Durban panchang, 5 December 2025
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:44 Moonrise 19:47 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 18:44- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:33 – 08:17
- Durmuhurta 07:35 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam 10:02 – 11:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:18 – 12:14
- Durmuhurta 12:14 – 13:10
- Yamaganda 15:15 – 17:00
- 08:16 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 11:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:44 to 04:48 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:44 – 20:45
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:45 Moon enters Gemini
- 21:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 21:26 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:18 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Pratipada until 21:26
- Nakshatra Rohini until 08:16 · lord Moon
- Yoga Sadhya until 00:18 next day
- Karana Balava until 11:18, then Kaulava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 08:16 Nakshatra becomes Mrigashira
- 11:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 18:45 Moon enters Gemini
- 21:26 Tithi becomes Krishna Dwitiya
- 21:26 Karana becomes Taitila
- 00:18 next day Yoga becomes Shubha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:35 – 08:31
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:02 – 11:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:14 – 13:10
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:15 – 17:00
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) 11:18 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:44 – 20:45
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 04:48 – 21:26
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:48 – 06:33 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:33 – 08:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:17 – 10:02 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:02 – 11:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:46 – 13:31 | Good |
| Rog | 13:31 – 15:15 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:15 – 17:00 | Bad |
| Char | 17:00 – 18:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:44 – 20:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:00 – 21:15 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:15 – 22:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:31 – 23:46 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:46 – 01:02 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:02 – 02:17 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:17 – 03:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:33 – 04:48 next day | Bad |
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 NowVenus
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 07:07 NowMoon
- 08:17 NowSaturn
- 09:27 NowJupiter
- 10:36 NowMars
- 11:46 NowSun
- 12:56 NowVenus
- 14:06 NowMercury
- 15:15 NowMoon
- 16:25 NowSaturn
- 17:35 NowJupiter
- 18:44 NowMars
- 19:35 NowSun
- 20:25 NowVenus
- 21:15 NowMercury
- 22:06 NowMoon
- 22:56 NowSaturn
- 23:46 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:37 NowMars
- 01:27 NowSun
- 02:17 NowVenus
- 03:08 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
- 04:48 NowVenus
- 05:48 NowMercury
- 06:48 NowMoon
- 07:48 NowSaturn
- 08:48 NowJupiter
- 09:48 NowMars
- 10:48 NowSun
- 11:48 NowVenus
- 12:48 NowMercury
- 13:48 NowMoon
- 14:48 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:48 NowMars
- 17:48 NowSun
- 18:48 NowVenus
- 19:48 NowMercury
- 20:48 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:48 NowJupiter
- 23:48 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:48 NowSun
- 01:48 NowVenus
- 02:48 NowMercury
- 03:48 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:27 – 03:41 Libra
- 03:41 – 05:36 Scorpio
- 05:36 – 07:51 Sagittarius
- 07:51 – 10:12 Capricorn
- 10:12 – 12:31 Aquarius
- 12:31 – 14:49 Pisces
- 14:49 – 17:09 Aries
- 17:09 – 19:28 Taurus
- 19:28 – 21:32 Gemini
- 21:32 – 23:13 Cancer
- 23:13 – 00:40 next day Leo
- 00:40 – 02:03 next day Virgo
- 02:03 – 03:37 next day Libra
- 03:37 – 04:48 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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