Durban panchang, 10 December 2027
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:48 Moonrise 15:44 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
04:49 to 18:48- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:34 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta 07:36 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam 10:03 – 11:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:16
- Durmuhurta 12:16 – 13:12
- Yamaganda 15:18 – 17:03
- 11:42 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:24 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
18:48 to 04:49 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:48 – 20:48
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 23:23 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:29 next day Yoga becomes Shiva
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 23:23
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 14:24 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Parigha until 00:29 next day
- Karana Bava until 11:42, then Balava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 11:42 Karana becomes Balava
- 14:24 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 23:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 23:23 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:29 next day Yoga becomes Shiva
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 02:05 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:34 – 08:18
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:36 – 08:32
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:03 – 11:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:16 – 13:12
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:18 – 17:03
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 – 04:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:20 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:48 – 20:48
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:49 – 14:24
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:49 – 06:34 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:34 – 08:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:18 – 10:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:03 – 11:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:48 – 13:33 | Good |
| Rog | 13:33 – 15:18 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:18 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Char | 17:03 – 18:48 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:48 – 20:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:03 – 21:18 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:18 – 22:33 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:33 – 23:48 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:48 – 01:03 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:03 – 02:19 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:34 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:59 NowMercury
- 07:08 NowMoon
- 08:18 NowSaturn
- 09:28 NowJupiter
- 10:38 NowMars
- 11:48 NowSun
- 12:58 NowVenus
- 14:08 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:28 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:48 NowMars
- 19:38 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:18 NowMercury
- 22:08 NowMoon
- 22:58 NowSaturn
- 23:48 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:38 NowMars
- 01:28 NowSun
- 02:19 NowVenus
- 03:09 NowMercury
- 03:59 NowMoon
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowMoon
- 07:49 NowSaturn
- 08:49 NowJupiter
- 09:49 NowMars
- 10:49 NowSun
- 11:49 NowVenus
- 12:49 NowMercury
- 13:49 NowMoon
- 14:49 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:49 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:49 NowSaturn
- 22:49 NowJupiter
- 23:49 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSun
- 01:49 NowVenus
- 02:49 NowMercury
- 03:49 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 05:19 Scorpio
- 05:19 – 07:33 Sagittarius
- 07:33 – 09:55 Capricorn
- 09:55 – 12:13 Aquarius
- 12:13 – 14:31 Pisces
- 14:31 – 16:52 Aries
- 16:52 – 19:11 Taurus
- 19:11 – 21:14 Gemini
- 21:14 – 22:56 Cancer
- 22:56 – 00:22 next day Leo
- 00:22 – 01:45 next day Virgo
- 01:45 – 03:20 next day Libra
- 03:20 – 04:49 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