Durban panchang, 20 January 2027
Sunrise 05:14 Sunset 18:58 Moonrise 17:24 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
05:14 to 18:58- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:57 – 08:40
- Gulika Kalam 10:23 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta 11:39 – 12:34
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:34 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:06 – 13:49
- 11:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 12:47 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
18:58 to 05:15 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:58 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 03:53 – 04:34 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 21:42 Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 21:42
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 12:47 · lord Mars
- Yoga Indra until 18:53
- Karana Kaulava until 11:29, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 11:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 12:47 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 18:53 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 21:42 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 21:42 Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:57 – 08:40
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:23 – 12:06
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:39 – 12:34
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:06 – 13:49
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:53 – 14:38 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. 03:52 – 04:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:34
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:58 – 21:01
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:14 – 12:47
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 12:47 – 05:15 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:14 – 06:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:57 – 08:40 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:40 – 10:23 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:23 – 12:06 | Good |
| Rog | 12:06 – 13:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:49 – 15:32 | Bad |
| Char | 15:32 – 17:15 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:15 – 18:58 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:58 – 20:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:15 – 21:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:32 – 22:49 | Good |
| Char | 22:49 – 00:07 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:07 – 01:24 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:24 – 02:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:41 – 03:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:58 – 05:15 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
- 05:14 NowMercury
- 06:23 NowMoon
- 07:32 NowSaturn
- 08:40 NowJupiter
- 09:49 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 12:06 NowVenus
- 13:15 NowMercury
- 14:23 NowMoon
- 15:32 NowSaturn
- 16:41 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:58 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:41 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:15 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:07 NowMars
- 00:58 NowSun
- 01:49 NowVenus
- 02:41 NowMercury
- 03:32 NowMoon
- 04:24 NowSaturn
- 05:14 NowMercury
- 06:14 NowMoon
- 07:14 NowSaturn
- 08:14 NowJupiter
- 09:14 NowMars
- 10:14 NowSun
- 11:14 NowVenus
- 12:14 NowMercury
- 13:14 NowMoon
- 14:14 NowSaturn
- 15:14 NowJupiter
- 16:14 NowMars
- 17:14 NowSun
- 18:14 NowVenus
- 19:14 NowMercury
- 20:14 NowMoon
- 21:14 NowSaturn
- 22:14 NowJupiter
- 23:14 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:14 NowSun
- 01:14 NowVenus
- 02:14 NowMercury
- 03:14 NowMoon
- 04:14 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:52 – 04:51 Sagittarius
- 04:51 – 07:13 Capricorn
- 07:13 – 09:31 Aquarius
- 09:31 – 11:49 Pisces
- 11:49 – 14:09 Aries
- 14:09 – 16:29 Taurus
- 16:29 – 18:32 Gemini
- 18:32 – 20:14 Cancer
- 20:14 – 21:40 Leo
- 21:40 – 23:03 Virgo
- 23:03 – 00:37 next day Libra
- 00:37 – 02:32 next day Scorpio
- 02:32 – 04:47 next day Sagittarius
- 04:47 – 05:15 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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