Durban panchang, 8 December 2027
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 13:44 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 18:46- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:33 – 08:18
- Gulika Kalam 10:02 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:47 – 13:32
- 11:00 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:43 Nakshatra becomes Revati
Night
18:46 to 04:48 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:46 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:29 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 23:29 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:04 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dashami until 23:29
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 12:43 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vyatipata until 03:04 next day
- Karana Taitila until 11:00, then Gara
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 11:00 Karana becomes Gara
- 12:43 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 23:29 Tithi becomes Shukla Ekadashi
- 23:29 Karana becomes Vanija
- 03:04 next day Yoga becomes Variyan
Times to avoid
- 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
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:18
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:19 – 12:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:47 – 13:32
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 12:43 – 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. 03:28 – 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) 11:19 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 20:47
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:48 – 04:48 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:48 – 06:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:33 – 08:18 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:18 – 10:02 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:02 – 11:47 | Good |
| Rog | 11:47 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:32 – 15:17 | Bad |
| Char | 15:17 – 17:01 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:01 – 18:46 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:46 – 20:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:01 – 21:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:17 – 22:32 | Good |
| Char | 22:32 – 23:47 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:47 – 01:03 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:03 – 02:18 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 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 NowMercury
- 05:58 NowMoon
- 07:08 NowSaturn
- 08:18 NowJupiter
- 09:28 NowMars
- 10:37 NowSun
- 11:47 NowVenus
- 12:57 NowMercury
- 14:07 NowMoon
- 15:17 NowSaturn
- 16:26 NowJupiter
- 17:36 NowMars
- 18:46 NowSun
- 19:36 NowVenus
- 20:26 NowMercury
- 21:17 NowMoon
- 22:07 NowSaturn
- 22:57 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:37 NowSun
- 01:28 NowVenus
- 02:18 NowMercury
- 03:08 NowMoon
- 03:58 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)
- 03:28 – 03:31 Libra
- 03:31 – 05:26 Scorpio
- 05:26 – 07:41 Sagittarius
- 07:41 – 10:03 Capricorn
- 10:03 – 12:21 Aquarius
- 12:21 – 14:39 Pisces
- 14:39 – 16:59 Aries
- 16:59 – 19:19 Taurus
- 19:19 – 21:22 Gemini
- 21:22 – 23:04 Cancer
- 23:04 – 00:30 next day Leo
- 00:30 – 01:53 next day Virgo
- 01:53 – 03:27 next day Libra
- 03:27 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method