Durban panchang, 16 January 2026
Sunrise 05:11 Sunset 18:59 Moonrise 02:38 Pausha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:11 to 18:59- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 06:55 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta 07:57 – 08:52
- Rahu Kalam 10:21 – 12:05
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:37 – 12:33
- Durmuhurta 12:33 – 13:28
- Yamaganda 15:32 – 17:15
- 05:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 18:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 18:52 Karana becomes Vishti
Night
18:59 to 05:12 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:59 – 21:01
- Brahma Muhurta 03:50 – 04:31 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 18:52
- Nakshatra Mula until 04:42 next day · lord Ketu
- Yoga Dhruva until 17:36
- Karana Gara until 05:52, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 05:52 Karana becomes Vanija
- 17:36 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 18:52 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 18:52 Karana becomes Vishti
- 04:42 next day Nakshatra becomes Purva Ashadha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:55 – 08:38
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:57 – 08:52
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:21 – 12:05
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:33 – 13:28
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:32 – 17:15
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 17:36 – 21:12
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. 03:50 – 04:30
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:37 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:59 – 21:01
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:11 – 06:55 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 06:55 – 08:38 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:38 – 10:21 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:21 – 12:05 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:05 – 13:48 | Good |
| Rog | 13:48 – 15:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:32 – 17:15 | Bad |
| Char | 17:15 – 18:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:59 – 20:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:15 – 21:32 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:32 – 22:49 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:49 – 00:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:05 – 01:22 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:22 – 02:39 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:39 – 03:55 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:55 – 05:12 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
- 05:11 NowVenus
- 06:20 NowMercury
- 07:29 NowMoon
- 08:38 NowSaturn
- 09:47 NowJupiter
- 10:56 NowMars
- 12:05 NowSun
- 13:14 NowVenus
- 14:23 NowMercury
- 15:32 NowMoon
- 16:41 NowSaturn
- 17:50 NowJupiter
- 18:59 NowMars
- 19:50 NowSun
- 20:41 NowVenus
- 21:32 NowMercury
- 22:23 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:05 NowJupiter
- 00:56 NowMars
- 01:48 NowSun
- 02:39 NowVenus
- 03:30 NowMercury
- 04:21 NowMoon
- 05:11 NowVenus
- 06:11 NowMercury
- 07:11 NowMoon
- 08:11 NowSaturn
- 09:11 NowJupiter
- 10:11 NowMars
- 11:11 NowSun
- 12:11 NowVenus
- 13:11 NowMercury
- 14:11 NowMoon
- 15:11 NowSaturn
- 16:11 NowJupiter
- 17:11 NowMars
- 18:11 NowSun
- 19:11 NowVenus
- 20:11 NowMercury
- 21:11 NowMoon
- 22:11 NowSaturn
- 23:11 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:11 NowMars
- 01:11 NowSun
- 02:11 NowVenus
- 03:11 NowMercury
- 04:11 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:50 – 05:06 Sagittarius
- 05:06 – 07:27 Capricorn
- 07:27 – 09:46 Aquarius
- 09:46 – 12:03 Pisces
- 12:03 – 14:24 Aries
- 14:24 – 16:43 Taurus
- 16:43 – 18:47 Gemini
- 18:47 – 20:28 Cancer
- 20:28 – 21:54 Leo
- 21:54 – 23:18 Virgo
- 23:18 – 00:52 next day Libra
- 00:52 – 02:47 next day Scorpio
- 02:47 – 05:02 next day Sagittarius
- 05:02 – 05:12 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2) · Method