Durban panchang, 26 August 2027
Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 17:36 Moonrise 01:36 Shravana month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:19 to 17:36- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:19 – 07:44
- Gulika Kalam 09:08 – 10:33
- Durmuhurta 10:05 – 10:50
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:35 – 12:20
- Rahu Kalam 13:22 – 14:47
- Durmuhurta 14:35 – 15:21
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 14:09 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 14:09 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:51 Yoga becomes Vajra
Night
17:36 to 06:18 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:36 – 20:08
- Brahma Muhurta 04:36 – 05:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:36 Moon enters Gemini
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 14:09
- Nakshatra Rohini until 08:12 · lord Moon
- Yoga Harshana until 15:51
- Karana Gara until 14:09, then Vanija
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Leo
- 08:12 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 14:09 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 14:09 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:51 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 19:36 Moon enters Gemini
- 01:06 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:19 – 07:44
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:08 – 10:33
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:05 – 10:50
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:35 – 15:21
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 15:51 – 17:03
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:19 – 08:12
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 08:12 – 06:18 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. 04:37 – 05:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:35 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:36 – 20:08
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 14:09 – 06:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:19 – 07:44 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:44 – 09:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:08 – 10:33 | Bad |
| Char | 10:33 – 11:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:57 – 13:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:22 – 14:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:47 – 16:11 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:11 – 17:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:36 – 19:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:11 – 20:46 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:46 – 22:22 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:22 – 23:57 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:57 – 01:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:32 – 03:07 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:07 – 04:43 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:43 – 06:18 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
- 06:19 NowJupiter
- 07:15 NowMars
- 08:12 NowSun
- 09:08 NowVenus
- 10:05 NowMercury
- 11:01 NowMoon
- 11:57 NowSaturn
- 12:54 NowJupiter
- 13:50 NowMars
- 14:47 NowSun
- 15:43 NowVenus
- 16:40 NowMercury
- 17:36 NowMoon
- 18:40 NowSaturn
- 19:43 NowJupiter
- 20:46 NowMars
- 21:50 NowSun
- 22:53 NowVenus
- 23:57 NowMercury
- Next day
- 01:00 NowMoon
- 02:04 NowSaturn
- 03:07 NowJupiter
- 04:11 NowMars
- 05:14 NowSun
- 06:19 NowJupiter
- 07:19 NowMars
- 08:19 NowSun
- 09:19 NowVenus
- 10:19 NowMercury
- 11:19 NowMoon
- 12:19 NowSaturn
- 13:19 NowJupiter
- 14:19 NowMars
- 15:19 NowSun
- 16:19 NowVenus
- 17:19 NowMercury
- 18:19 NowMoon
- 19:19 NowSaturn
- 20:19 NowJupiter
- 21:19 NowMars
- 22:19 NowSun
- 23:19 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:19 NowMercury
- 01:19 NowMoon
- 02:19 NowSaturn
- 03:19 NowJupiter
- 04:19 NowMars
- 05:19 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:37 – 05:56 Cancer
- 05:56 – 07:23 Leo
- 07:23 – 08:46 Virgo
- 08:46 – 10:20 Libra
- 10:20 – 12:15 Scorpio
- 12:15 – 14:30 Sagittarius
- 14:30 – 16:52 Capricorn
- 16:52 – 19:10 Aquarius
- 19:10 – 21:28 Pisces
- 21:28 – 23:48 Aries
- 23:48 – 02:08 next day Taurus
- 02:08 – 04:11 next day Gemini
- 04:11 – 05:52 next day Cancer
- 05:52 – 06:18 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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