Durban panchang, 1 December 2025
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 14:54 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
04:48 to 18:41- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:32 – 08:16
- Yamaganda 10:00 – 11:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:17 – 12:12
- Durmuhurta 12:12 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam 13:29 – 15:13
- Durmuhurta 14:59 – 15:54
- 04:50 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 15:31 Karana becomes Bava
Night
18:41 to 04:48 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:41 – 20:42
- Brahma Muhurta 03:27 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:48 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 19:48 Moon enters Aries
- 21:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 02:03 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 15:31
- Nakshatra Revati until 19:48 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vyatipata until 21:28
- Karana Vanija until 04:50, then Vishti
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 04:50 Karana becomes Vishti
- 15:31 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 15:31 Karana becomes Bava
- 19:48 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 19:48 Moon enters Aries
- 21:28 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 02:03 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 00:52 – 21:28
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 04:50 – 15:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:32 – 08:16
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:00 – 11:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:12 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:29 – 15:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:59 – 15:54
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) 11:17 – 12:12
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 20:42
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:48 – 06:32 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:32 – 08:16 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:16 – 10:00 | Good |
| Rog | 10:00 – 11:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:45 – 13:29 | Bad |
| Char | 13:29 – 15:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:13 – 16:57 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:57 – 18:41 | Good |
| Char | 18:41 – 19:57 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:57 – 21:13 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:13 – 22:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:29 – 23:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:45 – 01:00 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:00 – 02:16 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:16 – 03:32 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:32 – 04:48 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
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 07:07 NowJupiter
- 08:16 NowMars
- 09:26 NowSun
- 10:35 NowVenus
- 11:45 NowMercury
- 12:54 NowMoon
- 14:03 NowSaturn
- 15:13 NowJupiter
- 16:22 NowMars
- 17:32 NowSun
- 18:41 NowVenus
- 19:32 NowMercury
- 20:22 NowMoon
- 21:13 NowSaturn
- 22:03 NowJupiter
- 22:54 NowMars
- 23:45 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:35 NowVenus
- 01:26 NowMercury
- 02:16 NowMoon
- 03:07 NowSaturn
- 03:57 NowJupiter
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:48 NowSaturn
- 06:48 NowJupiter
- 07:48 NowMars
- 08:48 NowSun
- 09:48 NowVenus
- 10:48 NowMercury
- 11:48 NowMoon
- 12:48 NowSaturn
- 13:48 NowJupiter
- 14:48 NowMars
- 15:48 NowSun
- 16:48 NowVenus
- 17:48 NowMercury
- 18:48 NowMoon
- 19:48 NowSaturn
- 20:48 NowJupiter
- 21:48 NowMars
- 22:48 NowSun
- 23:48 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:48 NowMercury
- 01:48 NowMoon
- 02:48 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:57 Libra
- 03:57 – 05:52 Scorpio
- 05:52 – 08:07 Sagittarius
- 08:07 – 10:28 Capricorn
- 10:28 – 12:47 Aquarius
- 12:47 – 15:04 Pisces
- 15:04 – 17:25 Aries
- 17:25 – 19:44 Taurus
- 19:44 – 21:48 Gemini
- 21:48 – 23:29 Cancer
- 23:29 – 00:55 next day Leo
- 00:55 – 02:19 next day Virgo
- 02:19 – 03:53 next day Libra
- 03:53 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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