Durban panchang, 11 February 2026
Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 18:45 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
05:34 to 18:45- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:13 – 08:51
- Gulika Kalam 10:30 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta 11:43 – 12:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:36 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:09 – 13:48
- 06:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:29 Karana becomes Vanija
- 07:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
18:45 to 05:34 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:45 – 20:55
- Brahma Muhurta 04:08 – 04:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:42 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:00 Yoga becomes Harshana
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Navami until 06:29
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 07:23 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Vyaghata until 23:00
- Karana Gara until 06:29, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Capricorn
- 06:29 Tithi becomes Krishna Dashami
- 06:29 Karana becomes Vanija
- 07:23 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 19:42 Karana becomes Vishti
- 23:00 Yoga becomes Harshana
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:13 – 08:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:30 – 12:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:43 – 12:36
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:48
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. 04:07 – 04:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:36
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:45 – 20:55
- Siddhi (amrta) yoga Nārada, quoted in Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.21 commentary, p. 20 05:34 – 07:23
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:34 – 07:23
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:34 – 07:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:13 – 08:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 08:51 – 10:30 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:30 – 12:09 | Good |
| Rog | 12:09 – 13:48 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:48 – 15:27 | Bad |
| Char | 15:27 – 17:06 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:06 – 18:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:45 – 20:06 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:06 – 21:27 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:27 – 22:49 | Good |
| Char | 22:49 – 00:10 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:10 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:31 – 02:52 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 02:52 – 04:13 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:13 – 05:34 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
- 05:34 NowMercury
- 06:40 NowMoon
- 07:46 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:57 NowMars
- 11:03 NowSun
- 12:09 NowVenus
- 13:15 NowMercury
- 14:21 NowMoon
- 15:27 NowSaturn
- 16:33 NowJupiter
- 17:39 NowMars
- 18:45 NowSun
- 19:39 NowVenus
- 20:33 NowMercury
- 21:27 NowMoon
- 22:22 NowSaturn
- 23:16 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:10 NowMars
- 01:04 NowSun
- 01:58 NowVenus
- 02:52 NowMercury
- 03:46 NowMoon
- 04:40 NowSaturn
- 05:34 NowMercury
- 06:34 NowMoon
- 07:34 NowSaturn
- 08:34 NowJupiter
- 09:34 NowMars
- 10:34 NowSun
- 11:34 NowVenus
- 12:34 NowMercury
- 13:34 NowMoon
- 14:34 NowSaturn
- 15:34 NowJupiter
- 16:34 NowMars
- 17:34 NowSun
- 18:34 NowVenus
- 19:34 NowMercury
- 20:34 NowMoon
- 21:34 NowSaturn
- 22:34 NowJupiter
- 23:34 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:34 NowSun
- 01:34 NowVenus
- 02:34 NowMercury
- 03:34 NowMoon
- 04:34 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:07 – 05:45 Capricorn
- 05:45 – 08:04 Aquarius
- 08:04 – 10:21 Pisces
- 10:21 – 12:42 Aries
- 12:42 – 15:01 Taurus
- 15:01 – 17:05 Gemini
- 17:05 – 18:46 Cancer
- 18:46 – 20:12 Leo
- 20:12 – 21:36 Virgo
- 21:36 – 23:10 Libra
- 23:10 – 01:05 next day Scorpio
- 01:05 – 03:20 next day Sagittarius
- 03:20 – 05:34 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