Durban panchang, 14 March 2027
Sunrise 05:56 Sunset 18:13 Moonrise 11:54 Phalguna month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:56 to 18:13- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:40 – 12:29
- Yamaganda 12:04 – 13:37
- Gulika Kalam 15:09 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta 16:35 – 17:24
- Rahu Kalam 16:41 – 18:13
- 06:53 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 09:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 09:02 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:40 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
18:13 to 05:56 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:13 – 20:34
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:14 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 09:02
- Nakshatra Krittika until 06:53 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vishkambha until 13:40
- Karana Taitila until 09:02, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:53 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 09:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 09:02 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:40 Yoga becomes Priti
- 20:14 Karana becomes Vanija
- 05:56 next day Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:04 – 13:37
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:09 – 16:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:35 – 17:24
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:41 – 18:13
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. 04:22 – 05:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:40 – 12:29
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:13 – 20:34
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:56 – 06:53
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:56 – 07:28 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:28 – 09:00 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:00 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:04 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:37 – 15:09 | Good |
| Rog | 15:09 – 16:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:41 – 18:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:13 – 19:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:41 – 21:09 | Good |
| Char | 21:09 – 22:37 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:37 – 00:05 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:05 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 03:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:01 – 04:29 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:29 – 05:56 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
- 05:56 NowSun
- 06:57 NowVenus
- 07:59 NowMercury
- 09:00 NowMoon
- 10:02 NowSaturn
- 11:03 NowJupiter
- 12:04 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:07 NowVenus
- 15:09 NowMercury
- 16:10 NowMoon
- 17:12 NowSaturn
- 18:13 NowJupiter
- 19:12 NowMars
- 20:10 NowSun
- 21:09 NowVenus
- 22:08 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:05 NowSaturn
- 01:03 NowJupiter
- 02:02 NowMars
- 03:01 NowSun
- 03:59 NowVenus
- 04:58 NowMercury
- 05:56 NowSun
- 06:56 NowVenus
- 07:56 NowMercury
- 08:56 NowMoon
- 09:56 NowSaturn
- 10:56 NowJupiter
- 11:56 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 13:56 NowVenus
- 14:56 NowMercury
- 15:56 NowMoon
- 16:56 NowSaturn
- 17:56 NowJupiter
- 18:56 NowMars
- 19:56 NowSun
- 20:56 NowVenus
- 21:56 NowMercury
- 22:56 NowMoon
- 23:56 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:56 NowJupiter
- 01:56 NowMars
- 02:56 NowSun
- 03:56 NowVenus
- 04:56 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:22 – 06:03 Aquarius
- 06:03 – 08:20 Pisces
- 08:20 – 10:41 Aries
- 10:41 – 13:00 Taurus
- 13:00 – 15:04 Gemini
- 15:04 – 16:45 Cancer
- 16:45 – 18:11 Leo
- 18:11 – 19:35 Virgo
- 19:35 – 21:09 Libra
- 21:09 – 23:04 Scorpio
- 23:04 – 01:19 next day Sagittarius
- 01:19 – 03:40 next day Capricorn
- 03:40 – 05:56 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