Durban panchang, 24 November 2025
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:35 Moonrise 07:45 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- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:32 – 08:16
- Yamaganda 09:59 – 11:42
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:15 – 12:10
- Durmuhurta 12:10 – 13:05
- Gulika Kalam 13:26 – 15:09
- Durmuhurta 14:55 – 15:50
- 04:56 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:06 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 17:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 17:52 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:23 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:35 to 04:49 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:35 – 20:38
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:57 next day Moon enters Capricorn
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 17:52
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 18:23 · lord Venus
- Yoga Shula until 09:06
- Karana Vanija until 04:56, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 04:56 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:06 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 17:52 Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 17:52 Karana becomes Bava
- 18:23 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 00:57 next day Moon enters Capricorn
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:16
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 09:06 – 11:30
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:59 – 11:42
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:10 – 13:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:26 – 15:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:55 – 15:50
- Utpata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 04:49 – 18:23
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 18:23 – 04:49 next day
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) 11:15 – 12:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:35 – 20:38
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 04:49 – 18:23
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:49 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:32 – 08:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:16 – 09:59 | Good |
| Rog | 09:59 – 11:42 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:42 – 13:26 | Bad |
| Char | 13:26 – 15:09 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:09 – 16:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:52 – 18:35 | Good |
| Char | 18:35 – 19:52 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:52 – 21:09 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:09 – 22:25 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:25 – 23:42 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:42 – 00:59 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:59 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:32 – 04:49 next day | Neutral |
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 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 07:07 NowJupiter
- 08:16 NowMars
- 09:25 NowSun
- 10:33 NowVenus
- 11:42 NowMercury
- 12:51 NowMoon
- 14:00 NowSaturn
- 15:09 NowJupiter
- 16:18 NowMars
- 17:27 NowSun
- 18:35 NowVenus
- 19:27 NowMercury
- 20:18 NowMoon
- 21:09 NowSaturn
- 22:00 NowJupiter
- 22:51 NowMars
- 23:42 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:33 NowVenus
- 01:24 NowMercury
- 02:16 NowMoon
- 03:07 NowSaturn
- 03:58 NowJupiter
- 04:49 NowMoon
- 05:49 NowSaturn
- 06:49 NowJupiter
- 07:49 NowMars
- 08:49 NowSun
- 09:49 NowVenus
- 10:49 NowMercury
- 11:49 NowMoon
- 12:49 NowSaturn
- 13:49 NowJupiter
- 14:49 NowMars
- 15:49 NowSun
- 16:49 NowVenus
- 17:49 NowMercury
- 18:49 NowMoon
- 19:49 NowSaturn
- 20:49 NowJupiter
- 21:49 NowMars
- 22:49 NowSun
- 23:49 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:49 NowMercury
- 01:49 NowMoon
- 02:49 NowSaturn
- 03:49 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 04:24 Libra
- 04:24 – 06:19 Scorpio
- 06:19 – 08:34 Sagittarius
- 08:34 – 10:56 Capricorn
- 10:56 – 13:14 Aquarius
- 13:14 – 15:32 Pisces
- 15:32 – 17:52 Aries
- 17:52 – 20:12 Taurus
- 20:12 – 22:15 Gemini
- 22:15 – 23:57 Cancer
- 23:57 – 01:23 next day Leo
- 01:23 – 02:46 next day Virgo
- 02:46 – 04:20 next day Libra
- 04:20 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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