Durban panchang, 3 October 2027
Sunrise 05:33 Sunset 17:57 Moonrise 07:21 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
05:33 to 17:57- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:10
- Yamaganda 11:45 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam 14:51 – 16:24
- Durmuhurta 16:17 – 17:07
- Rahu Kalam 16:24 – 17:57
- 10:13 Karana becomes Vishti
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Priti
- 14:26 Moon enters Scorpio
Night
17:57 to 05:32 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:57 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 03:59 – 04:45 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:30 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 21:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 21:58 Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 21:58
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 20:30 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vishkambha until 10:15
- Karana Vanija until 10:13, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:13 Karana becomes Vishti
- 10:15 Yoga becomes Priti
- 14:26 Moon enters Scorpio
- 20:30 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 21:58 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 21:58 Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:45 – 13:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:51 – 16:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:17 – 17:07
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:24 – 17:57
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:33 – 20:30
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 20:30 – 05:32 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. 04:00 – 04:46
- 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 17:57 – 20:16
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:33 – 20:30
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:33 – 07:06 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:06 – 08:39 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:39 – 10:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:12 – 11:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:45 – 13:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:18 – 14:51 | Good |
| Rog | 14:51 – 16:24 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:24 – 17:57 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:57 – 19:23 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:23 – 20:50 | Good |
| Char | 20:50 – 22:17 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:17 – 23:44 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:44 – 01:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:11 – 02:38 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:38 – 04:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:05 – 05:32 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
- 05:33 NowSun
- 06:35 NowVenus
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:39 NowMoon
- 09:41 NowSaturn
- 10:43 NowJupiter
- 11:45 NowMars
- 12:47 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:51 NowMercury
- 15:53 NowMoon
- 16:55 NowSaturn
- 17:57 NowJupiter
- 18:54 NowMars
- 19:52 NowSun
- 20:50 NowVenus
- 21:48 NowMercury
- 22:46 NowMoon
- 23:44 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:42 NowJupiter
- 01:40 NowMars
- 02:38 NowSun
- 03:36 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:33 NowSun
- 06:33 NowVenus
- 07:33 NowMercury
- 08:33 NowMoon
- 09:33 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:33 NowMars
- 12:33 NowSun
- 13:33 NowVenus
- 14:33 NowMercury
- 15:33 NowMoon
- 16:33 NowSaturn
- 17:33 NowJupiter
- 18:33 NowMars
- 19:33 NowSun
- 20:33 NowVenus
- 21:33 NowMercury
- 22:33 NowMoon
- 23:33 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:33 NowJupiter
- 01:33 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:33 NowVenus
- 04:33 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:00 – 04:53 Leo
- 04:53 – 06:17 Virgo
- 06:17 – 07:51 Libra
- 07:51 – 09:46 Scorpio
- 09:46 – 12:01 Sagittarius
- 12:01 – 14:22 Capricorn
- 14:22 – 16:41 Aquarius
- 16:41 – 18:58 Pisces
- 18:58 – 21:19 Aries
- 21:19 – 23:38 Taurus
- 23:38 – 01:42 next day Gemini
- 01:42 – 03:23 next day Cancer
- 03:23 – 04:49 next day Leo
- 04:49 – 05:32 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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