Durban panchang, 24 December 2027
Sunrise 04:54 Sunset 18:56 Moonrise 01:47 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
04:54 to 18:56- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:39 – 08:24
- Durmuhurta 07:42 – 08:38
- Rahu Kalam 10:10 – 11:55
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:27 – 12:23
- Durmuhurta 12:23 – 13:19
- Yamaganda 15:25 – 17:10
- 06:47 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 07:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:09 Moon enters Scorpio
Night
18:56 to 04:54 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:56 – 20:55
- Brahma Muhurta 03:35 – 04:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 19:38 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:20 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 19:38
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 21:20 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sukarman until 06:47
- Karana Kaulava until 07:37, then Taitila
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:47 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 07:37 Karana becomes Taitila
- 15:09 Moon enters Scorpio
- 19:38 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 19:38 Karana becomes Gara
- 21:20 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:39 – 08:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:42 – 08:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:10 – 11:55
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:23 – 13:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:25 – 17:10
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. 03:34 – 04:14
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:27 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:56 – 20:55
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:54 – 06:39 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:39 – 08:24 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:24 – 10:10 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:10 – 11:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:55 – 13:40 | Good |
| Rog | 13:40 – 15:25 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:25 – 17:10 | Bad |
| Char | 17:10 – 18:56 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:56 – 20:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:10 – 21:25 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:25 – 22:40 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:40 – 23:55 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:55 – 01:10 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:10 – 02:25 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:25 – 03:40 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:40 – 04:54 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
- 04:54 NowVenus
- 06:04 NowMercury
- 07:14 NowMoon
- 08:24 NowSaturn
- 09:34 NowJupiter
- 10:45 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 13:05 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:25 NowMoon
- 16:35 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:56 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:35 NowVenus
- 21:25 NowMercury
- 22:15 NowMoon
- 23:05 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:45 NowMars
- 01:35 NowSun
- 02:25 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 04:54 NowVenus
- 05:54 NowMercury
- 06:54 NowMoon
- 07:54 NowSaturn
- 08:54 NowJupiter
- 09:54 NowMars
- 10:54 NowSun
- 11:54 NowVenus
- 12:54 NowMercury
- 13:54 NowMoon
- 14:54 NowSaturn
- 15:54 NowJupiter
- 16:54 NowMars
- 17:54 NowSun
- 18:54 NowVenus
- 19:54 NowMercury
- 20:54 NowMoon
- 21:54 NowSaturn
- 22:54 NowJupiter
- 23:54 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:54 NowSun
- 01:54 NowVenus
- 02:54 NowMercury
- 03:54 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:34 – 04:23 Scorpio
- 04:23 – 06:38 Sagittarius
- 06:38 – 09:00 Capricorn
- 09:00 – 11:18 Aquarius
- 11:18 – 13:36 Pisces
- 13:36 – 15:57 Aries
- 15:57 – 18:16 Taurus
- 18:16 – 20:19 Gemini
- 20:19 – 22:01 Cancer
- 22:01 – 23:27 Leo
- 23:27 – 00:50 next day Virgo
- 00:50 – 02:25 next day Libra
- 02:25 – 04:20 next day Scorpio
- 04:20 – 04:54 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