Durban panchang, 19 February 2027
Sunrise 05:40 Sunset 18:38 Moonrise 17:43 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
05:40 to 18:38- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:17 – 08:54
- Durmuhurta 08:15 – 09:07
- Rahu Kalam 10:32 – 12:09
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta 12:35 – 13:27
- Yamaganda 15:24 – 17:01
- 07:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 07:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:05 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 15:28 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 18:07 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:38 to 05:41 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:38 – 20:51
- Brahma Muhurta 04:12 – 04:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:30 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 07:44
- Nakshatra Pushya until 15:05 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Saubhagya until 15:28
- Karana Taitila until 07:44, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:44 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 07:44 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:05 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 15:28 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 18:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:30 next day Tithi becomes Purnima
- 04:30 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:17 – 08:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:15 – 09:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:35 – 13:27
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:24 – 17:01
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 04:30 – 12:37 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 12:37 – 14:55 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:40 – 15:05
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:05 – 05:41 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. 04:12 – 04:56
- 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 18:38 – 20:51
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:40 – 15:05
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 21:07 – 05:41 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:40 – 07:17 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:54 – 10:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:32 – 12:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:09 – 13:46 | Good |
| Rog | 13:46 – 15:24 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:24 – 17:01 | Bad |
| Char | 17:01 – 18:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:38 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:01 – 21:24 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:24 – 22:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:47 – 00:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:09 – 01:32 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:32 – 02:55 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:55 – 04:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:18 – 05:41 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
- 05:40 NowVenus
- 06:45 NowMercury
- 07:50 NowMoon
- 08:54 NowSaturn
- 09:59 NowJupiter
- 11:04 NowMars
- 12:09 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:19 NowMercury
- 15:24 NowMoon
- 16:28 NowSaturn
- 17:33 NowJupiter
- 18:38 NowMars
- 19:33 NowSun
- 20:29 NowVenus
- 21:24 NowMercury
- 22:19 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:09 NowJupiter
- 01:05 NowMars
- 02:00 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:50 NowMercury
- 04:45 NowMoon
- 05:40 NowVenus
- 06:40 NowMercury
- 07:40 NowMoon
- 08:40 NowSaturn
- 09:40 NowJupiter
- 10:40 NowMars
- 11:40 NowSun
- 12:40 NowVenus
- 13:40 NowMercury
- 14:40 NowMoon
- 15:40 NowSaturn
- 16:40 NowJupiter
- 17:40 NowMars
- 18:40 NowSun
- 19:40 NowVenus
- 20:40 NowMercury
- 21:40 NowMoon
- 22:40 NowSaturn
- 23:40 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:40 NowMars
- 01:40 NowSun
- 02:40 NowVenus
- 03:40 NowMercury
- 04:40 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:12 – 05:15 Capricorn
- 05:15 – 07:33 Aquarius
- 07:33 – 09:51 Pisces
- 09:51 – 12:11 Aries
- 12:11 – 14:31 Taurus
- 14:31 – 16:34 Gemini
- 16:34 – 18:16 Cancer
- 18:16 – 19:42 Leo
- 19:42 – 21:05 Virgo
- 21:05 – 22:39 Libra
- 22:39 – 00:34 next day Scorpio
- 00:34 – 02:49 next day Sagittarius
- 02:49 – 05:11 next day Capricorn
- 05:11 – 05:41 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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