Durban panchang, 14 February 2026
Sunrise 05:36 Sunset 18:43 Moonrise 02:18 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
05:36 to 18:43- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:36 – 07:14
- Durmuhurta 05:36 – 06:28
- Durmuhurta 06:28 – 07:21
- Rahu Kalam 08:53 – 10:31
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:35
- Yamaganda 13:48 – 15:26
- 12:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:32 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:46 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
Night
18:43 to 05:37 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:43 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 04:10 – 04:53 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:12 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:47 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 01:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 12:32
- Nakshatra Purva Ashadha until 14:46 · lord Venus
- Yoga Siddhi until 23:47
- Karana Taitila until 12:32, then Gara
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Sagittarius Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 12:32 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 12:32 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:46 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Ashadha
- 21:12 Moon enters Capricorn
- 23:47 Yoga becomes Vyatipata
- 01:08 next day Karana becomes Vanija
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:36 – 07:14
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:36 – 06:28
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:28 – 07:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:53 – 10:31
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:48 – 15:26
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:47 – 23:16 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. 04:09 – 04:53
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:35
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:43 – 20:53
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:36 – 07:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:14 – 08:53 | Good |
| Rog | 08:53 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:31 – 12:09 | Bad |
| Char | 12:09 – 13:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:48 – 15:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:26 – 17:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 17:04 – 18:43 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:43 – 20:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 20:04 – 21:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:26 – 22:48 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:48 – 00:10 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:10 – 01:31 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:31 – 02:53 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:53 – 04:15 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:15 – 05:37 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
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:42 NowJupiter
- 07:47 NowMars
- 08:53 NowSun
- 09:58 NowVenus
- 11:04 NowMercury
- 12:09 NowMoon
- 13:15 NowSaturn
- 14:20 NowJupiter
- 15:26 NowMars
- 16:31 NowSun
- 17:37 NowVenus
- 18:43 NowMercury
- 19:37 NowMoon
- 20:32 NowSaturn
- 21:26 NowJupiter
- 22:21 NowMars
- 23:15 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:10 NowVenus
- 01:04 NowMercury
- 01:59 NowMoon
- 02:53 NowSaturn
- 03:48 NowJupiter
- 04:42 NowMars
- 05:36 NowSaturn
- 06:36 NowJupiter
- 07:36 NowMars
- 08:36 NowSun
- 09:36 NowVenus
- 10:36 NowMercury
- 11:36 NowMoon
- 12:36 NowSaturn
- 13:36 NowJupiter
- 14:36 NowMars
- 15:36 NowSun
- 16:36 NowVenus
- 17:36 NowMercury
- 18:36 NowMoon
- 19:36 NowSaturn
- 20:36 NowJupiter
- 21:36 NowMars
- 22:36 NowSun
- 23:36 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:36 NowMercury
- 01:36 NowMoon
- 02:36 NowSaturn
- 03:36 NowJupiter
- 04:36 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:09 – 05:33 Capricorn
- 05:33 – 07:52 Aquarius
- 07:52 – 10:09 Pisces
- 10:09 – 12:30 Aries
- 12:30 – 14:49 Taurus
- 14:49 – 16:53 Gemini
- 16:53 – 18:34 Cancer
- 18:34 – 20:00 Leo
- 20:00 – 21:24 Virgo
- 21:24 – 22:58 Libra
- 22:58 – 00:53 next day Scorpio
- 00:53 – 03:08 next day Sagittarius
- 03:08 – 05:29 next day Capricorn
- 05:29 – 05:37 next day Aquarius
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