Durban panchang, 28 February 2027
Sunrise 05:46 Sunset 18:29 Moonrise 23:17 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
05:46 to 18:29- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:33
- Yamaganda 12:08 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam 15:18 – 16:54
- Durmuhurta 16:47 – 17:38
- Rahu Kalam 16:54 – 18:29
- 07:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:17 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
18:29 to 05:47 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:29 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 05:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:58 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 20:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 20:16 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 20:16
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 10:17 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Harshana until 18:58
- Karana Balava until 07:16, then Kaulava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 07:16 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:17 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 18:58 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 20:16 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 20:16 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:08 – 13:43
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:18 – 16:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:47 – 17:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:54 – 18:29
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 18:58 – 20:10
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:46 – 10:17
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:17 – 05:47 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. 04:16 – 05:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:29 – 20:45
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:46 – 07:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:22 – 08:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:57 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:08 – 13:43 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:43 – 15:18 | Good |
| Rog | 15:18 – 16:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:54 – 18:29 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:29 – 19:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:54 – 21:19 | Good |
| Char | 21:19 – 22:43 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:43 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 02:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:58 – 04:22 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:22 – 05:47 next day | Good |
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
- 05:46 NowSun
- 06:50 NowVenus
- 07:54 NowMercury
- 08:57 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 11:04 NowJupiter
- 12:08 NowMars
- 13:11 NowSun
- 14:15 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:22 NowMoon
- 17:25 NowSaturn
- 18:29 NowJupiter
- 19:25 NowMars
- 20:22 NowSun
- 21:19 NowVenus
- 22:15 NowMercury
- 23:12 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:08 NowSaturn
- 01:05 NowJupiter
- 02:01 NowMars
- 02:58 NowSun
- 03:54 NowVenus
- 04:51 NowMercury
- 05:46 NowSun
- 06:46 NowVenus
- 07:46 NowMercury
- 08:46 NowMoon
- 09:46 NowSaturn
- 10:46 NowJupiter
- 11:46 NowMars
- 12:46 NowSun
- 13:46 NowVenus
- 14:46 NowMercury
- 15:46 NowMoon
- 16:46 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:46 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:46 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:46 NowMoon
- 23:46 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:46 NowJupiter
- 01:46 NowMars
- 02:46 NowSun
- 03:46 NowVenus
- 04:46 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:16 – 04:39 Capricorn
- 04:39 – 06:58 Aquarius
- 06:58 – 09:15 Pisces
- 09:15 – 11:36 Aries
- 11:36 – 13:55 Taurus
- 13:55 – 15:59 Gemini
- 15:59 – 17:40 Cancer
- 17:40 – 19:06 Leo
- 19:06 – 20:30 Virgo
- 20:30 – 22:04 Libra
- 22:04 – 23:59 Scorpio
- 23:59 – 02:14 next day Sagittarius
- 02:14 – 04:35 next day Capricorn
- 04:35 – 05:47 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method