Durban panchang, 23 September 2027
Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 17:51 Moonrise 00:29 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
05:45 to 17:51- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:45 – 07:16
- Gulika Kalam 08:47 – 10:17
- Durmuhurta 09:47 – 10:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:24 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam 13:19 – 14:50
- Durmuhurta 14:37 – 15:26
- 12:20 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:37 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
17:51 to 05:44 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:51 – 20:14
- Brahma Muhurta 04:09 – 04:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:05 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 23:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 23:27 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 23:27
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 13:37 · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyatipata until 20:05
- Karana Balava until 12:20, then Kaulava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Virgo
- 12:20 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:37 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 20:05 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 23:27 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 23:27 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- 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
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:45 – 07:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:47 – 10:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:47 – 10:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:19 – 14:50
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:37 – 15:26
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:45 – 13:37
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 13:37 – 05:44 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. 04:10 – 04:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:24 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:51 – 20:14
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:45 – 07:16 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:16 – 08:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:47 – 10:17 | Bad |
| Char | 10:17 – 11:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:48 – 13:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:19 – 14:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:50 – 16:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:20 – 17:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:51 – 19:20 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:20 – 20:49 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:49 – 22:18 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:18 – 23:47 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:47 – 01:17 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:17 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:46 – 04:15 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:15 – 05:44 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
- 05:45 NowJupiter
- 06:46 NowMars
- 07:46 NowSun
- 08:47 NowVenus
- 09:47 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:49 NowJupiter
- 13:49 NowMars
- 14:50 NowSun
- 15:50 NowVenus
- 16:50 NowMercury
- 17:51 NowMoon
- 18:50 NowSaturn
- 19:50 NowJupiter
- 20:49 NowMars
- 21:49 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:47 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMoon
- 01:46 NowSaturn
- 02:46 NowJupiter
- 03:45 NowMars
- 04:45 NowSun
- 05:45 NowJupiter
- 06:45 NowMars
- 07:45 NowSun
- 08:45 NowVenus
- 09:45 NowMercury
- 10:45 NowMoon
- 11:45 NowSaturn
- 12:45 NowJupiter
- 13:45 NowMars
- 14:45 NowSun
- 15:45 NowVenus
- 16:45 NowMercury
- 17:45 NowMoon
- 18:45 NowSaturn
- 19:45 NowJupiter
- 20:45 NowMars
- 21:45 NowSun
- 22:45 NowVenus
- 23:45 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMoon
- 01:45 NowSaturn
- 02:45 NowJupiter
- 03:45 NowMars
- 04:45 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:10 – 05:32 Leo
- 05:32 – 06:56 Virgo
- 06:56 – 08:30 Libra
- 08:30 – 10:25 Scorpio
- 10:25 – 12:40 Sagittarius
- 12:40 – 15:01 Capricorn
- 15:01 – 17:20 Aquarius
- 17:20 – 19:38 Pisces
- 19:38 – 21:58 Aries
- 21:58 – 00:17 next day Taurus
- 00:17 – 02:21 next day Gemini
- 02:21 – 04:02 next day Cancer
- 04:02 – 05:29 next day Leo
- 05:29 – 05:44 next day Virgo
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