Durban, Friday, 15 January 2027
Friday 15 January 2027
Thai Pongal
The next day, Saturday 16 January
On Friday 15 January 2027 in Durban, the tithi is Shukla Saptami until 10:44 am SAST; Rahu Kalam is 10:21 am to 12:05 pm SAST. Sunrise 5:09 am, sunset 7:01 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
On this day
- Thai Pongal is on Friday 15 January in Durban. Tamil day sheet
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Saptami
until 10:44 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Revati
until 8:21 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shiva
until 12:48 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Vanija
until 10:44 am; then Vishti until 10:35 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:44 am to 10:35 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:21 am – 12:05 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:33 pm – 5:17 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:53 am – 8:37 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:09 am – 6:53 am | Sugam | good |
| 6:53 am – 8:37 am | Soram | avoid |
| 8:37 am – 10:21 am | Uthi | good |
| 10:21 am – 12:05 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 12:05 pm – 1:49 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:49 pm – 3:33 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:33 pm – 5:17 pm | Laabam | good |
| 5:17 pm – 7:01 pm | Dhanam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:01 pm – 8:17 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 8:17 pm – 9:33 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:33 pm – 10:49 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 10:49 pm – 12:05 am | Sugam | good |
| 12:05 am – 1:22 am | Soram | avoid |
| 1:22 am – 2:38 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:38 am – 3:54 am | Visham | avoid |
| 3:54 am – 5:10 am | Amirdha | good |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Friday the first part of the day is Sugam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:09 am – 6:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 6:53 am – 8:37 am | Labh | good |
| 8:37 am – 10:21 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:21 am – 12:05 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:05 pm – 1:49 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:49 pm – 3:33 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:33 pm – 5:17 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:17 pm – 7:01 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:01 pm – 8:17 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 8:17 pm – 9:33 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:33 pm – 10:49 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:49 pm – 12:05 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:22 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:22 am – 2:38 am | Amrit | good |
| 2:38 am – 3:54 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:54 am – 5:10 am | Rog | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:37 am – 12:33 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:55 am, moonset 11:05 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Venus on a Friday.
| 5:09 am – 6:19 am | Venus |
| 6:19 am – 7:28 am | Mercury |
| 7:28 am – 8:37 am | Moon |
| 8:37 am – 9:46 am | Saturn |
| 9:46 am – 10:56 am | Jupiter |
| 10:56 am – 12:05 pm | Mars |
| 12:05 pm – 1:14 pm | Sun |
| 1:14 pm – 2:24 pm | Venus |
| 2:24 pm – 3:33 pm | Mercury |
| 3:33 pm – 4:42 pm | Moon |
| 4:42 pm – 5:52 pm | Saturn |
| 5:52 pm – 7:01 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:01 pm – 7:52 pm | Mars |
| 7:52 pm – 8:42 pm | Sun |
| 8:42 pm – 9:33 pm | Venus |
| 9:33 pm – 10:24 pm | Mercury |
| 10:24 pm – 11:15 pm | Moon |
| 11:15 pm – 12:05 am | Saturn |
| 12:05 am – 12:56 am | Jupiter |
| 12:56 am – 1:47 am | Mars |
| 1:47 am – 2:38 am | Sun |
| 2:38 am – 3:29 am | Venus |
| 3:29 am – 4:19 am | Mercury |
| 4:19 am – 5:10 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 52 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 104 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:44 am, yoga at 12:48 pm, nakshatra at 8:21 pm, karana at 10:35 pm.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:21 am in Durban.
Questions
What is the tithi in Durban on 15 January 2027?
Shukla Saptami, until 10:44 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:09 am in Durban).
When is Rahu Kalam in Durban on 15 January 2027?
10:21 am to 12:05 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:33 pm to 5:17 pm and Gulikai 6:53 am to 8:37 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Durban on 15 January 2027?
During daylight: Labh 6:53 am to 8:37 am, Amrit 8:37 am to 10:21 am, Shubh 12:05 pm to 1:49 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:37 am to 12:33 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Durban on 15 January 2027?
Moonrise is at 11:55 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 15 January 2027, Durban
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Calculated for Durban from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Durban local time (SAST).