Durban panchang, 7 December 2027
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:45 Moonrise 12:49 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 18:45- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:36 – 08:31
- Yamaganda 08:18 – 10:02
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Gulika Kalam 11:47 – 13:31
- Rahu Kalam 15:16 – 17:01
- 09:30 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:45 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
Night
18:45 to 04:48 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:45 – 20:46
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 22:21 Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Navami until 22:21
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 10:45 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Siddhi until 03:27 next day
- Karana Balava until 09:30, then Kaulava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:30 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:45 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 22:21 Tithi becomes Shukla Dashami
- 22:21 Karana becomes Taitila
- 03:27 next day Yoga becomes Vyatipata
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:36 – 08:31
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 10:02
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:16 – 17:01
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 03:27 – 03:04 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:48 – 10:45
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 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 20:46
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:45 – 04:48 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 10:45 – 04:48 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 10:45 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 04:48 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:33 – 08:18 | Bad |
| Char | 08:18 – 10:02 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:02 – 11:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:47 – 13:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:31 – 15:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:16 – 17:01 | Good |
| Rog | 17:01 – 18:45 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:45 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:01 – 21:16 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:16 – 22:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:31 – 23:47 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:47 – 01:02 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:02 – 02:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:33 – 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 NowMars
- 05:58 NowSun
- 07:08 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:27 NowMoon
- 10:37 NowSaturn
- 11:47 NowJupiter
- 12:57 NowMars
- 14:06 NowSun
- 15:16 NowVenus
- 16:26 NowMercury
- 17:36 NowMoon
- 18:45 NowSaturn
- 19:36 NowJupiter
- 20:26 NowMars
- 21:16 NowSun
- 22:06 NowVenus
- 22:57 NowMercury
- 23:47 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSaturn
- 01:27 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:08 NowSun
- 03:58 NowVenus
- 04:48 NowMars
- 05:48 NowSun
- 06:48 NowVenus
- 07:48 NowMercury
- 08:48 NowMoon
- 09:48 NowSaturn
- 10:48 NowJupiter
- 11:48 NowMars
- 12:48 NowSun
- 13:48 NowVenus
- 14:48 NowMercury
- 15:48 NowMoon
- 16:48 NowSaturn
- 17:48 NowJupiter
- 18:48 NowMars
- 19:48 NowSun
- 20:48 NowVenus
- 21:48 NowMercury
- 22:48 NowMoon
- 23:48 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:48 NowJupiter
- 01:48 NowMars
- 02:48 NowSun
- 03:48 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 03:35 Libra
- 03:35 – 05:30 Scorpio
- 05:30 – 07:45 Sagittarius
- 07:45 – 10:07 Capricorn
- 10:07 – 12:25 Aquarius
- 12:25 – 14:43 Pisces
- 14:43 – 17:03 Aries
- 17:03 – 19:23 Taurus
- 19:23 – 21:26 Gemini
- 21:26 – 23:07 Cancer
- 23:07 – 00:34 next day Leo
- 00:34 – 01:57 next day Virgo
- 01:57 – 03:31 next day Libra
- 03:31 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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