Durban panchang, 27 January 2029
Sunrise 05:21 Sunset 18:55 Moonrise 16:45 Magha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:21 to 18:55- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:21 – 07:03
- Durmuhurta 05:21 – 06:15
- Durmuhurta 06:15 – 07:10
- Rahu Kalam 08:45 – 10:26
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:35
- Yamaganda 13:50 – 15:31
- 05:57 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 11:45 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 13:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 13:20 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:55 to 05:22 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:55 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 03:58 – 04:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:51 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:01 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 13:20
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 11:45 · lord Mars
- Yoga Indra until 05:57
- Karana Balava until 13:20, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 05:57 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 11:45 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 13:20 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 13:20 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:51 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 04:01 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:21 – 07:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:21 – 06:15
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 05:57 – 04:01 next day
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:15 – 07:10
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:45 – 10:26
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:50 – 15:31
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:01 – 05:13 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. 03:58 – 04:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:55 – 21:00
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:21 – 07:03 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:03 – 08:45 | Good |
| Rog | 08:45 – 10:26 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:26 – 12:08 | Bad |
| Char | 12:08 – 13:50 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:50 – 15:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:31 – 17:13 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:13 – 18:55 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:55 – 20:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:13 – 21:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:32 – 22:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:50 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:08 – 01:27 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:27 – 02:45 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:45 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:22 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
- 05:21 NowSaturn
- 06:29 NowJupiter
- 07:37 NowMars
- 08:45 NowSun
- 09:52 NowVenus
- 11:00 NowMercury
- 12:08 NowMoon
- 13:16 NowSaturn
- 14:24 NowJupiter
- 15:31 NowMars
- 16:39 NowSun
- 17:47 NowVenus
- 18:55 NowMercury
- 19:47 NowMoon
- 20:39 NowSaturn
- 21:32 NowJupiter
- 22:24 NowMars
- 23:16 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:08 NowVenus
- 01:01 NowMercury
- 01:53 NowMoon
- 02:45 NowSaturn
- 03:37 NowJupiter
- 04:30 NowMars
- 05:21 NowSaturn
- 06:21 NowJupiter
- 07:21 NowMars
- 08:21 NowSun
- 09:21 NowVenus
- 10:21 NowMercury
- 11:21 NowMoon
- 12:21 NowSaturn
- 13:21 NowJupiter
- 14:21 NowMars
- 15:21 NowSun
- 16:21 NowVenus
- 17:21 NowMercury
- 18:21 NowMoon
- 19:21 NowSaturn
- 20:21 NowJupiter
- 21:21 NowMars
- 22:21 NowSun
- 23:21 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:21 NowMercury
- 01:21 NowMoon
- 02:21 NowSaturn
- 03:21 NowJupiter
- 04:21 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:58 – 04:22 Sagittarius
- 04:22 – 06:43 Capricorn
- 06:43 – 09:02 Aquarius
- 09:02 – 11:19 Pisces
- 11:19 – 13:40 Aries
- 13:40 – 15:59 Taurus
- 15:59 – 18:03 Gemini
- 18:03 – 19:44 Cancer
- 19:44 – 21:10 Leo
- 21:10 – 22:34 Virgo
- 22:34 – 00:08 next day Libra
- 00:08 – 02:03 next day Scorpio
- 02:03 – 04:18 next day Sagittarius
- 04:18 – 05:22 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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