Durban panchang, 28 August 2027
Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 17:37 Moonrise 03:35 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
06:17 to 17:37- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:17 – 07:42
- Durmuhurta 06:17 – 07:02
- Durmuhurta 07:02 – 07:47
- Rahu Kalam 09:07 – 10:32
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:20
- Yamaganda 13:22 – 14:47
- 09:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 09:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:37 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Night
17:37 to 06:16 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:37 – 20:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:34 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:41 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:23 Moon enters Cancer
- 02:47 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 05:58 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
- 06:06 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 06:06 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ekadashi until 09:12
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 02:47 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Siddhi until 09:37
- Karana Balava until 09:12, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Leo
- 09:12 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 09:12 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 09:37 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 19:41 Karana becomes Taitila
- 21:23 Moon enters Cancer
- 02:47 next day Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 05:58 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
- 06:06 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 06:06 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:17 – 07:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:17 – 07:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:02 – 07:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:07 – 10:32
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:37 – 05:58 next day
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:22 – 14:47
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. 04:35 – 05:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:37 – 20:09
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:17 – 07:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:42 – 09:07 | Good |
| Rog | 09:07 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:32 – 11:57 | Bad |
| Char | 11:57 – 13:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:22 – 14:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:47 – 16:12 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:12 – 17:37 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:37 – 19:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:12 – 20:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:47 – 22:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:22 – 23:56 | Good |
| Char | 23:56 – 01:31 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:31 – 03:06 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:06 – 04:41 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:41 – 06:16 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
- 06:17 NowSaturn
- 07:13 NowJupiter
- 08:10 NowMars
- 09:07 NowSun
- 10:04 NowVenus
- 11:00 NowMercury
- 11:57 NowMoon
- 12:54 NowSaturn
- 13:50 NowJupiter
- 14:47 NowMars
- 15:44 NowSun
- 16:40 NowVenus
- 17:37 NowMercury
- 18:40 NowMoon
- 19:44 NowSaturn
- 20:47 NowJupiter
- 21:50 NowMars
- 22:53 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:00 NowMercury
- 02:03 NowMoon
- 03:06 NowSaturn
- 04:09 NowJupiter
- 05:12 NowMars
- 06:17 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowJupiter
- 08:17 NowMars
- 09:17 NowSun
- 10:17 NowVenus
- 11:17 NowMercury
- 12:17 NowMoon
- 13:17 NowSaturn
- 14:17 NowJupiter
- 15:17 NowMars
- 16:17 NowSun
- 17:17 NowVenus
- 18:17 NowMercury
- 19:17 NowMoon
- 20:17 NowSaturn
- 21:17 NowJupiter
- 22:17 NowMars
- 23:17 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:17 NowVenus
- 01:17 NowMercury
- 02:17 NowMoon
- 03:17 NowSaturn
- 04:17 NowJupiter
- 05:17 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:35 – 05:49 Cancer
- 05:49 – 07:15 Leo
- 07:15 – 08:38 Virgo
- 08:38 – 10:12 Libra
- 10:12 – 12:07 Scorpio
- 12:07 – 14:22 Sagittarius
- 14:22 – 16:44 Capricorn
- 16:44 – 19:02 Aquarius
- 19:02 – 21:20 Pisces
- 21:20 – 23:41 Aries
- 23:41 – 02:00 next day Taurus
- 02:00 – 04:03 next day Gemini
- 04:03 – 05:45 next day Cancer
- 05:45 – 06:16 next day Leo
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