Durban panchang, 9 December 2025
Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:47 Moonrise 23:06 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 18:47- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 07:36 – 08:32
- Yamaganda 08:18 – 10:03
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:20 – 12:16
- Gulika Kalam 11:48 – 13:33
- Rahu Kalam 15:17 – 17:02
- 10:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 10:59 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:03 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
18:47 to 04:49 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 18:47 – 20:47
- Brahma Muhurta 03:29 – 04:09 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 22:31 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:52 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 22:52 Moon enters Leo
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Panchami until 10:59
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 22:52 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Indra until 11:03
- Karana Taitila until 10:59, then Gara
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 10:59 Tithi becomes Krishna Shashthi
- 10:59 Karana becomes Gara
- 11:03 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 22:31 Karana becomes Vanija
- 22:52 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 22:52 Moon enters Leo
Times to avoid
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:36 – 08:32
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:18 – 10:03
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:03 – 09:16 next day
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:48 – 13:33
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:17 – 17:02
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) 11:20 – 12:16
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:47 – 20:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 04:49 – 22:52
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 22:52 – 04:49 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 04:49 – 06:33 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 06:33 – 08:18 | Bad |
| Char | 08:18 – 10:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:03 – 11:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:48 – 13:33 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:33 – 15:17 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:17 – 17:02 | Good |
| Rog | 17:02 – 18:47 | Bad |
| Kaal | 18:47 – 20:02 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 20:02 – 21:18 | Good |
| Udveg | 21:18 – 22:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:33 – 23:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:48 – 01:03 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:03 – 02:18 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 02:18 – 03:34 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:34 – 04:49 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
- 04:49 NowMars
- 05:58 NowSun
- 07:08 NowVenus
- 08:18 NowMercury
- 09:28 NowMoon
- 10:38 NowSaturn
- 11:48 NowJupiter
- 12:58 NowMars
- 14:08 NowSun
- 15:17 NowVenus
- 16:27 NowMercury
- 17:37 NowMoon
- 18:47 NowSaturn
- 19:37 NowJupiter
- 20:27 NowMars
- 21:18 NowSun
- 22:08 NowVenus
- 22:58 NowMercury
- 23:48 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:38 NowSaturn
- 01:28 NowJupiter
- 02:18 NowMars
- 03:08 NowSun
- 03:59 NowVenus
- 04:49 NowMars
- 05:49 NowSun
- 06:49 NowVenus
- 07:49 NowMercury
- 08:49 NowMoon
- 09:49 NowSaturn
- 10:49 NowJupiter
- 11:49 NowMars
- 12:49 NowSun
- 13:49 NowVenus
- 14:49 NowMercury
- 15:49 NowMoon
- 16:49 NowSaturn
- 17:49 NowJupiter
- 18:49 NowMars
- 19:49 NowSun
- 20:49 NowVenus
- 21:49 NowMercury
- 22:49 NowMoon
- 23:49 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:49 NowJupiter
- 01:49 NowMars
- 02:49 NowSun
- 03:49 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:28 – 05:20 Scorpio
- 05:20 – 07:35 Sagittarius
- 07:35 – 09:57 Capricorn
- 09:57 – 12:15 Aquarius
- 12:15 – 14:33 Pisces
- 14:33 – 16:54 Aries
- 16:54 – 19:13 Taurus
- 19:13 – 21:16 Gemini
- 21:16 – 22:58 Cancer
- 22:58 – 00:24 next day Leo
- 00:24 – 01:47 next day Virgo
- 01:47 – 03:22 next day Libra
- 03:22 – 04:49 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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