Durban panchang, 19 December 2025
Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 03:54 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
04:52 to 18:53- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:37 – 08:22
- Durmuhurta 07:40 – 08:36
- Rahu Kalam 10:07 – 11:53
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:24 – 12:21
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:17
- Yamaganda 15:23 – 17:08
- 12:16 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 14:38 Karana becomes Naga
Night
18:53 to 04:52 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:53 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 03:32 – 04:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:21 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 19:21 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 03:43 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 03:43 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 03:43 next day
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 19:21 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shula until 12:16
- Karana Chatushpada until 14:38, then Naga
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 12:16 Yoga becomes Ganda
- 14:38 Karana becomes Naga
- 19:21 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 19:21 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 03:43 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 03:43 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:37 – 08:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:40 – 08:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:07 – 11:53
- Inauspicious yoga Ganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 12:16 – 14:40
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:17
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:23 – 17:08
- Dagdha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.5, Nārada in the commentary, p. 13 04:52 – 19:21
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. 03:32 – 04:12
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:24 – 12:21
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:53 – 20:53
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 03:43 – 04:52 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 04:52 – 06:37 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:37 – 08:22 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:22 – 10:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:07 – 11:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:53 – 13:38 | Good |
| Rog | 13:38 – 15:23 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:23 – 17:08 | Bad |
| Char | 17:08 – 18:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:53 – 20:08 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:08 – 21:23 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:23 – 22:38 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:38 – 23:53 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:53 – 01:08 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:08 – 02:22 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:22 – 03:37 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:37 – 04:52 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
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 06:02 NowMercury
- 07:12 NowMoon
- 08:22 NowSaturn
- 09:32 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:53 NowSun
- 13:03 NowVenus
- 14:13 NowMercury
- 15:23 NowMoon
- 16:33 NowSaturn
- 17:43 NowJupiter
- 18:53 NowMars
- 19:43 NowSun
- 20:33 NowVenus
- 21:23 NowMercury
- 22:13 NowMoon
- 23:03 NowSaturn
- 23:53 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:43 NowMars
- 01:33 NowSun
- 02:22 NowVenus
- 03:12 NowMercury
- 04:02 NowMoon
- 04:52 NowVenus
- 05:52 NowMercury
- 06:52 NowMoon
- 07:52 NowSaturn
- 08:52 NowJupiter
- 09:52 NowMars
- 10:52 NowSun
- 11:52 NowVenus
- 12:52 NowMercury
- 13:52 NowMoon
- 14:52 NowSaturn
- 15:52 NowJupiter
- 16:52 NowMars
- 17:52 NowSun
- 18:52 NowVenus
- 19:52 NowMercury
- 20:52 NowMoon
- 21:52 NowSaturn
- 22:52 NowJupiter
- 23:52 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:52 NowSun
- 01:52 NowVenus
- 02:52 NowMercury
- 03:52 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:32 – 04:41 Scorpio
- 04:41 – 06:56 Sagittarius
- 06:56 – 09:17 Capricorn
- 09:17 – 11:36 Aquarius
- 11:36 – 13:54 Pisces
- 13:54 – 16:14 Aries
- 16:14 – 18:33 Taurus
- 18:33 – 20:37 Gemini
- 20:37 – 22:18 Cancer
- 22:18 – 23:44 Leo
- 23:44 – 01:08 next day Virgo
- 01:08 – 02:42 next day Libra
- 02:42 – 04:37 next day Scorpio
- 04:37 – 04:52 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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