Durban panchang, 9 June 2027
Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 17:02 Moonrise 10:52 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
06:48 to 17:02- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:04 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam 10:38 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta 11:34 – 12:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:15 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:55 – 13:11
- 14:47 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 16:18 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 16:18 Moon enters Leo
- 16:50 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:02 to 06:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:02 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:42 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 03:42 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 03:42 next day
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 16:18 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vyaghata until 14:47
- Karana Kaulava until 16:50, then Taitila
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Taurus
- 14:47 Yoga becomes Harshana
- 16:18 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 16:18 Moon enters Leo
- 16:50 Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:42 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 03:42 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:04 – 09:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:38 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:34 – 12:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:55 – 13:11
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. 04:57 – 05:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:02 – 19:47
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 16:18 – 06:48 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:42 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:48 – 08:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:04 – 09:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:21 – 10:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:38 – 11:55 | Good |
| Rog | 11:55 – 13:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:11 – 14:28 | Bad |
| Char | 14:28 – 15:45 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:45 – 17:02 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:02 – 18:45 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 18:45 – 20:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:28 – 22:11 | Good |
| Char | 22:11 – 23:55 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:55 – 01:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:38 – 03:21 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:21 – 05:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:05 – 06:48 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
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:39 NowMoon
- 08:30 NowSaturn
- 09:21 NowJupiter
- 10:12 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 11:55 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:37 NowMoon
- 14:28 NowSaturn
- 15:19 NowJupiter
- 16:10 NowMars
- 17:02 NowSun
- 18:10 NowVenus
- 19:19 NowMercury
- 20:28 NowMoon
- 21:37 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:55 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:04 NowSun
- 02:13 NowVenus
- 03:21 NowMercury
- 04:30 NowMoon
- 05:39 NowSaturn
- 06:48 NowMercury
- 07:48 NowMoon
- 08:48 NowSaturn
- 09:48 NowJupiter
- 10:48 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:48 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:48 NowMoon
- 15:48 NowSaturn
- 16:48 NowJupiter
- 17:48 NowMars
- 18:48 NowSun
- 19:48 NowVenus
- 20:48 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:48 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:48 NowVenus
- 03:48 NowMercury
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 04:59 Aries
- 04:59 – 07:18 Taurus
- 07:18 – 09:22 Gemini
- 09:22 – 11:03 Cancer
- 11:03 – 12:29 Leo
- 12:29 – 13:53 Virgo
- 13:53 – 15:27 Libra
- 15:27 – 17:22 Scorpio
- 17:22 – 19:37 Sagittarius
- 19:37 – 21:58 Capricorn
- 21:58 – 00:17 next day Aquarius
- 00:17 – 02:34 next day Pisces
- 02:34 – 04:55 next day Aries
- 04:55 – 06:48 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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