Durban panchang, 2 October 2027
Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 17:56 Moonrise 06:39 Ashwin month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:34 to 17:56- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:34 – 07:07
- Durmuhurta 05:34 – 06:24
- Durmuhurta 06:24 – 07:13
- Rahu Kalam 08:40 – 10:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:10
- Yamaganda 13:18 – 14:51
- 11:16 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:11 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Night
17:56 to 05:33 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:56 – 20:15
- Brahma Muhurta 04:00 – 04:46 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:33 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 22:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 22:39 Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 22:39
- Nakshatra Swati until 20:33 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 12:11
- Karana Taitila until 11:16, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Virgo
- 11:16 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:11 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 20:33 Nakshatra becomes Vishakha
- 22:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 22:39 Karana becomes Vanija
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) 14:41 – 12:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:34 – 07:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:34 – 06:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:24 – 07:13
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:40 – 10:12
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:11 – 13:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:18 – 14:51
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. 04:01 – 04:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:20 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:56 – 20:15
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:34 – 20:33
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:34 – 20:33
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 20:33 – 05:33 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 22:39 – 05:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:34 – 07:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:07 – 08:40 | Good |
| Rog | 08:40 – 10:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:12 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Char | 11:45 – 13:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:18 – 14:51 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:51 – 16:23 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:23 – 17:56 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:56 – 19:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:23 – 20:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:50 – 22:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:17 – 23:44 | Good |
| Char | 23:44 – 01:12 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:12 – 02:39 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:39 – 04:06 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:06 – 05:33 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
- 05:34 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowJupiter
- 07:38 NowMars
- 08:40 NowSun
- 09:41 NowVenus
- 10:43 NowMercury
- 11:45 NowMoon
- 12:47 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:51 NowMars
- 15:52 NowSun
- 16:54 NowVenus
- 17:56 NowMercury
- 18:54 NowMoon
- 19:52 NowSaturn
- 20:50 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:46 NowSun
- 23:44 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMercury
- 01:41 NowMoon
- 02:39 NowSaturn
- 03:37 NowJupiter
- 04:35 NowMars
- 05:34 NowSaturn
- 06:34 NowJupiter
- 07:34 NowMars
- 08:34 NowSun
- 09:34 NowVenus
- 10:34 NowMercury
- 11:34 NowMoon
- 12:34 NowSaturn
- 13:34 NowJupiter
- 14:34 NowMars
- 15:34 NowSun
- 16:34 NowVenus
- 17:34 NowMercury
- 18:34 NowMoon
- 19:34 NowSaturn
- 20:34 NowJupiter
- 21:34 NowMars
- 22:34 NowSun
- 23:34 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:34 NowMercury
- 01:34 NowMoon
- 02:34 NowSaturn
- 03:34 NowJupiter
- 04:34 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:01 – 04:57 Leo
- 04:57 – 06:21 Virgo
- 06:21 – 07:55 Libra
- 07:55 – 09:50 Scorpio
- 09:50 – 12:05 Sagittarius
- 12:05 – 14:26 Capricorn
- 14:26 – 16:45 Aquarius
- 16:45 – 19:02 Pisces
- 19:02 – 21:23 Aries
- 21:23 – 23:42 Taurus
- 23:42 – 01:46 next day Gemini
- 01:46 – 03:27 next day Cancer
- 03:27 – 04:53 next day Leo
- 04:53 – 05:33 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