Durban panchang, 18 July 2027
Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 17:14 Moonrise 17:08 Ashadha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:50 to 17:14- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 12:02 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam 14:38 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta 15:51 – 16:32
- Rahu Kalam 15:56 – 17:14
- 07:48 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 11:51 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:34 Moon enters Capricorn
Night
17:14 to 06:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:14 – 19:57
- Brahma Muhurta 05:01 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 17:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 17:44 Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 17:44
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 07:48 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 11:51
- Karana Bava until 17:44, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 07:48 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 11:51 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 14:34 Moon enters Capricorn
- 17:44 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 17:44 Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:53 – 11:51
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:51 – 13:03
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:38 – 15:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:51 – 16:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:56 – 17:14
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. 05:01 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:14 – 19:57
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:48 – 06:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:50 – 08:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:08 – 09:26 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:26 – 10:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:44 – 12:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:02 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:20 – 14:38 | Good |
| Rog | 14:38 – 15:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:56 – 17:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:14 – 18:56 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:56 – 20:38 | Good |
| Char | 20:38 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:25 – 05:07 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:07 – 06:49 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
- 06:50 NowSun
- 07:42 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:26 NowMoon
- 10:18 NowSaturn
- 11:10 NowJupiter
- 12:02 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:46 NowVenus
- 14:38 NowMercury
- 15:30 NowMoon
- 16:22 NowSaturn
- 17:14 NowJupiter
- 18:22 NowMars
- 19:30 NowSun
- 20:38 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:25 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:41 NowMercury
- 06:50 NowSun
- 07:50 NowVenus
- 08:50 NowMercury
- 09:50 NowMoon
- 10:50 NowSaturn
- 11:50 NowJupiter
- 12:50 NowMars
- 13:50 NowSun
- 14:50 NowVenus
- 15:50 NowMercury
- 16:50 NowMoon
- 17:50 NowSaturn
- 18:50 NowJupiter
- 19:50 NowMars
- 20:50 NowSun
- 21:50 NowVenus
- 22:50 NowMercury
- 23:50 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:50 NowSaturn
- 01:50 NowJupiter
- 02:50 NowMars
- 03:50 NowSun
- 04:50 NowVenus
- 05:50 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:01 – 06:48 Gemini
- 06:48 – 08:30 Cancer
- 08:30 – 09:56 Leo
- 09:56 – 11:20 Virgo
- 11:20 – 12:54 Libra
- 12:54 – 14:49 Scorpio
- 14:49 – 17:04 Sagittarius
- 17:04 – 19:25 Capricorn
- 19:25 – 21:43 Aquarius
- 21:43 – 00:01 next day Pisces
- 00:01 – 02:22 next day Aries
- 02:22 – 04:41 next day Taurus
- 04:41 – 06:45 next day Gemini
- 06:45 – 06:49 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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