Durban panchang, 16 March 2026
Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 18:10 Moonrise 03:05 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
05:57 to 18:10- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 07:29 – 09:00
- Yamaganda 10:32 – 12:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:28
- Durmuhurta 12:28 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam 13:35 – 15:07
- Durmuhurta 14:55 – 15:44
- 06:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 06:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 06:11 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:44 Moon enters Aquarius
- 18:07 Karana becomes Vanija
Night
18:10 to 05:58 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:10 – 20:32
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:11 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 04:45 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 05:53 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:53 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 06:11
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 02:52 next day · lord Mars
- Yoga Shiva until 06:06
- Karana Taitila until 06:11, then Gara
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 06:06 Yoga becomes Siddha
- 06:11 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 06:11 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:44 Moon enters Aquarius
- 18:07 Karana becomes Vanija
- 02:52 next day Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 04:45 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
- 05:53 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:53 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:29 – 09:00
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:28 – 13:17
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:35 – 15:07
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:55 – 15:44
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 05:53 – 17:29 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. 04:23 – 05:10
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:10 – 20:32
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 05:57 – 07:29 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 07:29 – 09:00 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:00 – 10:32 | Good |
| Rog | 10:32 – 12:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:04 – 13:35 | Bad |
| Char | 13:35 – 15:07 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:07 – 16:39 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:39 – 18:10 | Good |
| Char | 18:10 – 19:39 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:39 – 21:07 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:07 – 22:36 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:36 – 00:04 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:04 – 01:33 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:33 – 03:01 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:01 – 04:29 next day | Good |
| Char | 04:29 – 05:58 next day | Neutral |
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
- 05:57 NowMoon
- 06:58 NowSaturn
- 07:59 NowJupiter
- 09:00 NowMars
- 10:02 NowSun
- 11:03 NowVenus
- 12:04 NowMercury
- 13:05 NowMoon
- 14:06 NowSaturn
- 15:07 NowJupiter
- 16:08 NowMars
- 17:09 NowSun
- 18:10 NowVenus
- 19:09 NowMercury
- 20:08 NowMoon
- 21:07 NowSaturn
- 22:06 NowJupiter
- 23:05 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:04 NowSun
- 01:03 NowVenus
- 02:02 NowMercury
- 03:01 NowMoon
- 04:00 NowSaturn
- 04:59 NowJupiter
- 05:57 NowMoon
- 06:57 NowSaturn
- 07:57 NowJupiter
- 08:57 NowMars
- 09:57 NowSun
- 10:57 NowVenus
- 11:57 NowMercury
- 12:57 NowMoon
- 13:57 NowSaturn
- 14:57 NowJupiter
- 15:57 NowMars
- 16:57 NowSun
- 17:57 NowVenus
- 18:57 NowMercury
- 19:57 NowMoon
- 20:57 NowSaturn
- 21:57 NowJupiter
- 22:57 NowMars
- 23:57 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:57 NowVenus
- 01:57 NowMercury
- 02:57 NowMoon
- 03:57 NowSaturn
- 04:57 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:23 – 05:54 Aquarius
- 05:54 – 08:11 Pisces
- 08:11 – 10:32 Aries
- 10:32 – 12:51 Taurus
- 12:51 – 14:55 Gemini
- 14:55 – 16:36 Cancer
- 16:36 – 18:02 Leo
- 18:02 – 19:26 Virgo
- 19:26 – 21:00 Libra
- 21:00 – 22:55 Scorpio
- 22:55 – 01:10 next day Sagittarius
- 01:10 – 03:31 next day Capricorn
- 03:31 – 05:50 next day Aquarius
- 05:50 – 05:58 next day Pisces
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