Durban panchang, 31 July 2027
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:21 Moonrise 04:53 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- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:43 – 08:02
- Durmuhurta 06:43 – 07:25
- Durmuhurta 07:25 – 08:08
- Rahu Kalam 09:22 – 10:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 13:22 – 14:42
- 09:11 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
17:21 to 06:42 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:21 – 20:01
- Brahma Muhurta 04:55 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:23 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 19:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 19:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:19 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 05:40 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 19:28
- Nakshatra Ardra until 19:23 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Harshana until 23:19
- Karana Gara until 09:11, then Vanija
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Cancer
- 09:11 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:23 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 19:28 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 19:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:19 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 05:40 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:43 – 08:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:43 – 07:25
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:25 – 08:08
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:22 – 10:42
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:42
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:19 – 00:31 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 – 05:49
- 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
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 19:28 – 06:42 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:43 – 08:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:02 – 09:22 | Good |
| Rog | 09:22 – 10:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:42 – 12:02 | Bad |
| Char | 12:02 – 13:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:22 – 14:42 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:42 – 16:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:01 – 17:21 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:21 – 19:01 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:01 – 20:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:41 – 22:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:22 – 00:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:02 – 01:42 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:42 – 03:22 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:22 – 05:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:02 – 06:42 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
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:36 NowJupiter
- 08:29 NowMars
- 09:22 NowSun
- 10:16 NowVenus
- 11:09 NowMercury
- 12:02 NowMoon
- 12:55 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:42 NowMars
- 15:35 NowSun
- 16:28 NowVenus
- 17:21 NowMercury
- 18:28 NowMoon
- 19:35 NowSaturn
- 20:41 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:55 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:02 NowVenus
- 01:08 NowMercury
- 02:15 NowMoon
- 03:22 NowSaturn
- 04:29 NowJupiter
- 05:35 NowMars
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 08:43 NowMars
- 09:43 NowSun
- 10:43 NowVenus
- 11:43 NowMercury
- 12:43 NowMoon
- 13:43 NowSaturn
- 14:43 NowJupiter
- 15:43 NowMars
- 16:43 NowSun
- 17:43 NowVenus
- 18:43 NowMercury
- 19:43 NowMoon
- 20:43 NowSaturn
- 21:43 NowJupiter
- 22:43 NowMars
- 23:43 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:43 NowVenus
- 01:43 NowMercury
- 02:43 NowMoon
- 03:43 NowSaturn
- 04:43 NowJupiter
- 05:43 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:56 – 05:57 Gemini
- 05:57 – 07:39 Cancer
- 07:39 – 09:05 Leo
- 09:05 – 10:28 Virgo
- 10:28 – 12:03 Libra
- 12:03 – 13:57 Scorpio
- 13:57 – 16:12 Sagittarius
- 16:12 – 18:34 Capricorn
- 18:34 – 20:52 Aquarius
- 20:52 – 23:10 Pisces
- 23:10 – 01:31 next day Aries
- 01:31 – 03:50 next day Taurus
- 03:50 – 05:53 next day Gemini
- 05:53 – 06:42 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