Durban panchang, 17 December 2025
Sunrise 04:51 Sunset 18:52 Moonrise 02:31 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
04:51 to 18:52- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 06:36 – 08:21
- Gulika Kalam 10:06 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta 11:24 – 12:20
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:24 – 12:20 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:52 – 13:37
- 06:56 Moon enters Scorpio
- 09:46 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:46 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 13:41 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
18:52 to 04:51 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:52 – 20:52
- Brahma Muhurta 03:31 – 04:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:03 Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 23:03
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 13:41 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Sukarman until 10:46
- Karana Gara until 09:46, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Libra Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:56 Moon enters Scorpio
- 09:46 Karana becomes Vanija
- 10:46 Yoga becomes Dhriti
- 13:41 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 23:03 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 23:03 Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:36 – 08:21
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:06 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:24 – 12:20
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:37
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. 03:31 – 04:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:24 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:52 – 20:52
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 13:41 – 04:51 next day
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 13:41 – 04:51 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 04:51 – 06:36 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 06:36 – 08:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:21 – 10:06 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:06 – 11:52 | Good |
| Rog | 11:52 – 13:37 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:37 – 15:22 | Bad |
| Char | 15:22 – 17:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:07 – 18:52 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:52 – 20:07 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:07 – 21:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:22 – 22:37 | Good |
| Char | 22:37 – 23:52 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:52 – 01:07 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:07 – 02:22 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:22 – 03:36 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:36 – 04:51 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
- 04:51 NowMercury
- 06:01 NowMoon
- 07:11 NowSaturn
- 08:21 NowJupiter
- 09:31 NowMars
- 10:41 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 13:02 NowMercury
- 14:12 NowMoon
- 15:22 NowSaturn
- 16:32 NowJupiter
- 17:42 NowMars
- 18:52 NowSun
- 19:42 NowVenus
- 20:32 NowMercury
- 21:22 NowMoon
- 22:12 NowSaturn
- 23:02 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:42 NowSun
- 01:32 NowVenus
- 02:22 NowMercury
- 03:11 NowMoon
- 04:01 NowSaturn
- 04:51 NowMercury
- 05:51 NowMoon
- 06:51 NowSaturn
- 07:51 NowJupiter
- 08:51 NowMars
- 09:51 NowSun
- 10:51 NowVenus
- 11:51 NowMercury
- 12:51 NowMoon
- 13:51 NowSaturn
- 14:51 NowJupiter
- 15:51 NowMars
- 16:51 NowSun
- 17:51 NowVenus
- 18:51 NowMercury
- 19:51 NowMoon
- 20:51 NowSaturn
- 21:51 NowJupiter
- 22:51 NowMars
- 23:51 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:51 NowVenus
- 01:51 NowMercury
- 02:51 NowMoon
- 03:51 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:31 – 04:49 Scorpio
- 04:49 – 07:04 Sagittarius
- 07:04 – 09:25 Capricorn
- 09:25 – 11:44 Aquarius
- 11:44 – 14:01 Pisces
- 14:01 – 16:22 Aries
- 16:22 – 18:41 Taurus
- 18:41 – 20:45 Gemini
- 20:45 – 22:26 Cancer
- 22:26 – 23:52 Leo
- 23:52 – 01:16 next day Virgo
- 01:16 – 02:50 next day Libra
- 02:50 – 04:45 next day Scorpio
- 04:45 – 04:51 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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