Durban panchang

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Sunrise 05:15 Sunset 18:06 Moonrise 10:44 Ashwin month

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)

Sunrise to sunrise

 

  • Bad
  • Good
  • Past
  • A limb changes

Day

05:15 to 18:06
  1. Udveg
  2. Char
  3. Labh
  4. Amrit
  5. Kaal
  6. Shubh
  7. Rog
  8. Udveg
  • Abhijit Muhurta 11:15 – 12:06
  • Yamaganda 11:41 – 13:17
  • Gulika Kalam 14:53 – 16:30
  • Durmuhurta 16:23 – 17:15
  • Rahu Kalam 16:30 – 18:06
  • 09:19 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
  • 16:03 Moon enters Capricorn

Night

18:06 to 05:14 next day
  1. Shubh
  2. Amrit
  3. Char
  4. Rog
  5. Kaal
  6. Labh
  7. Udveg
  8. Shubh
  • Pradosha 18:06 – 20:20
  • Brahma Muhurta 03:45 – 04:30 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
  • 18:12 Karana becomes Bava
  • 20:26 Yoga becomes Dhriti

The five limbs

  • Tithi Shukla Ashtami until 07:22 next day
  • Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 09:19 · lord Venus
  • Yoga Sukarman until 20:26
  • Karana Vishti until 18:12, then Bava
  • Vara Sunday lord Sun
  • Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Libra
  • 09:19 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
  • 16:03 Moon enters Capricorn
  • 18:12 Karana becomes Bava
  • 20:26 Yoga becomes Dhriti

Times to avoid

Good windows

Choghadiya

Day
Udveg 05:15 –⁠ 06:52 Bad
Char 06:52 –⁠ 08:28 Neutral
Labh 08:28 –⁠ 10:04 Good
Amrit 10:04 –⁠ 11:41 Good
Kaal 11:41 –⁠ 13:17 Bad
Shubh 13:17 –⁠ 14:53 Good
Rog 14:53 –⁠ 16:30 Bad
Udveg 16:30 –⁠ 18:06 Bad
Night
Shubh 18:06 –⁠ 19:30 Good
Amrit 19:30 –⁠ 20:53 Good
Char 20:53 –⁠ 22:17 Neutral
Rog 22:17 –⁠ 23:40 Bad
Kaal 23:40 –⁠ 01:04 next day Bad
Labh 01:04 –⁠ 02:27 next day Good
Udveg 02:27 –⁠ 03:51 next day Bad
Shubh 03:51 –⁠ 05:14 next day Good

Hora

Hora system

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 Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49

  1. 05:15 NowSun
  2. 06:20 NowVenus
  3. 07:24 NowMercury
  4. 08:28 NowMoon
  5. 09:32 NowSaturn
  6. 10:37 NowJupiter
  7. 11:41 NowMars
  8. 12:45 NowSun
  9. 13:49 NowVenus
  10. 14:53 NowMercury
  11. 15:58 NowMoon
  12. 17:02 NowSaturn
  1. 18:06 NowJupiter
  2. 19:02 NowMars
  3. 19:58 NowSun
  4. 20:53 NowVenus
  5. 21:49 NowMercury
  6. 22:45 NowMoon
  7. 23:40 NowSaturn
  8. Next day
  9. 00:36 NowJupiter
  10. 01:32 NowMars
  11. 02:27 NowSun
  12. 03:23 NowVenus
  13. 04:19 NowMercury
  1. 05:15 NowSun
  2. 06:15 NowVenus
  3. 07:15 NowMercury
  4. 08:15 NowMoon
  5. 09:15 NowSaturn
  6. 10:15 NowJupiter
  7. 11:15 NowMars
  8. 12:15 NowSun
  9. 13:15 NowVenus
  10. 14:15 NowMercury
  11. 15:15 NowMoon
  12. 16:15 NowSaturn
  13. 17:15 NowJupiter
  1. 18:15 NowMars
  2. 19:15 NowSun
  3. 20:15 NowVenus
  4. 21:15 NowMercury
  5. 22:15 NowMoon
  6. 23:15 NowSaturn
  7. Next day
  8. 00:15 NowJupiter
  9. 01:15 NowMars
  10. 02:15 NowSun
  11. 03:15 NowVenus
  12. 04:15 NowMercury

Rising sign (lagna)

  1. 03:46 –⁠ 03:53 Leo
  2. 03:53 –⁠ 05:17 Virgo
  3. 05:17 –⁠ 06:51 Libra
  4. 06:51 –⁠ 08:46 Scorpio
  5. 08:46 –⁠ 11:01 Sagittarius
  6. 11:01 –⁠ 13:22 Capricorn
  7. 13:22 –⁠ 15:41 Aquarius
  8. 15:41 –⁠ 17:58 Pisces
  9. 17:58 –⁠ 20:19 Aries
  10. 20:19 –⁠ 22:38 Taurus
  11. 22:38 –⁠ 00:42 next day Gemini
  12. 00:42 –⁠ 02:23 next day Cancer
  13. 02:23 –⁠ 03:49 next day Leo
  14. 03:49 –⁠ 05:13 next day Virgo
  15. 05:13 –⁠ 05:14 next day Libra

Next 7 days

Tithi and nakshatra at sunrise.

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