Durban panchang, 27 January 2027
Sunrise 05:21 Sunset 18:55 Moonrise 22:04 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
05:21 to 18:55- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:02 – 08:44
- Gulika Kalam 10:26 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta 11:41 – 12:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:35 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:08 – 13:50
- 12:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:49 Yoga becomes Dhriti
Night
18:55 to 05:21 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:55 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 03:58 – 04:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:26 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 00:24 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 00:24 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 00:24 next day
- Nakshatra Hasta until 20:26 · lord Moon
- Yoga Sukarman until 14:49
- Karana Gara until 12:37, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 12:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 14:49 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 20:26 Nakshatra becomes Chitra
- 00:24 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 00:24 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:02 – 08:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:26 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:41 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:08 – 13:50
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. 03:57 – 04:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:55 – 21:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:21 – 20:26
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 20:26 – 05:21 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 00:24 – 05:21 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:21 – 07:02 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:02 – 08:44 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:44 – 10:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:26 – 12:08 | Good |
| Rog | 12:08 – 13:50 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:50 – 15:31 | Bad |
| Char | 15:31 – 17:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:13 – 18:55 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:55 – 20:13 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:13 – 21:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:32 – 22:50 | Good |
| Char | 22:50 – 00:08 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:08 – 01:27 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:27 – 02:45 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:45 – 04:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:03 – 05:21 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
- 05:21 NowMercury
- 06:28 NowMoon
- 07:36 NowSaturn
- 08:44 NowJupiter
- 09:52 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 12:08 NowVenus
- 13:16 NowMercury
- 14:24 NowMoon
- 15:31 NowSaturn
- 16:39 NowJupiter
- 17:47 NowMars
- 18:55 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:40 NowMercury
- 21:32 NowMoon
- 22:24 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:08 NowMars
- 01:00 NowSun
- 01:53 NowVenus
- 02:45 NowMercury
- 03:37 NowMoon
- 04:29 NowSaturn
- 05:21 NowMercury
- 06:21 NowMoon
- 07:21 NowSaturn
- 08:21 NowJupiter
- 09:21 NowMars
- 10:21 NowSun
- 11:21 NowVenus
- 12:21 NowMercury
- 13:21 NowMoon
- 14:21 NowSaturn
- 15:21 NowJupiter
- 16:21 NowMars
- 17:21 NowSun
- 18:21 NowVenus
- 19:21 NowMercury
- 20:21 NowMoon
- 21:21 NowSaturn
- 22:21 NowJupiter
- 23:21 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:21 NowSun
- 01:21 NowVenus
- 02:21 NowMercury
- 03:21 NowMoon
- 04:21 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:57 – 04:24 Sagittarius
- 04:24 – 06:45 Capricorn
- 06:45 – 09:04 Aquarius
- 09:04 – 11:21 Pisces
- 11:21 – 13:42 Aries
- 13:42 – 16:01 Taurus
- 16:01 – 18:05 Gemini
- 18:05 – 19:46 Cancer
- 19:46 – 21:12 Leo
- 21:12 – 22:36 Virgo
- 22:36 – 00:10 next day Libra
- 00:10 – 02:05 next day Scorpio
- 02:05 – 04:20 next day Sagittarius
- 04:20 – 05:21 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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