Durban panchang, 18 January 2027
Sunrise 05:13 Sunset 18:58 Moonrise 15:09 Pausha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:13 to 18:58- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:56 – 08:39
- Yamaganda 10:22 – 12:06
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:38 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta 12:33 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam 13:49 – 15:32
- Durmuhurta 15:18 – 16:13
- 06:03 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 06:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 06:57 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:35 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 17:43 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
18:58 to 05:14 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:58 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 03:52 – 04:33 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:43 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 04:20 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:20 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 06:57
- Nakshatra Krittika until 17:35 · lord Sun
- Yoga Shubha until 06:03
- Karana Gara until 06:57, then Vanija
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 06:03 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 06:57 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 06:57 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:35 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 17:43 Karana becomes Vishti
- 02:43 next day Yoga becomes Brahma
- 04:20 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 04:20 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:56 – 08:39
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:22 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:33 – 13:28
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:49 – 15:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:18 – 16:13
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. 03:51 – 04:32
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:38 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:58 – 21:01
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:13 – 17:35
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 17:35 – 05:14 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:13 – 06:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:56 – 08:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:39 – 10:22 | Good |
| Rog | 10:22 – 12:06 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:06 – 13:49 | Bad |
| Char | 13:49 – 15:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:32 – 17:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:15 – 18:58 | Good |
| Char | 18:58 – 20:15 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:15 – 21:32 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:32 – 22:49 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:49 – 00:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:06 – 01:23 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:23 – 02:40 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:40 – 03:57 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:57 – 05:14 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
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:21 NowSaturn
- 07:30 NowJupiter
- 08:39 NowMars
- 09:48 NowSun
- 10:57 NowVenus
- 12:06 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:23 NowSaturn
- 15:32 NowJupiter
- 16:41 NowMars
- 17:50 NowSun
- 18:58 NowVenus
- 19:50 NowMercury
- 20:41 NowMoon
- 21:32 NowSaturn
- 22:23 NowJupiter
- 23:15 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 00:57 NowVenus
- 01:48 NowMercury
- 02:40 NowMoon
- 03:31 NowSaturn
- 04:22 NowJupiter
- 05:13 NowMoon
- 06:13 NowSaturn
- 07:13 NowJupiter
- 08:13 NowMars
- 09:13 NowSun
- 10:13 NowVenus
- 11:13 NowMercury
- 12:13 NowMoon
- 13:13 NowSaturn
- 14:13 NowJupiter
- 15:13 NowMars
- 16:13 NowSun
- 17:13 NowVenus
- 18:13 NowMercury
- 19:13 NowMoon
- 20:13 NowSaturn
- 21:13 NowJupiter
- 22:13 NowMars
- 23:13 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:13 NowVenus
- 01:13 NowMercury
- 02:13 NowMoon
- 03:13 NowSaturn
- 04:13 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:51 – 04:59 Sagittarius
- 04:59 – 07:20 Capricorn
- 07:20 – 09:39 Aquarius
- 09:39 – 11:57 Pisces
- 11:57 – 14:17 Aries
- 14:17 – 16:36 Taurus
- 16:36 – 18:40 Gemini
- 18:40 – 20:21 Cancer
- 20:21 – 21:48 Leo
- 21:48 – 23:11 Virgo
- 23:11 – 00:45 next day Libra
- 00:45 – 02:40 next day Scorpio
- 02:40 – 04:55 next day Sagittarius
- 04:55 – 05:14 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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