Durban panchang, 4 December 2027
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 10:09 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 18:43- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 04:48 – 06:32
- Durmuhurta 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta 05:44 – 06:39
- Rahu Kalam 08:17 – 10:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 12:13
- Yamaganda 13:30 – 15:14
- 15:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 15:26 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:37 Moon enters Aquarius
Night
18:43 to 04:48 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:43 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:47 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 04:48 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Shashthi until 15:26
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 05:11 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Vyaghata until 01:47 next day
- Karana Taitila until 15:26, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 15:26 Tithi becomes Shukla Saptami
- 15:26 Karana becomes Gara
- 15:37 Moon enters Aquarius
- 01:47 next day Yoga becomes Harshana
- 04:48 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:47 – 04:23
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 04:48 – 06:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 04:48 – 05:44
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:44 – 06:39
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:17 – 10:01
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:30 – 15:14
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 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:18 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 20:44
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:48 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 04:48 – 06:32 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 06:32 – 08:17 | Good |
| Rog | 08:17 – 10:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:01 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Char | 11:46 – 13:30 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:30 – 15:14 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:14 – 16:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:59 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:43 – 19:59 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:59 – 21:14 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:14 – 22:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:30 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:01 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:01 – 02:17 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:17 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowJupiter
- 07:07 NowMars
- 08:17 NowSun
- 09:26 NowVenus
- 10:36 NowMercury
- 11:46 NowMoon
- 12:55 NowSaturn
- 14:05 NowJupiter
- 15:14 NowMars
- 16:24 NowSun
- 17:33 NowVenus
- 18:43 NowMercury
- 19:33 NowMoon
- 20:24 NowSaturn
- 21:14 NowJupiter
- 22:05 NowMars
- 22:55 NowSun
- 23:46 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMercury
- 01:26 NowMoon
- 02:17 NowSaturn
- 03:07 NowJupiter
- 03:58 NowMars
- 04:48 NowSaturn
- 05:48 NowJupiter
- 06:48 NowMars
- 07:48 NowSun
- 08:48 NowVenus
- 09:48 NowMercury
- 10:48 NowMoon
- 11:48 NowSaturn
- 12:48 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:48 NowSun
- 15:48 NowVenus
- 16:48 NowMercury
- 17:48 NowMoon
- 18:48 NowSaturn
- 19:48 NowJupiter
- 20:48 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:48 NowVenus
- 23:48 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMoon
- 01:48 NowSaturn
- 02:48 NowJupiter
- 03:48 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:47 Libra
- 03:47 – 05:42 Scorpio
- 05:42 – 07:57 Sagittarius
- 07:57 – 10:18 Capricorn
- 10:18 – 12:37 Aquarius
- 12:37 – 14:55 Pisces
- 14:55 – 17:15 Aries
- 17:15 – 19:34 Taurus
- 19:34 – 21:38 Gemini
- 21:38 – 23:19 Cancer
- 23:19 – 00:45 next day Leo
- 00:45 – 02:09 next day Virgo
- 02:09 – 03:43 next day Libra
- 03:43 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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