Durban panchang, 30 January 2026
Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 18:53 Moonrise 17:13 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 18:53- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:05 – 08:46
- Durmuhurta 08:05 – 08:59
- Rahu Kalam 10:27 – 12:08
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:35
- Durmuhurta 12:35 – 13:29
- Yamaganda 15:31 – 17:12
- 07:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 07:39 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:28 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 18:17 Karana becomes Taitila
Night
18:53 to 05:24 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:53 – 21:00
- Brahma Muhurta 04:00 – 04:42 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:57 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 04:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 04:56 next day Karana becomes Gara
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 07:39
- Nakshatra Ardra until 23:57 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 13:28
- Karana Balava until 07:39, then Kaulava
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 07:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 07:39 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 13:28 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 18:17 Karana becomes Taitila
- 23:57 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 04:56 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 04:56 next day Karana becomes Gara
Times to avoid
- 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
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:05 – 08:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:05 – 08:59
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:27 – 12:08
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:35 – 13:29
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 13:28 – 14:40
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:31 – 17:12
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. 03:59 – 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 18:53 – 21:00
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 23:57 – 05:24 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 23:57 – 05:24 next day
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:23 – 07:05 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:05 – 08:46 | Good |
| Amrit | 08:46 – 10:27 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:27 – 12:08 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:08 – 13:50 | Good |
| Rog | 13:50 – 15:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:31 – 17:12 | Bad |
| Char | 17:12 – 18:53 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:53 – 20:12 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:12 – 21:31 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:31 – 22:50 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:50 – 00:09 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:09 – 01:28 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:28 – 02:47 next day | Good |
| Char | 02:47 – 04:05 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:05 – 05:24 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
- 05:23 NowVenus
- 06:31 NowMercury
- 07:38 NowMoon
- 08:46 NowSaturn
- 09:53 NowJupiter
- 11:01 NowMars
- 12:08 NowSun
- 13:16 NowVenus
- 14:23 NowMercury
- 15:31 NowMoon
- 16:38 NowSaturn
- 17:46 NowJupiter
- 18:53 NowMars
- 19:46 NowSun
- 20:39 NowVenus
- 21:31 NowMercury
- 22:24 NowMoon
- 23:16 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:09 NowJupiter
- 01:01 NowMars
- 01:54 NowSun
- 02:47 NowVenus
- 03:39 NowMercury
- 04:32 NowMoon
- 05:23 NowVenus
- 06:23 NowMercury
- 07:23 NowMoon
- 08:23 NowSaturn
- 09:23 NowJupiter
- 10:23 NowMars
- 11:23 NowSun
- 12:23 NowVenus
- 13:23 NowMercury
- 14:23 NowMoon
- 15:23 NowSaturn
- 16:23 NowJupiter
- 17:23 NowMars
- 18:23 NowSun
- 19:23 NowVenus
- 20:23 NowMercury
- 21:23 NowMoon
- 22:23 NowSaturn
- 23:23 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:23 NowMars
- 01:23 NowSun
- 02:23 NowVenus
- 03:23 NowMercury
- 04:23 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 03:59 – 04:11 Sagittarius
- 04:11 – 06:32 Capricorn
- 06:32 – 08:51 Aquarius
- 08:51 – 11:08 Pisces
- 11:08 – 13:29 Aries
- 13:29 – 15:48 Taurus
- 15:48 – 17:52 Gemini
- 17:52 – 19:33 Cancer
- 19:33 – 20:59 Leo
- 20:59 – 22:23 Virgo
- 22:23 – 23:57 Libra
- 23:57 – 01:52 next day Scorpio
- 01:52 – 04:07 next day Sagittarius
- 04:07 – 05:24 next day Capricorn
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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