Durban panchang, 19 November 2027
Sunrise 04:51 Sunset 18:31 Moonrise 23:40 Kartika month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:51 to 18:31- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:33 – 08:16
- Durmuhurta 07:35 – 08:30
- Rahu Kalam 09:58 – 11:41
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:14 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta 12:08 – 13:03
- Yamaganda 15:06 – 16:48
- 06:53 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 17:50 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
18:31 to 04:51 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:31 – 20:35
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:57 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 21:33 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 04:48 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 17:50
- Nakshatra Pushya until 20:57 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Shukla until 21:33
- Karana Gara until 06:53, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 06:53 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:50 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 17:50 Karana becomes Vishti
- 20:57 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 21:33 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 04:48 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:16
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:35 – 08:30
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:58 – 11:41
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:08 – 13:03
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:06 – 16:48
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 17:50 – 04:48 next day
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:51 – 20:57
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 08:44 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 07:45 – 09:43
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 20:57 – 04:51 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. 03:28 – 04:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:14 – 12:08
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:31 – 20:35
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:51 – 20:57
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:51 – 17:50
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:51 – 06:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:16 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:16 – 09:58 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:58 – 11:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:41 – 13:23 | Good |
| Rog | 13:23 – 15:06 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:06 – 16:48 | Bad |
| Char | 16:48 – 18:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:31 – 19:48 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 19:48 – 21:06 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:06 – 22:23 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:23 – 23:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:41 – 00:58 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 00:58 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:16 – 03:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:33 – 04:51 next day | Bad |
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
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 05:59 NowMercury
- 07:08 NowMoon
- 08:16 NowSaturn
- 09:24 NowJupiter
- 10:33 NowMars
- 11:41 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 15:06 NowMoon
- 16:14 NowSaturn
- 17:22 NowJupiter
- 18:31 NowMars
- 19:22 NowSun
- 20:14 NowVenus
- 21:06 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:41 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMars
- 01:24 NowSun
- 02:16 NowVenus
- 03:07 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowVenus
- 05:51 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:51 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:51 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:51 NowMoon
- 14:51 NowSaturn
- 15:51 NowJupiter
- 16:51 NowMars
- 17:51 NowSun
- 18:51 NowVenus
- 19:51 NowMercury
- 20:51 NowMoon
- 21:51 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:51 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSun
- 01:51 NowVenus
- 02:51 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 04:46 Libra
- 04:46 – 06:41 Scorpio
- 06:41 – 08:56 Sagittarius
- 08:56 – 11:17 Capricorn
- 11:17 – 13:36 Aquarius
- 13:36 – 15:54 Pisces
- 15:54 – 18:14 Aries
- 18:14 – 20:33 Taurus
- 20:33 – 22:37 Gemini
- 22:37 – 00:18 next day Cancer
- 00:18 – 01:44 next day Leo
- 01:44 – 03:08 next day Virgo
- 03:08 – 04:42 next day Libra
- 04:42 – 04:51 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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