Durban panchang, 1 December 2027
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 07:21 Margashirsha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:48 to 18:41- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam 10:00 – 11:44
- Durmuhurta 11:17 – 12:12
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:12 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:44 – 13:28
- 08:09 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 08:09 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:41 to 04:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:42
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:15 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:11 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 02:54 next day Moon enters Capricorn
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 08:09
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 20:15 · lord Venus
- Yoga Ganda until 23:11
- Karana Gara until 08:09, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:09 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 08:09 Karana becomes Vanija
- 20:15 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 21:08 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:11 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 02:54 next day Moon enters Capricorn
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:16
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:00 – 11:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:17 – 12:12
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:44 – 13:28
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vyatipata, exact at 04:18 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 03:10 – 04:48 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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:17 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:42
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:48 – 20:15
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:32 – 08:16 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:16 – 10:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:00 – 11:44 | Good |
| Rog | 11:44 – 13:28 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:28 – 15:13 | Bad |
| Char | 15:13 – 16:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:57 – 18:41 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:41 – 19:57 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:57 – 21:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:13 – 22:28 | Good |
| Char | 22:28 – 23:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:44 – 01:00 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:00 – 02:16 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:57 NowMoon
- 07:07 NowSaturn
- 08:16 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:35 NowSun
- 11:44 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 14:03 NowMoon
- 15:13 NowSaturn
- 16:22 NowJupiter
- 17:31 NowMars
- 18:41 NowSun
- 19:31 NowVenus
- 20:22 NowMercury
- 21:13 NowMoon
- 22:03 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:44 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:35 NowSun
- 01:26 NowVenus
- 02:16 NowMercury
- 03:07 NowMoon
- 03:57 NowSaturn
- 04:48 NowMercury
- 05:48 NowMoon
- 06:48 NowSaturn
- 07:48 NowJupiter
- 08:48 NowMars
- 09:48 NowSun
- 10:48 NowVenus
- 11:48 NowMercury
- 12:48 NowMoon
- 13:48 NowSaturn
- 14:48 NowJupiter
- 15:48 NowMars
- 16:48 NowSun
- 17:48 NowVenus
- 18:48 NowMercury
- 19:48 NowMoon
- 20:48 NowSaturn
- 21:48 NowJupiter
- 22:48 NowMars
- 23:48 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:48 NowVenus
- 01:48 NowMercury
- 02:48 NowMoon
- 03:48 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:59 Libra
- 03:59 – 05:54 Scorpio
- 05:54 – 08:09 Sagittarius
- 08:09 – 10:30 Capricorn
- 10:30 – 12:49 Aquarius
- 12:49 – 15:06 Pisces
- 15:06 – 17:27 Aries
- 17:27 – 19:46 Taurus
- 19:46 – 21:50 Gemini
- 21:50 – 23:31 Cancer
- 23:31 – 00:57 next day Leo
- 00:57 – 02:21 next day Virgo
- 02:21 – 03:55 next day Libra
- 03:55 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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