Durban panchang, 12 December 2027
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:49 Moonrise 17:55 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 18:49- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:21 – 12:17
- Yamaganda 11:49 – 13:34
- Gulika Kalam 15:19 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta 16:57 – 17:53
- Rahu Kalam 17:04 – 18:49
- 09:23 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:12 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
Night
18:49 to 04:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:49 – 20:49
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:39 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 20:25 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 20:25 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 20:25
- Nakshatra Krittika until 13:12 · lord Sun
- Yoga Siddha until 19:39
- Karana Gara until 09:23, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 09:23 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:12 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 19:39 Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 20:25 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 20:25 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:49 – 13:34
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:19 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:57 – 17:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:04 – 18:49
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. 03:29 – 04:09
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:21 – 12:17
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:49 – 20:49
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:49 – 13:12
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:49 – 06:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:34 – 08:19 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:19 – 10:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:04 – 11:49 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:49 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:34 – 15:19 | Good |
| Rog | 15:19 – 17:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:04 – 18:49 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:49 – 20:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:04 – 21:19 | Good |
| Char | 21:19 – 22:34 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:34 – 23:49 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:49 – 01:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:04 – 02:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:19 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:34 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:59 NowVenus
- 07:09 NowMercury
- 08:19 NowMoon
- 09:29 NowSaturn
- 10:39 NowJupiter
- 11:49 NowMars
- 12:59 NowSun
- 14:09 NowVenus
- 15:19 NowMercury
- 16:29 NowMoon
- 17:39 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:39 NowMars
- 20:29 NowSun
- 21:19 NowVenus
- 22:09 NowMercury
- 22:59 NowMoon
- 23:49 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:39 NowJupiter
- 01:29 NowMars
- 02:19 NowSun
- 03:09 NowVenus
- 03:59 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:49 NowVenus
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:29 – 05:11 Scorpio
- 05:11 – 07:26 Sagittarius
- 07:26 – 09:47 Capricorn
- 09:47 – 12:05 Aquarius
- 12:05 – 14:23 Pisces
- 14:23 – 16:44 Aries
- 16:44 – 19:03 Taurus
- 19:03 – 21:07 Gemini
- 21:07 – 22:48 Cancer
- 22:48 – 00:14 next day Leo
- 00:14 – 01:38 next day Virgo
- 01:38 – 03:12 next day Libra
- 03:12 – 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