Durban panchang, 12 April 2026
Sunrise 06:13 Sunset 17:38 Moonrise 00:49 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
06:13 to 17:38- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:33 – 12:19
- Yamaganda 11:56 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam 14:47 – 16:13
- Durmuhurta 16:07 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam 16:13 – 17:38
- 09:33 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:44 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:45 Yoga becomes Shubha
Night
17:38 to 06:14 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:38 – 20:10
- Brahma Muhurta 04:33 – 05:24 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 00:14 next day Moon enters Aquarius
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 21:47
- Nakshatra Shravana until 11:44 · lord Moon
- Yoga Sadhya until 14:45
- Karana Vanija until 09:33, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Pisces
- 09:33 Karana becomes Vishti
- 11:44 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:45 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 21:47 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 21:47 Karana becomes Bava
- 00:14 next day Moon enters Aquarius
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:56 – 13:22
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:47 – 16:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:07 – 16:53
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:13 – 17:38
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. 04:33 – 05:23
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:33 – 12:19
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:38 – 20:10
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:13 – 07:39 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:39 – 09:05 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:05 – 10:30 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:30 – 11:56 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:56 – 13:22 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:22 – 14:47 | Good |
| Rog | 14:47 – 16:13 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:13 – 17:38 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:38 – 19:13 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:13 – 20:47 | Good |
| Char | 20:47 – 22:22 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:22 – 23:56 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:56 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:31 – 03:05 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:05 – 04:40 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:40 – 06:14 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
- 06:13 NowSun
- 07:11 NowVenus
- 08:08 NowMercury
- 09:05 NowMoon
- 10:02 NowSaturn
- 10:59 NowJupiter
- 11:56 NowMars
- 12:53 NowSun
- 13:50 NowVenus
- 14:47 NowMercury
- 15:44 NowMoon
- 16:41 NowSaturn
- 17:38 NowJupiter
- 18:41 NowMars
- 19:44 NowSun
- 20:47 NowVenus
- 21:50 NowMercury
- 22:53 NowMoon
- 23:56 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:59 NowJupiter
- 02:02 NowMars
- 03:05 NowSun
- 04:08 NowVenus
- 05:11 NowMercury
- 06:13 NowSun
- 07:13 NowVenus
- 08:13 NowMercury
- 09:13 NowMoon
- 10:13 NowSaturn
- 11:13 NowJupiter
- 12:13 NowMars
- 13:13 NowSun
- 14:13 NowVenus
- 15:13 NowMercury
- 16:13 NowMoon
- 17:13 NowSaturn
- 18:13 NowJupiter
- 19:13 NowMars
- 20:13 NowSun
- 21:13 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:13 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:13 NowSaturn
- 01:13 NowJupiter
- 02:13 NowMars
- 03:13 NowSun
- 04:13 NowVenus
- 05:13 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:33 – 06:25 Pisces
- 06:25 – 08:46 Aries
- 08:46 – 11:05 Taurus
- 11:05 – 13:09 Gemini
- 13:09 – 14:50 Cancer
- 14:50 – 16:16 Leo
- 16:16 – 17:40 Virgo
- 17:40 – 19:14 Libra
- 19:14 – 21:09 Scorpio
- 21:09 – 23:24 Sagittarius
- 23:24 – 01:45 next day Capricorn
- 01:45 – 04:04 next day Aquarius
- 04:04 – 06:14 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