Durban panchang, 26 December 2027
Sunrise 04:55 Sunset 18:56 Moonrise 03:20 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
04:55 to 18:56- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:28 – 12:24
- Yamaganda 11:56 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam 15:26 – 17:11
- Durmuhurta 17:04 – 18:00
- Rahu Kalam 17:11 – 18:56
- 04:57 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 08:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
Night
18:56 to 04:56 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:56 – 20:56
- Brahma Muhurta 03:36 – 04:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:53 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 20:53 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 23:44 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:44 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 04:33 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 20:53
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 23:44 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shula until 04:57
- Karana Vishti until 08:24, then Shakuni
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 04:57 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 08:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 20:53 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 20:53 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 23:44 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 23:44 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 04:33 next day Yoga becomes Vriddhi
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:57 – 07:21
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:56 – 13:41
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:26 – 17:11
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 17:04 – 18:00
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:11 – 18:56
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:55 – 23:44
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. 03:35 – 04:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:28 – 12:24
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:56 – 20:56
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 23:44 – 04:56 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 23:44 – 04:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:55 – 06:40 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:40 – 08:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:25 – 10:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:11 – 11:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:56 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:41 – 15:26 | Good |
| Rog | 15:26 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:11 – 18:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:56 – 20:11 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:11 – 21:26 | Good |
| Char | 21:26 – 22:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:41 – 23:56 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:56 – 01:11 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:11 – 02:26 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:26 – 03:41 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:41 – 04:56 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
- 04:55 NowSun
- 06:05 NowVenus
- 07:15 NowMercury
- 08:25 NowMoon
- 09:35 NowSaturn
- 10:46 NowJupiter
- 11:56 NowMars
- 13:06 NowSun
- 14:16 NowVenus
- 15:26 NowMercury
- 16:36 NowMoon
- 17:46 NowSaturn
- 18:56 NowJupiter
- 19:46 NowMars
- 20:36 NowSun
- 21:26 NowVenus
- 22:16 NowMercury
- 23:06 NowMoon
- 23:56 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:46 NowJupiter
- 01:36 NowMars
- 02:26 NowSun
- 03:16 NowVenus
- 04:06 NowMercury
- 04:55 NowSun
- 05:55 NowVenus
- 06:55 NowMercury
- 07:55 NowMoon
- 08:55 NowSaturn
- 09:55 NowJupiter
- 10:55 NowMars
- 11:55 NowSun
- 12:55 NowVenus
- 13:55 NowMercury
- 14:55 NowMoon
- 15:55 NowSaturn
- 16:55 NowJupiter
- 17:55 NowMars
- 18:55 NowSun
- 19:55 NowVenus
- 20:55 NowMercury
- 21:55 NowMoon
- 22:55 NowSaturn
- 23:55 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:55 NowMars
- 01:55 NowSun
- 02:55 NowVenus
- 03:55 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:35 – 04:16 Scorpio
- 04:16 – 06:31 Sagittarius
- 06:31 – 08:52 Capricorn
- 08:52 – 11:10 Aquarius
- 11:10 – 13:28 Pisces
- 13:28 – 15:49 Aries
- 15:49 – 18:08 Taurus
- 18:08 – 20:12 Gemini
- 20:12 – 21:53 Cancer
- 21:53 – 23:19 Leo
- 23:19 – 00:43 next day Virgo
- 00:43 – 02:17 next day Libra
- 02:17 – 04:12 next day Scorpio
- 04:12 – 04:56 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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