Computed for Durban, in South Africa time (SAST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.
Shastra's reading
For anything new, 10.21 am to 1.20 pm is the best of the day.
Vishkambha Yogam runs till 9.20 am.
This is Purattasi, when many families do not hold weddings or griha pravesam. Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.
Shastra
Your day
Computed for Durban, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.
The day at a glance
Avoid
Caution Karanam, Yogam
Good time Gowri Nalla Neram
All clear no caution
Nazhigai
Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.
Good times
10.21 am–1.20 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
11.27 am–12.14 pm
2.51–5.50 pmClear of every caution
4.20–5.50 pm, inside the clear stretch
Avoid
5.52–7.22 am
8.51–10.21 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.20–2.51 pm
10.39 pm–12.28 am, in the evening
Chandrashtamam
until Friday 7.15 pm
Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter
For those born in Mesha Rasi.
is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.
Sun and Moon
Sunrise5.52 am
Sunset5.50 pm
Moonrise9.27 am
Moonset12.04 am (next day)
SunKanya Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi
This day and the next
No major observance on this day.
Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Durban's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.
Full panchangam
For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Durban by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.
The five limbs
Limb
This day
Then
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Shashti, till 7.18 am 3–37 nazhigai
Saptami
Anusham, till 4.24 pm 26–22 nazhigai
Kettai
Vishkambha Yogam, till 9.20 am caution8–40 nazhigai
Priti Yogam
Taitila Karanam, till 7.18 am 3–37 nazhigai Gara Karanam, till 8.23 pm 36–19 nazhigai
Nazhigai count from sunrise.
Time windows, computed for Durban
Window
Time
Traditional use
4.16–5.03 am
Prayer, meditation, study
4.55–6.40 am
A favourable window
5.52–7.22 am
Avoided for new beginnings
8.51–10.21 am
Avoided for things you do not want repeated
11.27 am–12.14 pm
Widely used for beginnings
1.20–2.51 pm
Avoided for new beginnings
10.39 pm–12.28 am
Avoided for new beginnings
Gowri Panchangam
Day
Dhanam15.52
Sugam27.22
Soram8.51
Uthi10.21
Amirtham11.51
Visham1.20
Rogam2.50
Labam4.20
Night
Amirtham5.50
Visham7.19
Rogam8.49
Labam310.20
Dhanam411.51
Sugam1.21
Soram2.50
Uthi4.21
Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Vishkambha Yogam; 2 Vishkambha Yogam; 3 Tyajyam; 4 Tyajyam.