Durban panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 18:08 Moonrise 05:09 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
05:58 to 18:08- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:30 – 09:01
- Gulika Kalam 10:32 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta 11:39 – 12:28
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:28 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:03 – 13:34
- 16:13 Karana becomes Naga
Night
18:08 to 05:59 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 18:08 – 20:30
- Brahma Muhurta 04:24 – 05:12 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 01:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 03:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 03:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 03:23 next day
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 01:51 next day · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 00:31 next day
- Karana Chatushpada until 16:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 16:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 20:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 00:31 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
- 01:51 next day Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 03:23 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 03:23 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:30 – 09:01
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 12:03
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:39 – 12:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:03 – 13:34
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 02:06 next day Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 01:06 – 03:05 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. 04:24 – 05:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays 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 18:08 – 20:30
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:58 – 07:30 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:30 – 09:01 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:01 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:32 – 12:03 | Good |
| Rog | 12:03 – 13:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:34 – 15:06 | Bad |
| Char | 15:06 – 16:37 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:37 – 18:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 18:08 – 19:37 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:37 – 21:06 | Good |
| Amrit | 21:06 – 22:35 | Good |
| Char | 22:35 – 00:04 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:04 – 01:32 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:32 – 03:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:01 – 04:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:30 – 05:59 next day | Bad |
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
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 06:59 NowMoon
- 08:00 NowSaturn
- 09:01 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:02 NowSun
- 12:03 NowVenus
- 13:04 NowMercury
- 14:05 NowMoon
- 15:06 NowSaturn
- 16:06 NowJupiter
- 17:07 NowMars
- 18:08 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:06 NowMercury
- 21:06 NowMoon
- 22:05 NowSaturn
- 23:04 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:04 NowMars
- 01:03 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:01 NowMercury
- 04:01 NowMoon
- 05:00 NowSaturn
- 05:58 NowMercury
- 06:58 NowMoon
- 07:58 NowSaturn
- 08:58 NowJupiter
- 09:58 NowMars
- 10:58 NowSun
- 11:58 NowVenus
- 12:58 NowMercury
- 13:58 NowMoon
- 14:58 NowSaturn
- 15:58 NowJupiter
- 16:58 NowMars
- 17:58 NowSun
- 18:58 NowVenus
- 19:58 NowMercury
- 20:58 NowMoon
- 21:58 NowSaturn
- 22:58 NowJupiter
- 23:58 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:58 NowSun
- 01:58 NowVenus
- 02:58 NowMercury
- 03:58 NowMoon
- 04:58 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:24 – 05:46 Aquarius
- 05:46 – 08:04 Pisces
- 08:04 – 10:24 Aries
- 10:24 – 12:43 Taurus
- 12:43 – 14:47 Gemini
- 14:47 – 16:28 Cancer
- 16:28 – 17:55 Leo
- 17:55 – 19:18 Virgo
- 19:18 – 20:52 Libra
- 20:52 – 22:47 Scorpio
- 22:47 – 01:02 next day Sagittarius
- 01:02 – 03:24 next day Capricorn
- 03:24 – 05:42 next day Aquarius
- 05:42 – 05:59 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