Durban panchang, 23 November 2025
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:35 Moonrise 06:49 Margashirsha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
04:49 to 18:35- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:14 – 12:09
- Yamaganda 11:42 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam 15:08 – 16:51
- Durmuhurta 16:45 – 17:40
- Rahu Kalam 16:51 – 18:35
- 08:38 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 15:55 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:58 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Night
18:35 to 04:49 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:35 – 20:37
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Tritiya until 15:55
- Nakshatra Mula until 15:58 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhriti until 08:38
- Karana Gara until 15:55, then Vanija
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:38 Yoga becomes Shula
- 15:55 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturthi
- 15:55 Karana becomes Vanija
- 15:58 Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Shula Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 08:38 – 10:38
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:42 – 13:25
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:08 – 16:51
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:45 – 17:40
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:51 – 18:35
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. 03:27 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:14 – 12:09
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:35 – 20:37
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:49 – 15:58
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:49 – 15:58
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 15:58 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 04:49 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 06:33 – 08:16 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:16 – 09:59 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:59 – 11:42 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:42 – 13:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:25 – 15:08 | Good |
| Rog | 15:08 – 16:51 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:51 – 18:35 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:35 – 19:51 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:51 – 21:08 | Good |
| Char | 21:08 – 22:25 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:25 – 23:42 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:42 – 00:59 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:59 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:32 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:58 NowVenus
- 07:07 NowMercury
- 08:16 NowMoon
- 09:24 NowSaturn
- 10:33 NowJupiter
- 11:42 NowMars
- 12:51 NowSun
- 14:00 NowVenus
- 15:08 NowMercury
- 16:17 NowMoon
- 17:26 NowSaturn
- 18:35 NowJupiter
- 19:26 NowMars
- 20:17 NowSun
- 21:08 NowVenus
- 21:59 NowMercury
- 22:51 NowMoon
- 23:42 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:33 NowJupiter
- 01:24 NowMars
- 02:16 NowSun
- 03:07 NowVenus
- 03:58 NowMercury
- 04:49 NowSun
- 05:49 NowVenus
- 06:49 NowMercury
- 07:49 NowMoon
- 08:49 NowSaturn
- 09:49 NowJupiter
- 10:49 NowMars
- 11:49 NowSun
- 12:49 NowVenus
- 13:49 NowMercury
- 14:49 NowMoon
- 15:49 NowSaturn
- 16:49 NowJupiter
- 17:49 NowMars
- 18:49 NowSun
- 19:49 NowVenus
- 20:49 NowMercury
- 21:49 NowMoon
- 22:49 NowSaturn
- 23:49 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMars
- 01:49 NowSun
- 02:49 NowVenus
- 03:49 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 04:28 Libra
- 04:28 – 06:23 Scorpio
- 06:23 – 08:38 Sagittarius
- 08:38 – 11:00 Capricorn
- 11:00 – 13:18 Aquarius
- 13:18 – 15:36 Pisces
- 15:36 – 17:56 Aries
- 17:56 – 20:16 Taurus
- 20:16 – 22:19 Gemini
- 22:19 – 00:01 next day Cancer
- 00:01 – 01:27 next day Leo
- 01:27 – 02:50 next day Virgo
- 02:50 – 04:24 next day Libra
- 04:24 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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