Durban panchang, 1 April 2026
Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 17:51 Moonrise 17:26 Chaitra month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:07 to 17:51- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:35 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam 10:31 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta 11:36 – 12:23
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:23 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 11:59 – 13:27
- 11:20 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 12:47 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 15:51 Karana becomes Bava
Night
17:51 to 06:08 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:51 – 20:18
- Brahma Muhurta 04:29 – 05:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:11 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 04:11 next day Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 04:11 next day
- Nakshatra Uttara Phalguni until 12:47 · lord Sun
- Yoga Vriddhi until 11:20
- Karana Vishti until 15:51, then Bava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Virgo Moon Sun in Pisces
- 11:20 Yoga becomes Dhruva
- 12:47 Nakshatra becomes Hasta
- 15:51 Karana becomes Bava
- 04:11 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 04:11 next day Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:35 – 09:03
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:31 – 11:59
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 11:36 – 12:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:27
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. 04:29 – 05:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:51 – 20:18
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:07 – 12:47
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 12:47 – 06:08 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:07 – 07:35 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:35 – 09:03 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:03 – 10:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 10:31 – 11:59 | Good |
| Rog | 11:59 – 13:27 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:27 – 14:55 | Bad |
| Char | 14:55 – 16:23 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:23 – 17:51 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:51 – 19:23 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:23 – 20:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:55 – 22:27 | Good |
| Char | 22:27 – 23:59 | Neutral |
| Rog | 23:59 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 01:31 – 03:03 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:03 – 04:35 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:35 – 06:08 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
- 06:07 NowMercury
- 07:06 NowMoon
- 08:04 NowSaturn
- 09:03 NowJupiter
- 10:02 NowMars
- 11:00 NowSun
- 11:59 NowVenus
- 12:58 NowMercury
- 13:56 NowMoon
- 14:55 NowSaturn
- 15:54 NowJupiter
- 16:52 NowMars
- 17:51 NowSun
- 18:53 NowVenus
- 19:54 NowMercury
- 20:55 NowMoon
- 21:57 NowSaturn
- 22:58 NowJupiter
- 23:59 NowMars
- Next day
- 01:01 NowSun
- 02:02 NowVenus
- 03:03 NowMercury
- 04:05 NowMoon
- 05:06 NowSaturn
- 06:07 NowMercury
- 07:07 NowMoon
- 08:07 NowSaturn
- 09:07 NowJupiter
- 10:07 NowMars
- 11:07 NowSun
- 12:07 NowVenus
- 13:07 NowMercury
- 14:07 NowMoon
- 15:07 NowSaturn
- 16:07 NowJupiter
- 17:07 NowMars
- 18:07 NowSun
- 19:07 NowVenus
- 20:07 NowMercury
- 21:07 NowMoon
- 22:07 NowSaturn
- 23:07 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:07 NowMars
- 01:07 NowSun
- 02:07 NowVenus
- 03:07 NowMercury
- 04:07 NowMoon
- 05:07 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:29 – 04:51 Aquarius
- 04:51 – 07:09 Pisces
- 07:09 – 09:29 Aries
- 09:29 – 11:48 Taurus
- 11:48 – 13:52 Gemini
- 13:52 – 15:33 Cancer
- 15:33 – 17:00 Leo
- 17:00 – 18:23 Virgo
- 18:23 – 19:57 Libra
- 19:57 – 21:52 Scorpio
- 21:52 – 00:07 next day Sagittarius
- 00:07 – 02:28 next day Capricorn
- 02:28 – 04:47 next day Aquarius
- 04:47 – 06:08 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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