Durban panchang, 20 July 2027
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:15 Moonrise 18:59 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
06:49 to 17:15- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:54 – 09:36
- Yamaganda 09:25 – 10:44
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Gulika Kalam 12:02 – 13:20
- Rahu Kalam 14:38 – 15:57
- 09:35 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:01 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:02 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
17:15 to 06:48 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:15 – 19:58
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 22:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:34 next day Moon enters Aquarius
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 22:51
- Nakshatra Shravana until 14:01 · lord Moon
- Yoga Priti until 14:02
- Karana Taitila until 09:35, then Gara
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:35 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:01 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:02 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 22:51 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:34 next day Moon enters Aquarius
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:54 – 09:36
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:25 – 10:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:38 – 15:57
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 14:01 – 06:48 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. 05:00 – 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 17:15 – 19:58
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 22:51 – 06:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:49 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 08:07 – 09:25 | Bad |
| Char | 09:25 – 10:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:44 – 12:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 12:02 – 13:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:20 – 14:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:38 – 15:57 | Good |
| Rog | 15:57 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:15 – 18:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 18:57 – 20:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:38 – 22:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:43 – 03:25 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:25 – 05:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 05:07 – 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
- 06:49 NowMars
- 07:41 NowSun
- 08:33 NowVenus
- 09:25 NowMercury
- 10:18 NowMoon
- 11:10 NowSaturn
- 12:02 NowJupiter
- 12:54 NowMars
- 13:46 NowSun
- 14:38 NowVenus
- 15:31 NowMercury
- 16:23 NowMoon
- 17:15 NowSaturn
- 18:23 NowJupiter
- 19:31 NowMars
- 20:38 NowSun
- 21:46 NowVenus
- 22:54 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:02 NowMoon
- 01:09 NowSaturn
- 02:17 NowJupiter
- 03:25 NowMars
- 04:33 NowSun
- 05:41 NowVenus
- 06:49 NowMars
- 07:49 NowSun
- 08:49 NowVenus
- 09:49 NowMercury
- 10:49 NowMoon
- 11:49 NowSaturn
- 12:49 NowJupiter
- 13:49 NowMars
- 14:49 NowSun
- 15:49 NowVenus
- 16:49 NowMercury
- 17:49 NowMoon
- 18:49 NowSaturn
- 19:49 NowJupiter
- 20:49 NowMars
- 21:49 NowSun
- 22:49 NowVenus
- 23:49 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMoon
- 01:49 NowSaturn
- 02:49 NowJupiter
- 03:49 NowMars
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:49 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:41 Gemini
- 06:41 – 08:22 Cancer
- 08:22 – 09:48 Leo
- 09:48 – 11:12 Virgo
- 11:12 – 12:46 Libra
- 12:46 – 14:41 Scorpio
- 14:41 – 16:56 Sagittarius
- 16:56 – 19:17 Capricorn
- 19:17 – 21:36 Aquarius
- 21:36 – 23:53 Pisces
- 23:53 – 02:14 next day Aries
- 02:14 – 04:33 next day Taurus
- 04:33 – 06:37 next day Gemini
- 06:37 – 06:48 next day Cancer
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