Durban panchang, 30 July 2027
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:21 Moonrise 03:51 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
06:43 to 17:21- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:03 – 09:23
- Durmuhurta 08:51 – 09:33
- Rahu Kalam 10:42 – 12:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:06
- Yamaganda 14:41 – 16:01
- 06:44 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 11:00 Moon enters Gemini
- 12:19 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
17:21 to 06:43 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:21 – 20:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:56 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:54 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 22:48 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 22:48 Karana becomes Gara
- 03:11 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 22:48
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 21:54 · lord Mars
- Yoga Dhruva until 06:44
- Karana Kaulava until 12:19, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 06:44 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 11:00 Moon enters Gemini
- 12:19 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:54 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 22:48 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 22:48 Karana becomes Gara
- 03:11 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 06:44 – 10:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:51 – 09:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:42 – 12:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:06
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:41 – 16:01
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 – 05:50
- 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 17:21 – 20:01
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:43 – 08:03 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:03 – 09:23 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:23 – 10:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:42 – 12:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:02 – 13:22 | Good |
| Rog | 13:22 – 14:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:41 – 16:01 | Bad |
| Char | 16:01 – 17:21 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:21 – 19:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:01 – 20:41 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:41 – 22:21 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:21 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:02 – 01:42 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:42 – 03:22 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:22 – 05:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:02 – 06:43 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
- 06:43 NowVenus
- 07:36 NowMercury
- 08:30 NowMoon
- 09:23 NowSaturn
- 10:16 NowJupiter
- 11:09 NowMars
- 12:02 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:48 NowMercury
- 14:41 NowMoon
- 15:34 NowSaturn
- 16:28 NowJupiter
- 17:21 NowMars
- 18:28 NowSun
- 19:34 NowVenus
- 20:41 NowMercury
- 21:48 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 01:08 NowMars
- 02:15 NowSun
- 03:22 NowVenus
- 04:29 NowMercury
- 05:36 NowMoon
- 06:43 NowVenus
- 07:43 NowMercury
- 08:43 NowMoon
- 09:43 NowSaturn
- 10:43 NowJupiter
- 11:43 NowMars
- 12:43 NowSun
- 13:43 NowVenus
- 14:43 NowMercury
- 15:43 NowMoon
- 16:43 NowSaturn
- 17:43 NowJupiter
- 18:43 NowMars
- 19:43 NowSun
- 20:43 NowVenus
- 21:43 NowMercury
- 22:43 NowMoon
- 23:43 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:43 NowJupiter
- 01:43 NowMars
- 02:43 NowSun
- 03:43 NowVenus
- 04:43 NowMercury
- 05:43 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 06:01 Gemini
- 06:01 – 07:43 Cancer
- 07:43 – 09:09 Leo
- 09:09 – 10:32 Virgo
- 10:32 – 12:06 Libra
- 12:06 – 14:01 Scorpio
- 14:01 – 16:16 Sagittarius
- 16:16 – 18:38 Capricorn
- 18:38 – 20:56 Aquarius
- 20:56 – 23:14 Pisces
- 23:14 – 01:35 next day Aries
- 01:35 – 03:54 next day Taurus
- 03:54 – 05:57 next day Gemini
- 05:57 – 06:43 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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