Durban panchang, 1 March 2026
Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 18:28 Moonrise 17:25 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 18:28- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:42 – 12:33
- Yamaganda 12:07 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam 15:18 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta 16:46 – 17:37
- Rahu Kalam 16:53 – 18:28
- 11:03 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 15:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 15:39 Karana becomes Gara
Night
18:28 to 05:48 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 18:28 – 20:44
- Brahma Muhurta 04:17 – 05:03 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:00 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:21 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 04:21 next day Moon enters Leo
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 15:39
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 04:21 next day · lord Mercury
- Yoga Shobhana until 11:03
- Karana Taitila until 15:39, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 11:03 Yoga becomes Atiganda
- 15:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 15:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 03:00 next day Karana becomes Vanija
- 04:21 next day Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 04:21 next day Moon enters Leo
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 11:03 – 13:27
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:07 – 13:42
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:18 – 16:53
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:46 – 17:37
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:53 – 18:28
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. 04:17 – 05:02
- 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 18:28 – 20:44
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 05:47 – 04:21 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 05:47 – 07:22 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:22 – 08:57 | Neutral |
| Labh | 08:57 – 10:32 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:32 – 12:07 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:07 – 13:42 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:42 – 15:18 | Good |
| Rog | 15:18 – 16:53 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:53 – 18:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 18:28 – 19:53 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:53 – 21:18 | Good |
| Char | 21:18 – 22:43 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:43 – 00:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:08 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:33 – 02:58 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 02:58 – 04:23 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:23 – 05:48 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 NowSun
- 06:51 NowVenus
- 07:54 NowMercury
- 08:57 NowMoon
- 10:01 NowSaturn
- 11:04 NowJupiter
- 12:07 NowMars
- 13:11 NowSun
- 14:14 NowVenus
- 15:18 NowMercury
- 16:21 NowMoon
- 17:24 NowSaturn
- 18:28 NowJupiter
- 19:24 NowMars
- 20:21 NowSun
- 21:18 NowVenus
- 22:14 NowMercury
- 23:11 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:08 NowSaturn
- 01:05 NowJupiter
- 02:01 NowMars
- 02:58 NowSun
- 03:55 NowVenus
- 04:51 NowMercury
- 05:47 NowSun
- 06:47 NowVenus
- 07:47 NowMercury
- 08:47 NowMoon
- 09:47 NowSaturn
- 10:47 NowJupiter
- 11:47 NowMars
- 12:47 NowSun
- 13:47 NowVenus
- 14:47 NowMercury
- 15:47 NowMoon
- 16:47 NowSaturn
- 17:47 NowJupiter
- 18:47 NowMars
- 19:47 NowSun
- 20:47 NowVenus
- 21:47 NowMercury
- 22:47 NowMoon
- 23:47 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:47 NowJupiter
- 01:47 NowMars
- 02:47 NowSun
- 03:47 NowVenus
- 04:47 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:17 – 04:34 Capricorn
- 04:34 – 06:53 Aquarius
- 06:53 – 09:10 Pisces
- 09:10 – 11:31 Aries
- 11:31 – 13:50 Taurus
- 13:50 – 15:54 Gemini
- 15:54 – 17:35 Cancer
- 17:35 – 19:01 Leo
- 19:01 – 20:25 Virgo
- 20:25 – 21:59 Libra
- 21:59 – 23:54 Scorpio
- 23:54 – 02:09 next day Sagittarius
- 02:09 – 04:30 next day Capricorn
- 04:30 – 05:48 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