19 – 17:48 | Good |
| Char | 17:48 – 19:18 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:18 – 20:49 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:49 – 22:19 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:19 – 23:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:49 – 01:20 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:20 – 02:50 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:50 – 04:20 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:20 – 05:51 next day | Neutral |
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
- 05:52 NowMoon
- 06:52 NowSaturn
- 07:51 NowJupiter
- 08:51 NowMars
- 09:51 NowSun
- 10:50 NowVenus
- 11:50 NowMercury
- 12:50 NowMoon
- 13:49 NowSaturn
- 14:49 NowJupiter
- 15:49 NowMars
- 16:48 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 18:48 NowMercury
- 19:48 NowMoon
- 20:49 NowSaturn
- 21:49 NowJupiter
- 22:49 NowMars
- 23:49 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:50 NowVenus
- 01:50 NowMercury
- 02:50 NowMoon
- 03:50 NowSaturn
- 04:51 NowJupiter
- 05:52 NowMoon
- 06:52 NowSaturn
- 07:52 NowJupiter
- 08:52 NowMars
- 09:52 NowSun
- 10:52 NowVenus
- 11:52 NowMercury
- 12:52 NowMoon
- 13:52 NowSaturn
- 14:52 NowJupiter
- 15:52 NowMars
- 16:52 NowSun
- 17:52 NowVenus
- 18:52 NowMercury
- 19:52 NowMoon
- 20:52 NowSaturn
- 21:52 NowJupiter
- 22:52 NowMars
- 23:52 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:52 NowVenus
- 01:52 NowMercury
- 02:52 NowMoon
- 03:52 NowSaturn
- 04:52 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:15 – 04:28 Cancer
- 04:28 – 05:54 Leo
- 05:54 – 07:18 Virgo
- 07:18 – 08:52 Libra
- 08:52 – 10:47 Scorpio
- 10:47 – 13:02 Sagittarius
- 13:02 – 15:23 Capricorn
- 15:23 – 17:42 Aquarius
- 17:42 – 19:59 Pisces
- 19:59 – 22:20 Aries
- 22:20 – 00:39 next day Taurus
- 00:39 – 02:43 next day Gemini
- 02:43 – 04:24 next day Cancer
- 04:24 – 05:50 next day Leo
- 05:50 – 05:51 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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