Durban panchang, 22 September 2027
Sunrise 05:46 Sunset 17:50 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
05:46 to 17:50- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:17 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam 10:18 – 11:48
- Durmuhurta 11:24 – 12:13
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:24 – 12:13 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:48 – 13:19
- 13:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
Night
17:50 to 05:45 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:50 – 20:13
- Brahma Muhurta 04:10 – 04:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:30 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 01:07 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 02:02 next day Moon enters Gemini
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 01:07 next day
- Nakshatra Rohini until 14:22 · lord Moon
- Yoga Siddhi until 22:30
- Karana Vishti until 13:47, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Virgo
- 13:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 14:22 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 22:30 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 01:07 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 01:07 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 02:02 next day Moon enters Gemini
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:17 – 08:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:18 – 11:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:24 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:48 – 13:19
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 22:30 – 20:05 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. 04:11 – 04:59
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:24 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:50 – 20:13
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:46 – 14:22
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:46 – 14:22
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:46 – 01:07 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:22 – 05:45 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:46 – 07:17 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:17 – 08:47 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:47 – 10:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:18 – 11:48 | Good |
| Rog | 11:48 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:19 – 14:49 | Bad |
| Char | 14:49 – 16:20 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:20 – 17:50 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:50 – 19:20 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:20 – 20:49 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:49 – 22:18 | Good |
| Char | 22:18 – 23:48 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:48 – 01:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:17 – 02:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:47 – 04:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:16 – 05:45 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
- 05:46 NowMercury
- 06:47 NowMoon
- 07:47 NowSaturn
- 08:47 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:48 NowSun
- 11:48 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:50 NowJupiter
- 16:50 NowMars
- 17:50 NowSun
- 18:50 NowVenus
- 19:50 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:47 NowSun
- 01:47 NowVenus
- 02:47 NowMercury
- 03:46 NowMoon
- 04:46 NowSaturn
- 05:46 NowMercury
- 06:46 NowMoon
- 07:46 NowSaturn
- 08:46 NowJupiter
- 09:46 NowMars
- 10:46 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:46 NowMoon
- 14:46 NowSaturn
- 15:46 NowJupiter
- 16:46 NowMars
- 17:46 NowSun
- 18:46 NowVenus
- 19:46 NowMercury
- 20:46 NowMoon
- 21:46 NowSaturn
- 22:46 NowJupiter
- 23:46 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:46 NowVenus
- 02:46 NowMercury
- 03:46 NowMoon
- 04:46 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:11 – 05:36 Leo
- 05:36 – 07:00 Virgo
- 07:00 – 08:34 Libra
- 08:34 – 10:29 Scorpio
- 10:29 – 12:44 Sagittarius
- 12:44 – 15:05 Capricorn
- 15:05 – 17:24 Aquarius
- 17:24 – 19:42 Pisces
- 19:42 – 22:02 Aries
- 22:02 – 00:21 next day Taurus
- 00:21 – 02:25 next day Gemini
- 02:25 – 04:06 next day Cancer
- 04:06 – 05:32 next day Leo
- 05:32 – 05:45 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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