Durban panchang, 9 April 2027
Sunrise 06:12 Sunset 17:42 Moonrise 08:38 Chaitra month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:12 to 17:42- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:38 – 09:04
- Durmuhurta 08:30 – 09:16
- Rahu Kalam 10:31 – 11:57
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:20
- Durmuhurta 12:20 – 13:06
- Yamaganda 14:49 – 16:16
- 10:53 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:41 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
Night
17:42 to 06:12 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:42 – 20:12
- Brahma Muhurta 04:32 – 05:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:26 Moon enters Taurus
- 21:29 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 22:02 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 22:02
- Nakshatra Bharani until 13:41 · lord Venus
- Yoga Priti until 21:29
- Karana Taitila until 10:53, then Gara
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:53 Karana becomes Gara
- 13:41 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 19:26 Moon enters Taurus
- 21:29 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:02 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 22:02 Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:38 – 09:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:30 – 09:16
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 11:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:20 – 13:06
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:49 – 16:16
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. 04:32 – 05:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:42 – 20:12
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 13:41 – 06:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:12 – 07:38 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:38 – 09:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:04 – 10:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:31 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:57 – 13:23 | Good |
| Rog | 13:23 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:49 – 16:16 | Bad |
| Char | 16:16 – 17:42 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:42 – 19:16 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:16 – 20:50 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:50 – 22:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:23 – 23:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:57 – 01:31 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:31 – 03:05 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:05 – 04:38 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:38 – 06:12 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
- 06:12 NowVenus
- 07:09 NowMercury
- 08:07 NowMoon
- 09:04 NowSaturn
- 10:02 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:54 NowVenus
- 13:52 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:47 NowSaturn
- 16:45 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:45 NowSun
- 19:47 NowVenus
- 20:50 NowMercury
- 21:52 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 01:00 NowMars
- 02:02 NowSun
- 03:05 NowVenus
- 04:07 NowMercury
- 05:10 NowMoon
- 06:12 NowVenus
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:12 NowMoon
- 09:12 NowSaturn
- 10:12 NowJupiter
- 11:12 NowMars
- 12:12 NowSun
- 13:12 NowVenus
- 14:12 NowMercury
- 15:12 NowMoon
- 16:12 NowSaturn
- 17:12 NowJupiter
- 18:12 NowMars
- 19:12 NowSun
- 20:12 NowVenus
- 21:12 NowMercury
- 22:12 NowMoon
- 23:12 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:12 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:12 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:12 NowMercury
- 05:12 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:32 – 06:38 Pisces
- 06:38 – 08:59 Aries
- 08:59 – 11:18 Taurus
- 11:18 – 13:22 Gemini
- 13:22 – 15:03 Cancer
- 15:03 – 16:29 Leo
- 16:29 – 17:53 Virgo
- 17:53 – 19:27 Libra
- 19:27 – 21:22 Scorpio
- 21:22 – 23:37 Sagittarius
- 23:37 – 01:58 next day Capricorn
- 01:58 – 04:17 next day Aquarius
- 04:17 – 06:12 next day Pisces
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