Durban panchang, 6 September 2027
Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 17:42 Moonrise 09:28 Bhadrapada month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:06 to 17:42- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:33 – 09:00
- Yamaganda 10:27 – 11:54
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:31 – 12:17
- Durmuhurta 12:17 – 13:04
- Gulika Kalam 13:21 – 14:48
- Durmuhurta 14:36 – 15:23
- 07:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 07:28 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:29 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
17:42 to 06:05 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:42 – 20:11
- Brahma Muhurta 04:26 – 05:15 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 00:18 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 07:28
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 11:29 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 00:18 next day
- Karana Taitila until 07:28, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Leo
- 07:28 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 07:28 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:29 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 19:37 Karana becomes Vanija
- 00:18 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 01:07 – 00:18 next day
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:33 – 09:00
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:27 – 11:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:17 – 13:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:21 – 14:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:36 – 15:23
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:18 – 01:30 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. 04:27 – 05:17
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:31 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:42 – 20:11
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:06 – 11:29
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 11:29 – 06:05 next day
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:06 – 07:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:33 – 09:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:00 – 10:27 | Good |
| Rog | 10:27 – 11:54 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:54 – 13:21 | Bad |
| Char | 13:21 – 14:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:48 – 16:15 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:15 – 17:42 | Good |
| Char | 17:42 – 19:15 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:15 – 20:48 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:48 – 22:21 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:21 – 23:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:53 – 01:26 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:26 – 02:59 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:59 – 04:32 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:32 – 06:05 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:06 NowMoon
- 07:04 NowSaturn
- 08:02 NowJupiter
- 09:00 NowMars
- 09:58 NowSun
- 10:56 NowVenus
- 11:54 NowMercury
- 12:52 NowMoon
- 13:50 NowSaturn
- 14:48 NowJupiter
- 15:46 NowMars
- 16:44 NowSun
- 17:42 NowVenus
- 18:44 NowMercury
- 19:46 NowMoon
- 20:48 NowSaturn
- 21:50 NowJupiter
- 22:52 NowMars
- 23:53 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:55 NowVenus
- 01:57 NowMercury
- 02:59 NowMoon
- 04:01 NowSaturn
- 05:03 NowJupiter
- 06:06 NowMoon
- 07:06 NowSaturn
- 08:06 NowJupiter
- 09:06 NowMars
- 10:06 NowSun
- 11:06 NowVenus
- 12:06 NowMercury
- 13:06 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:06 NowJupiter
- 16:06 NowMars
- 17:06 NowSun
- 18:06 NowVenus
- 19:06 NowMercury
- 20:06 NowMoon
- 21:06 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 23:06 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:06 NowSun
- 01:06 NowVenus
- 02:06 NowMercury
- 03:06 NowMoon
- 04:06 NowSaturn
- 05:06 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:27 – 05:13 Cancer
- 05:13 – 06:39 Leo
- 06:39 – 08:03 Virgo
- 08:03 – 09:37 Libra
- 09:37 – 11:32 Scorpio
- 11:32 – 13:47 Sagittarius
- 13:47 – 16:08 Capricorn
- 16:08 – 18:27 Aquarius
- 18:27 – 20:44 Pisces
- 20:44 – 23:05 Aries
- 23:05 – 01:24 next day Taurus
- 01:24 – 03:28 next day Gemini
- 03:28 – 05:09 next day Cancer
- 05:09 – 06:05 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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