Durban panchang, 20 December 2027
Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 23:58 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
04:52 to 18:54- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:37 – 08:22
- Yamaganda 10:08 – 11:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:25 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam 13:38 – 15:23
- Durmuhurta 15:09 – 16:05
- 11:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 14:26 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
Night
18:54 to 04:52 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:54 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 03:33 – 04:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:35 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 22:23 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 22:23 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Ashtami until 22:23
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 21:35 · lord Sun
- Yoga Ayushman until 14:26
- Karana Balava until 11:10, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 11:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 14:26 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 21:35 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 22:23 Tithi becomes Krishna Navami
- 22:23 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:37 – 08:22
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:08 – 11:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:38 – 15:23
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:09 – 16:05
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) 11:25 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:54 – 20:53
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:52 – 06:37 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:37 – 08:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:22 – 10:08 | Good |
| Rog | 10:08 – 11:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:53 – 13:38 | Bad |
| Char | 13:38 – 15:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:23 – 17:08 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:08 – 18:54 | Good |
| Char | 18:54 – 20:09 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:09 – 21:23 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:23 – 22:38 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:38 – 23:53 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:53 – 01:08 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:08 – 02:23 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:23 – 03:38 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:38 – 04:52 next day | Neutral |
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
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
- 07:12 NowJupiter
- 08:22 NowMars
- 09:32 NowSun
- 10:43 NowVenus
- 11:53 NowMercury
- 13:03 NowMoon
- 14:13 NowSaturn
- 15:23 NowJupiter
- 16:33 NowMars
- 17:44 NowSun
- 18:54 NowVenus
- 19:44 NowMercury
- 20:33 NowMoon
- 21:23 NowSaturn
- 22:13 NowJupiter
- 23:03 NowMars
- 23:53 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:43 NowVenus
- 01:33 NowMercury
- 02:23 NowMoon
- 03:13 NowSaturn
- 04:02 NowJupiter
- 04:52 NowMoon
- 05:52 NowSaturn
- 06:52 NowJupiter
- 07:52 NowMars
- 08:52 NowSun
- 09:52 NowVenus
- 10:52 NowMercury
- 11:52 NowMoon
- 12:52 NowSaturn
- 13:52 NowJupiter
- 14:52 NowMars
- 15:52 NowSun
- 16:52 NowVenus
- 17:52 NowMercury
- 18:52 NowMoon
- 19:52 NowSaturn
- 20:52 NowJupiter
- 21:52 NowMars
- 22:52 NowSun
- 23:52 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:52 NowMercury
- 01:52 NowMoon
- 02:52 NowSaturn
- 03:52 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:32 – 04:39 Scorpio
- 04:39 – 06:54 Sagittarius
- 06:54 – 09:15 Capricorn
- 09:15 – 11:34 Aquarius
- 11:34 – 13:52 Pisces
- 13:52 – 16:12 Aries
- 16:12 – 18:31 Taurus
- 18:31 – 20:35 Gemini
- 20:35 – 22:16 Cancer
- 22:16 – 23:43 Leo
- 23:43 – 01:06 next day Virgo
- 01:06 – 02:40 next day Libra
- 02:40 – 04:35 next day Scorpio
- 04:35 – 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