Durban panchang, 19 December 2027
Sunrise 04:51 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 23:26 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
04:51 to 18:53- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:24 – 12:20
- Yamaganda 11:52 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam 15:23 – 17:08
- Durmuhurta 17:01 – 17:57
- Rahu Kalam 17:08 – 18:53
- 13:02 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:07 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
18:53 to 04:52 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:53 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 03:32 – 04:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:37 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 00:04 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 00:04 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:19 next day Moon enters Virgo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Saptami until 00:04 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Phalguni until 22:37 · lord Venus
- Yoga Priti until 17:07
- Karana Vishti until 13:02, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Leo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 13:02 Karana becomes Bava
- 17:07 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 22:37 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Phalguni
- 00:04 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Ashtami
- 00:04 next day Karana becomes Balava
- 04:19 next day Moon enters Virgo
Times to avoid
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 02:06 – 13:02
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:38
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:23 – 17:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:01 – 17:57
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:08 – 18:53
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. 03:32 – 04:12
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:24 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:53 – 20:53
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:51 – 22:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 22:37 – 04:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:51 – 06:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:37 – 08:22 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:22 – 10:07 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:07 – 11:52 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:52 – 13:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:38 – 15:23 | Good |
| Rog | 15:23 – 17:08 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:08 – 18:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:53 – 20:08 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:08 – 21:23 | Good |
| Char | 21:23 – 22:38 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:38 – 23:53 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:53 – 01:07 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:07 – 02:22 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:22 – 03:37 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:37 – 04:52 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
- 04:51 NowSun
- 06:02 NowVenus
- 07:12 NowMercury
- 08:22 NowMoon
- 09:32 NowSaturn
- 10:42 NowJupiter
- 11:52 NowMars
- 13:02 NowSun
- 14:13 NowVenus
- 15:23 NowMercury
- 16:33 NowMoon
- 17:43 NowSaturn
- 18:53 NowJupiter
- 19:43 NowMars
- 20:33 NowSun
- 21:23 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:03 NowMoon
- 23:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:42 NowJupiter
- 01:32 NowMars
- 02:22 NowSun
- 03:12 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 04:51 NowSun
- 05:51 NowVenus
- 06:51 NowMercury
- 07:51 NowMoon
- 08:51 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:51 NowMars
- 11:51 NowSun
- 12:51 NowVenus
- 13:51 NowMercury
- 14:51 NowMoon
- 15:51 NowSaturn
- 16:51 NowJupiter
- 17:51 NowMars
- 18:51 NowSun
- 19:51 NowVenus
- 20:51 NowMercury
- 21:51 NowMoon
- 22:51 NowSaturn
- 23:51 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:51 NowMars
- 01:51 NowSun
- 02:51 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:32 – 04:43 Scorpio
- 04:43 – 06:58 Sagittarius
- 06:58 – 09:19 Capricorn
- 09:19 – 11:38 Aquarius
- 11:38 – 13:56 Pisces
- 13:56 – 16:16 Aries
- 16:16 – 18:35 Taurus
- 18:35 – 20:39 Gemini
- 20:39 – 22:20 Cancer
- 22:20 – 23:46 Leo
- 23:46 – 01:10 next day Virgo
- 01:10 – 02:44 next day Libra
- 02:44 – 04:39 next day Scorpio
- 04:39 – 04:52 next day Sagittarius
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