Durban panchang, 20 July 2025
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:15 Moonrise 02:24 Ashadha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:49 to 17:15- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 12:02 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam 14:39 – 15:57
- Durmuhurta 15:52 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam 15:57 – 17:15
- 08:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 08:43 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:15 to 06:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:15 – 19:58
- Brahma Muhurta 05:00 – 05:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:18 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 19:23 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 19:26 Karana becomes Balava
- 06:09 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 06:09 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 08:43
- Nakshatra Krittika until 19:23 · lord Sun
- Yoga Ganda until 18:18
- Karana Vishti until 08:43, then Bava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:43 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 08:43 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:18 Yoga becomes Vriddhi
- 19:23 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 19:26 Karana becomes Balava
- 06:09 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Dwadashi
- 06:09 next day Karana becomes Kaulava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:02 – 13:20
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:39 – 15:57
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:52 – 16:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:57 – 17:15
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. 05:00 – 05:54
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:15 – 19:58
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:49 – 08:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:07 – 09:25 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:25 – 10:44 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:44 – 12:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:02 – 13:20 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:20 – 14:39 | Good |
| Rog | 14:39 – 15:57 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:57 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:15 – 18:57 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:57 – 20:38 | Good |
| Char | 20:38 – 22:20 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:20 – 00:02 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:02 – 01:43 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:43 – 03:25 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:25 – 05:07 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:07 – 06:48 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
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:41 NowVenus
- 08:33 NowMercury
- 09:25 NowMoon
- 10:17 NowSaturn
- 11:10 NowJupiter
- 12:02 NowMars
- 12:54 NowSun
- 13:46 NowVenus
- 14:39 NowMercury
- 15:31 NowMoon
- 16:23 NowSaturn
- 17:15 NowJupiter
- 18:23 NowMars
- 19:31 NowSun
- 20:38 NowVenus
- 21:46 NowMercury
- 22:54 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:02 NowSaturn
- 01:09 NowJupiter
- 02:17 NowMars
- 03:25 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:40 NowMercury
- 06:49 NowSun
- 07:49 NowVenus
- 08:49 NowMercury
- 09:49 NowMoon
- 10:49 NowSaturn
- 11:49 NowJupiter
- 12:49 NowMars
- 13:49 NowSun
- 14:49 NowVenus
- 15:49 NowMercury
- 16:49 NowMoon
- 17:49 NowSaturn
- 18:49 NowJupiter
- 19:49 NowMars
- 20:49 NowSun
- 21:49 NowVenus
- 22:49 NowMercury
- 23:49 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:49 NowSaturn
- 01:49 NowJupiter
- 02:49 NowMars
- 03:49 NowSun
- 04:49 NowVenus
- 05:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:00 – 06:39 Gemini
- 06:39 – 08:20 Cancer
- 08:20 – 09:46 Leo
- 09:46 – 11:10 Virgo
- 11:10 – 12:44 Libra
- 12:44 – 14:39 Scorpio
- 14:39 – 16:54 Sagittarius
- 16:54 – 19:15 Capricorn
- 19:15 – 21:34 Aquarius
- 21:34 – 23:51 Pisces
- 23:51 – 02:12 next day Aries
- 02:12 – 04:31 next day Taurus
- 04:31 – 06:35 next day Gemini
- 06:35 – 06:48 next day Cancer
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