Durban panchang, 1 January 2027
Sunrise 04:59 Sunset 18:58 Moonrise 00:05 Margashirsha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:59 to 18:58- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:44 – 08:29
- Durmuhurta 07:47 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam 10:14 – 11:59
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:27
- Durmuhurta 12:27 – 13:23
- Yamaganda 15:29 – 17:14
- 08:13 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 09:40 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 09:40 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:59 Nakshatra becomes Swati
Night
18:58 to 05:00 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:58 – 20:59
- Brahma Muhurta 03:40 – 04:20 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:13 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 09:40
- Nakshatra Chitra until 13:59 · lord Mars
- Yoga Atiganda until 08:13
- Karana Gara until 09:40, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:13 Yoga becomes Sukarman
- 09:40 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 09:40 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:59 Nakshatra becomes Swati
- 22:13 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:44 – 08:29
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:47 – 08:43
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:14 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:27 – 13:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:29 – 17:14
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. 03:39 – 04:19
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:27
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:58 – 20:59
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:59 – 06:44 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:44 – 08:29 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:29 – 10:14 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:14 – 11:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:59 – 13:44 | Good |
| Rog | 13:44 – 15:29 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:29 – 17:14 | Bad |
| Char | 17:14 – 18:58 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:58 – 20:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:14 – 21:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:29 – 22:44 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:44 – 23:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:59 – 01:14 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:14 – 02:29 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:29 – 03:45 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:45 – 05:00 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
- 04:59 NowVenus
- 06:09 NowMercury
- 07:19 NowMoon
- 08:29 NowSaturn
- 09:39 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:59 NowSun
- 13:09 NowVenus
- 14:19 NowMercury
- 15:29 NowMoon
- 16:39 NowSaturn
- 17:48 NowJupiter
- 18:58 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:39 NowVenus
- 21:29 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:09 NowSaturn
- 23:59 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:29 NowVenus
- 03:20 NowMercury
- 04:10 NowMoon
- 04:59 NowVenus
- 05:59 NowMercury
- 06:59 NowMoon
- 07:59 NowSaturn
- 08:59 NowJupiter
- 09:59 NowMars
- 10:59 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:59 NowMercury
- 13:59 NowMoon
- 14:59 NowSaturn
- 15:59 NowJupiter
- 16:59 NowMars
- 17:59 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 19:59 NowMercury
- 20:59 NowMoon
- 21:59 NowSaturn
- 22:59 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSun
- 01:59 NowVenus
- 02:59 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:39 – 03:51 Scorpio
- 03:51 – 06:06 Sagittarius
- 06:06 – 08:27 Capricorn
- 08:27 – 10:46 Aquarius
- 10:46 – 13:03 Pisces
- 13:03 – 15:24 Aries
- 15:24 – 17:43 Taurus
- 17:43 – 19:47 Gemini
- 19:47 – 21:28 Cancer
- 21:28 – 22:54 Leo
- 22:54 – 00:18 next day Virgo
- 00:18 – 01:52 next day Libra
- 01:52 – 03:47 next day Scorpio
- 03:47 – 05:00 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method