Durban panchang, 4 January 2027
Sunrise 05:01 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 01:53 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
05:01 to 18:59- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:46 – 08:31
- Yamaganda 10:15 – 12:00
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta 12:28 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam 13:45 – 15:30
- Durmuhurta 15:16 – 16:11
- 08:33 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 14:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:46 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:59 to 05:02 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 03:42 – 04:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:45 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 03:56 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 14:46
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 20:45 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shula until 08:33
- Karana Taitila until 14:46, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 08:33 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 14:46 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 14:46 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:45 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 03:56 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:46 – 08:31
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 08:33 – 10:57
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:15 – 12:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:28 – 13:24
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:45 – 15:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:16 – 16:11
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. 03:41 – 04:21
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:01 – 20:45
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:01 – 06:46 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:46 – 08:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:31 – 10:15 | Good |
| Rog | 10:15 – 12:00 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:00 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Char | 13:45 – 15:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:30 – 17:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:14 – 18:59 | Good |
| Char | 18:59 – 20:14 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:14 – 21:30 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:30 – 22:45 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:45 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:00 – 01:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:16 – 02:31 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:31 – 03:47 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:47 – 05:02 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
- 05:01 NowMoon
- 06:11 NowSaturn
- 07:21 NowJupiter
- 08:31 NowMars
- 09:40 NowSun
- 10:50 NowVenus
- 12:00 NowMercury
- 13:10 NowMoon
- 14:20 NowSaturn
- 15:30 NowJupiter
- 16:39 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:59 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:40 NowMoon
- 21:30 NowSaturn
- 22:20 NowJupiter
- 23:10 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:00 NowSun
- 00:51 NowVenus
- 01:41 NowMercury
- 02:31 NowMoon
- 03:21 NowSaturn
- 04:12 NowJupiter
- 05:01 NowMoon
- 06:01 NowSaturn
- 07:01 NowJupiter
- 08:01 NowMars
- 09:01 NowSun
- 10:01 NowVenus
- 11:01 NowMercury
- 12:01 NowMoon
- 13:01 NowSaturn
- 14:01 NowJupiter
- 15:01 NowMars
- 16:01 NowSun
- 17:01 NowVenus
- 18:01 NowMercury
- 19:01 NowMoon
- 20:01 NowSaturn
- 21:01 NowJupiter
- 22:01 NowMars
- 23:01 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:01 NowVenus
- 01:01 NowMercury
- 02:01 NowMoon
- 03:01 NowSaturn
- 04:01 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:41 – 05:54 Sagittarius
- 05:54 – 08:15 Capricorn
- 08:15 – 10:34 Aquarius
- 10:34 – 12:52 Pisces
- 12:52 – 15:12 Aries
- 15:12 – 17:31 Taurus
- 17:31 – 19:35 Gemini
- 19:35 – 21:16 Cancer
- 21:16 – 22:43 Leo
- 22:43 – 00:06 next day Virgo
- 00:06 – 01:40 next day Libra
- 01:40 – 03:35 next day Scorpio
- 03:35 – 05:02 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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