Durban panchang, 29 January 2026
Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 18:54 Moonrise 16:11 Magha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:23 to 18:54- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 05:23 – 07:04
- Gulika Kalam 08:45 – 10:27
- Durmuhurta 09:53 – 10:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:35
- Rahu Kalam 13:50 – 15:31
- Durmuhurta 15:18 – 16:12
- 10:25 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 10:25 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:01 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:57 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
Night
18:54 to 05:23 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 18:54 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 03:59 – 04:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:02 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:59 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Ekadashi until 10:25
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 01:59 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Indra until 16:57
- Karana Vishti until 10:25, then Bava
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 10:25 Tithi becomes Shukla Dwadashi
- 10:25 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:01 Moon enters Gemini
- 16:57 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 21:02 Karana becomes Balava
- 01:59 next day Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:23 – 07:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:45 – 10:27
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 09:53 – 10:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:50 – 15:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:18 – 16:12
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 16:57 – 13:28 next day
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 05:23 – 01:59 next day
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 01:59 – 05:23 next day
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. 03:59 – 04:41
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:54 – 21:00
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 05:23 – 07:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:04 – 08:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 08:45 – 10:27 | Bad |
| Char | 10:27 – 12:08 | Neutral |
| Labh | 12:08 – 13:50 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:50 – 15:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:31 – 17:13 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:13 – 18:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 18:54 – 20:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 20:13 – 21:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 21:31 – 22:50 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:50 – 00:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 00:09 – 01:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:27 – 02:46 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:46 – 04:05 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:05 – 05:23 next day | Good |
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
- 05:23 NowJupiter
- 06:30 NowMars
- 07:38 NowSun
- 08:45 NowVenus
- 09:53 NowMercury
- 11:01 NowMoon
- 12:08 NowSaturn
- 13:16 NowJupiter
- 14:24 NowMars
- 15:31 NowSun
- 16:39 NowVenus
- 17:46 NowMercury
- 18:54 NowMoon
- 19:46 NowSaturn
- 20:39 NowJupiter
- 21:31 NowMars
- 22:24 NowSun
- 23:16 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:09 NowMercury
- 01:01 NowMoon
- 01:54 NowSaturn
- 02:46 NowJupiter
- 03:39 NowMars
- 04:31 NowSun
- 05:23 NowJupiter
- 06:23 NowMars
- 07:23 NowSun
- 08:23 NowVenus
- 09:23 NowMercury
- 10:23 NowMoon
- 11:23 NowSaturn
- 12:23 NowJupiter
- 13:23 NowMars
- 14:23 NowSun
- 15:23 NowVenus
- 16:23 NowMercury
- 17:23 NowMoon
- 18:23 NowSaturn
- 19:23 NowJupiter
- 20:23 NowMars
- 21:23 NowSun
- 22:23 NowVenus
- 23:23 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:23 NowMoon
- 01:23 NowSaturn
- 02:23 NowJupiter
- 03:23 NowMars
- 04:23 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:59 – 04:15 Sagittarius
- 04:15 – 06:36 Capricorn
- 06:36 – 08:55 Aquarius
- 08:55 – 11:12 Pisces
- 11:12 – 13:33 Aries
- 13:33 – 15:52 Taurus
- 15:52 – 17:56 Gemini
- 17:56 – 19:37 Cancer
- 19:37 – 21:03 Leo
- 21:03 – 22:27 Virgo
- 22:27 – 00:01 next day Libra
- 00:01 – 01:56 next day Scorpio
- 01:56 – 04:11 next day Sagittarius
- 04:11 – 05:23 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