Durban panchang, 28 February 2026
Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 18:29 Moonrise 16:45 Phalguna month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:47 to 18:29- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 05:47 – 07:22
- Durmuhurta 05:47 – 06:37
- Durmuhurta 06:37 – 07:28
- Rahu Kalam 08:57 – 10:32
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:33
- Yamaganda 13:43 – 15:18
- 06:05 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 06:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:32 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 17:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:13 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
18:29 to 05:47 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 18:29 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 05:02 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:24 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:04 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 17:13
- Nakshatra Punarvasu until 06:05 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Saubhagya until 13:32
- Karana Bava until 06:06, then Balava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 06:05 Nakshatra becomes Pushya
- 06:06 Karana becomes Balava
- 13:32 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 17:13 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 17:13 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 04:24 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:04 next day Nakshatra becomes Ashlesha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 05:47 – 07:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 05:47 – 06:37
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:37 – 07:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:57 – 10:32
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:43 – 15:18
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. 04:16 – 05:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:42 – 12:33
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:29 – 20:44
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:04 – 05:47 next day
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 05:47 – 07:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 07:22 – 08:57 | Good |
| Rog | 08:57 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:32 – 12:08 | Bad |
| Char | 12:08 – 13:43 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:43 – 15:18 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:18 – 16:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 16:53 – 18:29 | Bad |
| Labh | 18:29 – 19:54 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 19:54 – 21:18 | Bad |
| Shubh | 21:18 – 22:43 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:43 – 00:08 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:33 – 02:58 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:58 – 04:22 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:22 – 05:47 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
- 05:47 NowSaturn
- 06:50 NowJupiter
- 07:54 NowMars
- 08:57 NowSun
- 10:01 NowVenus
- 11:04 NowMercury
- 12:08 NowMoon
- 13:11 NowSaturn
- 14:15 NowJupiter
- 15:18 NowMars
- 16:22 NowSun
- 17:25 NowVenus
- 18:29 NowMercury
- 19:25 NowMoon
- 20:22 NowSaturn
- 21:18 NowJupiter
- 22:15 NowMars
- 23:11 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:08 NowVenus
- 01:05 NowMercury
- 02:01 NowMoon
- 02:58 NowSaturn
- 03:54 NowJupiter
- 04:51 NowMars
- 05:47 NowSaturn
- 06:47 NowJupiter
- 07:47 NowMars
- 08:47 NowSun
- 09:47 NowVenus
- 10:47 NowMercury
- 11:47 NowMoon
- 12:47 NowSaturn
- 13:47 NowJupiter
- 14:47 NowMars
- 15:47 NowSun
- 16:47 NowVenus
- 17:47 NowMercury
- 18:47 NowMoon
- 19:47 NowSaturn
- 20:47 NowJupiter
- 21:47 NowMars
- 22:47 NowSun
- 23:47 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:47 NowMercury
- 01:47 NowMoon
- 02:47 NowSaturn
- 03:47 NowJupiter
- 04:47 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:16 – 04:38 Capricorn
- 04:38 – 06:57 Aquarius
- 06:57 – 09:14 Pisces
- 09:14 – 11:35 Aries
- 11:35 – 13:54 Taurus
- 13:54 – 15:58 Gemini
- 15:58 – 17:39 Cancer
- 17:39 – 19:05 Leo
- 19:05 – 20:29 Virgo
- 20:29 – 22:03 Libra
- 22:03 – 23:58 Scorpio
- 23:58 – 02:13 next day Sagittarius
- 02:13 – 04:34 next day Capricorn
- 04:34 – 05:47 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