Durban panchang, 27 August 2028
Sunrise 06:17 Sunset 17:37 Moonrise 10:54 Bhadrapada month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:17 to 17:37- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:34 – 12:20
- Yamaganda 11:57 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:47 – 16:12
- Durmuhurta 16:06 – 16:52
- Rahu Kalam 16:12 – 17:37
- 15:19 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 15:19 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:34 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
17:37 to 06:16 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:37 – 20:09
- Brahma Muhurta 04:35 – 05:25 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:19 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 03:14 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 15:19
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 15:34 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 20:19
- Karana Bava until 15:19, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Leo
- 15:19 Tithi becomes Shukla Navami
- 15:19 Karana becomes Balava
- 15:34 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 20:19 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 03:14 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 21:48 – 20:19
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:57 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:47 – 16:12
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:06 – 16:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:12 – 17:37
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 20:19 – 21:31
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:17 – 15:34
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:34 – 06:16 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. 04:36 – 05:26
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:34 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:37 – 20:09
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 15:34 – 06:16 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:17 – 07:42 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:42 – 09:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:07 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 11:57 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:57 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:22 – 14:47 | Good |
| Rog | 14:47 – 16:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:12 – 17:37 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:37 – 19:12 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:12 – 20:47 | Good |
| Char | 20:47 – 22:22 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:22 – 23:56 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:56 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:31 – 03:06 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:06 – 04:41 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:41 – 06:16 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
- 06:17 NowSun
- 07:14 NowVenus
- 08:10 NowMercury
- 09:07 NowMoon
- 10:04 NowSaturn
- 11:00 NowJupiter
- 11:57 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:50 NowVenus
- 14:47 NowMercury
- 15:44 NowMoon
- 16:40 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:40 NowMars
- 19:43 NowSun
- 20:47 NowVenus
- 21:50 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- 23:56 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:00 NowJupiter
- 02:03 NowMars
- 03:06 NowSun
- 04:09 NowVenus
- 05:13 NowMercury
- 06:17 NowSun
- 07:17 NowVenus
- 08:17 NowMercury
- 09:17 NowMoon
- 10:17 NowSaturn
- 11:17 NowJupiter
- 12:17 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:17 NowVenus
- 15:17 NowMercury
- 16:17 NowMoon
- 17:17 NowSaturn
- 18:17 NowJupiter
- 19:17 NowMars
- 20:17 NowSun
- 21:17 NowVenus
- 22:17 NowMercury
- 23:17 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:17 NowSaturn
- 01:17 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:17 NowSun
- 04:17 NowVenus
- 05:17 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:36 – 05:50 Cancer
- 05:50 – 07:16 Leo
- 07:16 – 08:39 Virgo
- 08:39 – 10:13 Libra
- 10:13 – 12:08 Scorpio
- 12:08 – 14:23 Sagittarius
- 14:23 – 16:45 Capricorn
- 16:45 – 19:03 Aquarius
- 19:03 – 21:21 Pisces
- 21:21 – 23:42 Aries
- 23:42 – 02:01 next day Taurus
- 02:01 – 04:04 next day Gemini
- 04:04 – 05:46 next day Cancer
- 05:46 – 06:16 next day Leo
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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