Durban panchang, 27 December 2027
Sunrise 04:56 Sunset 18:57 Moonrise 04:14 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
04:56 to 18:57- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:41 – 08:26
- Yamaganda 10:11 – 11:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:28 – 12:24
- Durmuhurta 12:24 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam 13:41 – 15:27
- Durmuhurta 15:13 – 16:09
- 09:29 Karana becomes Naga
Night
18:57 to 04:56 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:57 – 20:57
- Brahma Muhurta 03:36 – 04:16 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:12 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 01:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:31 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 22:12
- Nakshatra Mula until 01:37 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Vriddhi until 04:31 next day
- Karana Chatushpada until 09:29, then Naga
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:29 Karana becomes Naga
- 22:12 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 22:12 Karana becomes Kimstughna
- 01:37 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
- 04:31 next day Yoga becomes Dhruva
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:41 – 08:26
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:11 – 11:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:24 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:41 – 15:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:13 – 16:09
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 01:37 – 04:56 next day
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. 03:36 – 04:16
- 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 18:57 – 20:57
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:56 – 06:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:41 – 08:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:26 – 10:11 | Good |
| Rog | 10:11 – 11:56 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:56 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Char | 13:41 – 15:27 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:27 – 17:12 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:12 – 18:57 | Good |
| Char | 18:57 – 20:12 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:12 – 21:27 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:27 – 22:42 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:42 – 23:57 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:57 – 01:11 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:11 – 02:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:26 – 03:41 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:41 – 04:56 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
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 06:06 NowSaturn
- 07:16 NowJupiter
- 08:26 NowMars
- 09:36 NowSun
- 10:46 NowVenus
- 11:56 NowMercury
- 13:06 NowMoon
- 14:16 NowSaturn
- 15:27 NowJupiter
- 16:37 NowMars
- 17:47 NowSun
- 18:57 NowVenus
- 19:47 NowMercury
- 20:37 NowMoon
- 21:27 NowSaturn
- 22:17 NowJupiter
- 23:07 NowMars
- 23:57 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:46 NowVenus
- 01:36 NowMercury
- 02:26 NowMoon
- 03:16 NowSaturn
- 04:06 NowJupiter
- 04:56 NowMoon
- 05:56 NowSaturn
- 06:56 NowJupiter
- 07:56 NowMars
- 08:56 NowSun
- 09:56 NowVenus
- 10:56 NowMercury
- 11:56 NowMoon
- 12:56 NowSaturn
- 13:56 NowJupiter
- 14:56 NowMars
- 15:56 NowSun
- 16:56 NowVenus
- 17:56 NowMercury
- 18:56 NowMoon
- 19:56 NowSaturn
- 20:56 NowJupiter
- 21:56 NowMars
- 22:56 NowSun
- 23:56 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:56 NowMercury
- 01:56 NowMoon
- 02:56 NowSaturn
- 03:56 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:36 – 04:12 Scorpio
- 04:12 – 06:27 Sagittarius
- 06:27 – 08:48 Capricorn
- 08:48 – 11:07 Aquarius
- 11:07 – 13:24 Pisces
- 13:24 – 15:45 Aries
- 15:45 – 18:04 Taurus
- 18:04 – 20:08 Gemini
- 20:08 – 21:49 Cancer
- 21:49 – 23:15 Leo
- 23:15 – 00:39 next day Virgo
- 00:39 – 02:13 next day Libra
- 02:13 – 04:08 next day Scorpio
- 04:08 – 04:56 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