Durban panchang, 16 October 2027
Sunrise 05:18 Sunset 18:05 Moonrise 19:13 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
05:18 to 18:05- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:18 – 06:54
- Durmuhurta 05:18 – 06:09
- Durmuhurta 06:09 – 07:00
- Rahu Kalam 08:30 – 10:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:16 – 12:07
- Yamaganda 13:17 – 14:53
- 10:59 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 15:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:43 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:05 to 05:17 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:05 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 03:47 – 04:32 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:29 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 03:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 15:43
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 20:29 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Harshana until 10:59
- Karana Kaulava until 15:43, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Virgo
- 10:59 Yoga becomes Vajra
- 15:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 15:43 Karana becomes Taitila
- 20:29 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 03:31 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:18 – 06:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:18 – 06:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:09 – 07:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:30 – 10:05
- Inauspicious yoga Vajra Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 10:59 – 12:11
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:53
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. 03:48 – 04:33
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:16 – 12:07
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:05 – 20:19
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:18 – 06:54 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:54 – 08:30 | Good |
| Rog | 08:30 – 10:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:05 – 11:41 | Bad |
| Char | 11:41 – 13:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:17 – 14:53 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:53 – 16:29 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:29 – 18:05 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:05 – 19:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:29 – 20:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:53 – 22:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:17 – 23:41 | Good |
| Char | 23:41 – 01:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:05 – 02:29 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:29 – 03:53 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:53 – 05:17 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
- 05:18 NowSaturn
- 06:22 NowJupiter
- 07:26 NowMars
- 08:30 NowSun
- 09:33 NowVenus
- 10:37 NowMercury
- 11:41 NowMoon
- 12:45 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:53 NowMars
- 15:57 NowSun
- 17:01 NowVenus
- 18:05 NowMercury
- 19:01 NowMoon
- 19:57 NowSaturn
- 20:53 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:45 NowSun
- 23:41 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMercury
- 01:33 NowMoon
- 02:29 NowSaturn
- 03:25 NowJupiter
- 04:21 NowMars
- 05:18 NowSaturn
- 06:18 NowJupiter
- 07:18 NowMars
- 08:18 NowSun
- 09:18 NowVenus
- 10:18 NowMercury
- 11:18 NowMoon
- 12:18 NowSaturn
- 13:18 NowJupiter
- 14:18 NowMars
- 15:18 NowSun
- 16:18 NowVenus
- 17:18 NowMercury
- 18:18 NowMoon
- 19:18 NowSaturn
- 20:18 NowJupiter
- 21:18 NowMars
- 22:18 NowSun
- 23:18 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:18 NowMercury
- 01:18 NowMoon
- 02:18 NowSaturn
- 03:18 NowJupiter
- 04:18 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:48 – 04:02 Leo
- 04:02 – 05:26 Virgo
- 05:26 – 07:00 Libra
- 07:00 – 08:55 Scorpio
- 08:55 – 11:10 Sagittarius
- 11:10 – 13:31 Capricorn
- 13:31 – 15:50 Aquarius
- 15:50 – 18:07 Pisces
- 18:07 – 20:28 Aries
- 20:28 – 22:47 Taurus
- 22:47 – 00:51 next day Gemini
- 00:51 – 02:32 next day Cancer
- 02:32 – 03:58 next day Leo
- 03:58 – 05:17 next day Virgo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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