Durban panchang, 15 February 2026
Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 18:42 Moonrise 03:18 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
05:37 to 18:42- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:35
- Yamaganda 12:09 – 13:47
- Gulika Kalam 15:25 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta 16:57 – 17:49
- Rahu Kalam 17:04 – 18:42
- 13:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:35 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:18 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
Night
18:42 to 05:38 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:42 – 20:53
- Brahma Muhurta 04:10 – 04:54 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:16 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 01:54 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Trayodashi until 13:35
- Nakshatra Uttara Ashadha until 16:18 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vyatipata until 23:16
- Karana Vanija until 13:35, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 13:35 Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 13:35 Karana becomes Vishti
- 16:18 Nakshatra becomes Shravana
- 23:16 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 01:54 next day Karana becomes Shakuni
Times to avoid
- 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
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:09 – 13:47
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:25 – 17:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:57 – 17:49
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 17:04 – 18:42
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. 04:10 – 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 18:42 – 20:53
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 05:37 – 16:18
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:37 – 07:15 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:15 – 08:53 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:53 – 10:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:31 – 12:09 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:09 – 13:47 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:47 – 15:25 | Good |
| Rog | 15:25 – 17:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 17:04 – 18:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:42 – 20:04 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 20:04 – 21:26 | Good |
| Char | 21:26 – 22:48 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:48 – 00:10 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:10 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:32 – 02:54 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:54 – 04:16 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:16 – 05:38 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
- 05:37 NowSun
- 06:42 NowVenus
- 07:48 NowMercury
- 08:53 NowMoon
- 09:58 NowSaturn
- 11:04 NowJupiter
- 12:09 NowMars
- 13:15 NowSun
- 14:20 NowVenus
- 15:25 NowMercury
- 16:31 NowMoon
- 17:36 NowSaturn
- 18:42 NowJupiter
- 19:36 NowMars
- 20:31 NowSun
- 21:26 NowVenus
- 22:20 NowMercury
- 23:15 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:10 NowSaturn
- 01:04 NowJupiter
- 01:59 NowMars
- 02:54 NowSun
- 03:48 NowVenus
- 04:43 NowMercury
- 05:37 NowSun
- 06:37 NowVenus
- 07:37 NowMercury
- 08:37 NowMoon
- 09:37 NowSaturn
- 10:37 NowJupiter
- 11:37 NowMars
- 12:37 NowSun
- 13:37 NowVenus
- 14:37 NowMercury
- 15:37 NowMoon
- 16:37 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:37 NowMars
- 19:37 NowSun
- 20:37 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:37 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:37 NowJupiter
- 01:37 NowMars
- 02:37 NowSun
- 03:37 NowVenus
- 04:37 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:10 – 05:29 Capricorn
- 05:29 – 07:48 Aquarius
- 07:48 – 10:06 Pisces
- 10:06 – 12:26 Aries
- 12:26 – 14:45 Taurus
- 14:45 – 16:49 Gemini
- 16:49 – 18:30 Cancer
- 18:30 – 19:56 Leo
- 19:56 – 21:20 Virgo
- 21:20 – 22:54 Libra
- 22:54 – 00:49 next day Scorpio
- 00:49 – 03:04 next day Sagittarius
- 03:04 – 05:25 next day Capricorn
- 05:25 – 05:38 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