Durban panchang, 8 December 2025
Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 18:46 Moonrise 22:29 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 18:46- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 06:33 – 08:18
- Yamaganda 10:03 – 11:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:19 – 12:15
- Durmuhurta 12:15 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam 13:32 – 15:17
- Durmuhurta 15:03 – 15:59
- 12:33 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 12:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:31 Yoga becomes Indra
Night
18:46 to 04:49 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:46 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 03:28 – 04:08 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:22 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 23:40 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 12:33
- Nakshatra Pushya until 23:22 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Brahma until 13:31
- Karana Balava until 12:33, then Kaulava
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 12:33 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 12:33 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:31 Yoga becomes Indra
- 23:22 Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
- 23:40 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 08:18
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:03 – 11:47
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:15 – 13:11
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:32 – 15:17
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:03 – 15:59
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 09:15 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 08:16 – 10:14
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. 03:28 – 04:08
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:19 – 12:15
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:46 – 20:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:48 – 23:22
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 04:48 – 06:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 06:33 – 08:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 08:18 – 10:03 | Good |
| Rog | 10:03 – 11:47 | Bad |
| Udveg | 11:47 – 13:32 | Bad |
| Char | 13:32 – 15:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:17 – 17:02 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:02 – 18:46 | Good |
| Char | 18:46 – 20:02 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:02 – 21:17 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:17 – 22:32 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:32 – 23:47 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:47 – 01:03 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:03 – 02:18 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:18 – 03:33 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:33 – 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
- 04:48 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 07:08 NowJupiter
- 08:18 NowMars
- 09:28 NowSun
- 10:38 NowVenus
- 11:47 NowMercury
- 12:57 NowMoon
- 14:07 NowSaturn
- 15:17 NowJupiter
- 16:27 NowMars
- 17:37 NowSun
- 18:46 NowVenus
- 19:37 NowMercury
- 20:27 NowMoon
- 21:17 NowSaturn
- 22:07 NowJupiter
- 22:57 NowMars
- 23:47 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:38 NowVenus
- 01:28 NowMercury
- 02:18 NowMoon
- 03:08 NowSaturn
- 03:58 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)
- 03:28 – 03:29 Libra
- 03:29 – 05:24 Scorpio
- 05:24 – 07:39 Sagittarius
- 07:39 – 10:01 Capricorn
- 10:01 – 12:19 Aquarius
- 12:19 – 14:37 Pisces
- 14:37 – 16:57 Aries
- 16:57 – 19:17 Taurus
- 19:17 – 21:20 Gemini
- 21:20 – 23:02 Cancer
- 23:02 – 00:28 next day Leo
- 00:28 – 01:51 next day Virgo
- 01:51 – 03:25 next day Libra
- 03:25 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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