Durban panchang, 21 October 2027
Sunrise 05:13 Sunset 18:08 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
05:13 to 18:08- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:13 – 06:50
- Gulika Kalam 08:26 – 10:03
- Durmuhurta 09:31 – 10:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:14 – 12:06
- Rahu Kalam 13:17 – 14:54
- Durmuhurta 14:41 – 15:33
- 10:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 10:13 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:02 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
Night
18:08 to 05:12 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:08 – 20:21
- Brahma Muhurta 03:43 – 04:27 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:20 Karana becomes Bava
- 22:40 Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 10:13
- Nakshatra Ardra until 18:02 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Shiva until 22:40
- Karana Vanija until 10:13, then Vishti
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Libra
- 10:13 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 10:13 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:02 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 21:20 Karana becomes Bava
- 22:40 Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:13 – 06:50
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:26 – 10:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:31 – 10:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:54
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:41 – 15:33
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:13 – 18:02
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. 03:44 – 04:28
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:14 – 12:06
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:08 – 20:21
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:13 – 18:02
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 18:02 – 05:12 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:02 – 05:12 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:13 – 06:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 06:50 – 08:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:26 – 10:03 | Bad |
| Char | 10:03 – 11:40 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:40 – 13:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:17 – 14:54 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:54 – 16:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:31 – 18:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:08 – 19:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:31 – 20:54 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:54 – 22:17 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:17 – 23:40 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:40 – 01:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:03 – 02:26 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:26 – 03:49 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:49 – 05:12 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
- 05:13 NowJupiter
- 06:17 NowMars
- 07:22 NowSun
- 08:26 NowVenus
- 09:31 NowMercury
- 10:36 NowMoon
- 11:40 NowSaturn
- 12:45 NowJupiter
- 13:50 NowMars
- 14:54 NowSun
- 15:59 NowVenus
- 17:03 NowMercury
- 18:08 NowMoon
- 19:03 NowSaturn
- 19:59 NowJupiter
- 20:54 NowMars
- 21:49 NowSun
- 22:44 NowVenus
- 23:40 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMoon
- 01:30 NowSaturn
- 02:26 NowJupiter
- 03:21 NowMars
- 04:16 NowSun
- 05:13 NowJupiter
- 06:13 NowMars
- 07:13 NowSun
- 08:13 NowVenus
- 09:13 NowMercury
- 10:13 NowMoon
- 11:13 NowSaturn
- 12:13 NowJupiter
- 13:13 NowMars
- 14:13 NowSun
- 15:13 NowVenus
- 16:13 NowMercury
- 17:13 NowMoon
- 18:13 NowSaturn
- 19:13 NowJupiter
- 20:13 NowMars
- 21:13 NowSun
- 22:13 NowVenus
- 23:13 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:13 NowMoon
- 01:13 NowSaturn
- 02:13 NowJupiter
- 03:13 NowMars
- 04:13 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:44 – 05:06 Virgo
- 05:06 – 06:40 Libra
- 06:40 – 08:35 Scorpio
- 08:35 – 10:50 Sagittarius
- 10:50 – 13:11 Capricorn
- 13:11 – 15:30 Aquarius
- 15:30 – 17:48 Pisces
- 17:48 – 20:08 Aries
- 20:08 – 22:27 Taurus
- 22:27 – 00:31 next day Gemini
- 00:31 – 02:12 next day Cancer
- 02:12 – 03:38 next day Leo
- 03:38 – 05:02 next day Virgo
- 05:02 – 05:12 next day Libra
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