Durban panchang, 23 October 2027
Sunrise 05:11 Sunset 18:09 Moonrise 01:00 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
05:11 to 18:09- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:11 – 06:48
- Durmuhurta 05:11 – 06:02
- Durmuhurta 06:02 – 06:54
- Rahu Kalam 08:25 – 10:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:14 – 12:06
- Yamaganda 13:17 – 14:55
- 06:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 06:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 17:12 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 17:27 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:09 to 05:10 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:09 – 20:21
- Brahma Muhurta 03:42 – 04:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:23 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 04:23 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 06:29
- Nakshatra Pushya until 15:37 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Sadhya until 17:12
- Karana Kaulava until 06:29, then Taitila
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Libra
- 06:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 06:29 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:37 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 17:12 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 17:27 Karana becomes Gara
- 04:23 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 04:23 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:11 – 06:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:11 – 06:02
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:02 – 06:54
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:25 – 10:03
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:55
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. 03:42 – 04:26
- 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 18:09 – 20:21
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:29 – 04:23 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:11 – 06:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:48 – 08:25 | Good |
| Rog | 08:25 – 10:03 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:03 – 11:40 | Bad |
| Char | 11:40 – 13:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:17 – 14:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:55 – 16:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:32 – 18:09 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:09 – 19:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:32 – 20:54 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:54 – 22:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:17 – 23:39 | Good |
| Char | 23:39 – 01:02 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:02 – 02:25 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:25 – 03:47 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:47 – 05:10 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
- 05:11 NowSaturn
- 06:15 NowJupiter
- 07:20 NowMars
- 08:25 NowSun
- 09:30 NowVenus
- 10:35 NowMercury
- 11:40 NowMoon
- 12:45 NowSaturn
- 13:50 NowJupiter
- 14:55 NowMars
- 16:00 NowSun
- 17:04 NowVenus
- 18:09 NowMercury
- 19:04 NowMoon
- 19:59 NowSaturn
- 20:54 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:44 NowSun
- 23:39 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:35 NowMercury
- 01:30 NowMoon
- 02:25 NowSaturn
- 03:20 NowJupiter
- 04:15 NowMars
- 05:11 NowSaturn
- 06:11 NowJupiter
- 07:11 NowMars
- 08:11 NowSun
- 09:11 NowVenus
- 10:11 NowMercury
- 11:11 NowMoon
- 12:11 NowSaturn
- 13:11 NowJupiter
- 14:11 NowMars
- 15:11 NowSun
- 16:11 NowVenus
- 17:11 NowMercury
- 18:11 NowMoon
- 19:11 NowSaturn
- 20:11 NowJupiter
- 21:11 NowMars
- 22:11 NowSun
- 23:11 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMercury
- 01:11 NowMoon
- 02:11 NowSaturn
- 03:11 NowJupiter
- 04:11 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:42 – 04:58 Virgo
- 04:58 – 06:32 Libra
- 06:32 – 08:27 Scorpio
- 08:27 – 10:42 Sagittarius
- 10:42 – 13:03 Capricorn
- 13:03 – 15:22 Aquarius
- 15:22 – 17:40 Pisces
- 17:40 – 20:00 Aries
- 20:00 – 22:20 Taurus
- 22:20 – 00:23 next day Gemini
- 00:23 – 02:04 next day Cancer
- 02:04 – 03:31 next day Leo
- 03:31 – 04:54 next day Virgo
- 04:54 – 05:10 next day Libra
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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