Durban panchang, 16 February 2027
Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 15:07 Magha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:37 to 18:41- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:14 – 09:06
- Yamaganda 08:53 – 10:31
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:35
- Gulika Kalam 12:09 – 13:47
- Rahu Kalam 15:25 – 17:03
- 06:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 06:05 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:05 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 16:49 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:41 to 05:38 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 04:11 – 04:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:08 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 02:44 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 03:28 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 16:49
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 22:08 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 06:04
- Karana Taitila until 06:05, then Gara
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:04 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 06:05 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:05 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:49 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 16:49 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:08 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 02:44 next day Yoga becomes Priti
- 03:28 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 09:03 – 06:04
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 06:04 – 07:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:14 – 09:06
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:53 – 10:31
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:25 – 17:03
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. 04:10 – 04:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:52
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:37 – 22:08
Choghadiya
| Rog | 05:37 – 07:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:15 – 08:53 | Bad |
| Char | 08:53 – 10:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:31 – 12:09 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:09 – 13:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:47 – 15:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:25 – 17:03 | Good |
| Rog | 17:03 – 18:41 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:41 – 20:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:03 – 21:25 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:25 – 22:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:47 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:10 – 01:32 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:32 – 02:54 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:54 – 04:16 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:16 – 05:38 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
- 05:37 NowMars
- 06:43 NowSun
- 07:48 NowVenus
- 08:53 NowMercury
- 09:59 NowMoon
- 11:04 NowSaturn
- 12:09 NowJupiter
- 13:15 NowMars
- 14:20 NowSun
- 15:25 NowVenus
- 16:30 NowMercury
- 17:36 NowMoon
- 18:41 NowSaturn
- 19:36 NowJupiter
- 20:31 NowMars
- 21:25 NowSun
- 22:20 NowVenus
- 23:15 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMoon
- 01:04 NowSaturn
- 01:59 NowJupiter
- 02:54 NowMars
- 03:49 NowSun
- 04:43 NowVenus
- 05:37 NowMars
- 06:37 NowSun
- 07:37 NowVenus
- 08:37 NowMercury
- 09:37 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:37 NowJupiter
- 12:37 NowMars
- 13:37 NowSun
- 14:37 NowVenus
- 15:37 NowMercury
- 16:37 NowMoon
- 17:37 NowSaturn
- 18:37 NowJupiter
- 19:37 NowMars
- 20:37 NowSun
- 21:37 NowVenus
- 22:37 NowMercury
- 23:37 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:37 NowJupiter
- 02:37 NowMars
- 03:37 NowSun
- 04:37 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:10 – 05:26 Capricorn
- 05:26 – 07:45 Aquarius
- 07:45 – 10:03 Pisces
- 10:03 – 12:23 Aries
- 12:23 – 14:42 Taurus
- 14:42 – 16:46 Gemini
- 16:46 – 18:27 Cancer
- 18:27 – 19:53 Leo
- 19:53 – 21:17 Virgo
- 21:17 – 22:51 Libra
- 22:51 – 00:46 next day Scorpio
- 00:46 – 03:01 next day Sagittarius
- 03:01 – 05:22 next day Capricorn
- 05:22 – 05:38 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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