Durban panchang, 5 June 2027
Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 17:02 Moonrise 07:27 Jyeshtha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:46 to 17:02- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:46 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta 06:46 – 07:27
- Durmuhurta 07:27 – 08:08
- Rahu Kalam 09:20 – 10:37
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 13:11 – 14:28
- 08:06 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:40 Yoga becomes Shula
- 14:20 Moon enters Gemini
Night
17:02 to 06:46 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:29 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 18:29 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 04:50 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:55 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Pratipada until 18:29
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 01:07 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhriti until 08:40
- Karana Kimstughna until 08:06, then Bava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Taurus
- 08:06 Karana becomes Bava
- 08:40 Yoga becomes Shula
- 14:20 Moon enters Gemini
- 18:29 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwitiya
- 18:29 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:07 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 04:50 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:55 next day Yoga becomes Ganda
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:46 – 08:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:46 – 07:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:27 – 08:08
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:40 – 10:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:20 – 10:37
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 14:28
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:55 – 07:19 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. 04:56 – 05:51
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:47
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:46 – 08:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:03 – 09:20 | Good |
| Rog | 09:20 – 10:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:37 – 11:54 | Bad |
| Char | 11:54 – 13:11 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:11 – 14:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:28 – 15:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:45 – 17:02 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:02 – 18:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:45 – 20:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:28 – 22:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:11 – 23:54 | Good |
| Char | 23:54 – 01:37 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:37 – 03:20 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:20 – 05:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:03 – 06:46 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
- 06:46 NowSaturn
- 07:37 NowJupiter
- 08:28 NowMars
- 09:20 NowSun
- 10:11 NowVenus
- 11:02 NowMercury
- 11:54 NowMoon
- 12:45 NowSaturn
- 13:36 NowJupiter
- 14:28 NowMars
- 15:19 NowSun
- 16:10 NowVenus
- 17:02 NowMercury
- 18:11 NowMoon
- 19:19 NowSaturn
- 20:28 NowJupiter
- 21:37 NowMars
- 22:45 NowSun
- 23:54 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:03 NowMercury
- 02:11 NowMoon
- 03:20 NowSaturn
- 04:29 NowJupiter
- 05:38 NowMars
- 06:46 NowSaturn
- 07:46 NowJupiter
- 08:46 NowMars
- 09:46 NowSun
- 10:46 NowVenus
- 11:46 NowMercury
- 12:46 NowMoon
- 13:46 NowSaturn
- 14:46 NowJupiter
- 15:46 NowMars
- 16:46 NowSun
- 17:46 NowVenus
- 18:46 NowMercury
- 19:46 NowMoon
- 20:46 NowSaturn
- 21:46 NowJupiter
- 22:46 NowMars
- 23:46 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:46 NowVenus
- 01:46 NowMercury
- 02:46 NowMoon
- 03:46 NowSaturn
- 04:46 NowJupiter
- 05:46 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:15 Aries
- 05:15 – 07:34 Taurus
- 07:34 – 09:38 Gemini
- 09:38 – 11:19 Cancer
- 11:19 – 12:45 Leo
- 12:45 – 14:09 Virgo
- 14:09 – 15:43 Libra
- 15:43 – 17:38 Scorpio
- 17:38 – 19:53 Sagittarius
- 19:53 – 22:14 Capricorn
- 22:14 – 00:32 next day Aquarius
- 00:32 – 02:50 next day Pisces
- 02:50 – 05:11 next day Aries
- 05:11 – 06:46 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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