Durban panchang, 16 April 2026
Sunrise 06:16 Sunset 17:34 Moonrise 04:56 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
06:16 to 17:34- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:16 – 07:41
- Gulika Kalam 09:05 – 10:30
- Durmuhurta 10:02 – 10:47
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:18
- Rahu Kalam 13:20 – 14:45
- Durmuhurta 14:33 – 15:18
- 07:07 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 10:29 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 16:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
17:34 to 06:16 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:34 – 20:07
- Brahma Muhurta 04:35 – 05:26 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 03:20 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 03:51 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 16:41
- Nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada until 10:29 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Indra until 07:07
- Karana Shakuni until 16:41, then Chatushpada
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Aries
- 07:07 Yoga becomes Vaidhriti
- 10:29 Nakshatra becomes Revati
- 16:41 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 16:41 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 03:20 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 03:51 next day Yoga becomes Vishkambha
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:16 – 07:41
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 07:07 – 03:51 next day
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:05 – 10:30
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:02 – 10:47
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:20 – 14:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:33 – 15:18
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 03:51 – 05:03 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. 04:34 – 05:25
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:18
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:34 – 20:07
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 10:29 – 06:16 next day
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 16:41 – 06:16 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:16 – 07:41 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:41 – 09:05 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:05 – 10:30 | Bad |
| Char | 10:30 – 11:55 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:55 – 13:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:20 – 14:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:45 – 16:09 | Bad |
| Shubh | 16:09 – 17:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:34 – 19:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 19:09 – 20:45 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:45 – 22:20 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:20 – 23:55 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:55 – 01:31 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:31 – 03:06 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:06 – 04:41 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:41 – 06:16 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
- 06:16 NowJupiter
- 07:12 NowMars
- 08:09 NowSun
- 09:05 NowVenus
- 10:02 NowMercury
- 10:58 NowMoon
- 11:55 NowSaturn
- 12:52 NowJupiter
- 13:48 NowMars
- 14:45 NowSun
- 15:41 NowVenus
- 16:38 NowMercury
- 17:34 NowMoon
- 18:38 NowSaturn
- 19:41 NowJupiter
- 20:45 NowMars
- 21:48 NowSun
- 22:52 NowVenus
- 23:55 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMoon
- 02:02 NowSaturn
- 03:06 NowJupiter
- 04:09 NowMars
- 05:13 NowSun
- 06:16 NowJupiter
- 07:16 NowMars
- 08:16 NowSun
- 09:16 NowVenus
- 10:16 NowMercury
- 11:16 NowMoon
- 12:16 NowSaturn
- 13:16 NowJupiter
- 14:16 NowMars
- 15:16 NowSun
- 16:16 NowVenus
- 17:16 NowMercury
- 18:16 NowMoon
- 19:16 NowSaturn
- 20:16 NowJupiter
- 21:16 NowMars
- 22:16 NowSun
- 23:16 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:16 NowMercury
- 01:16 NowMoon
- 02:16 NowSaturn
- 03:16 NowJupiter
- 04:16 NowMars
- 05:16 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:34 – 06:10 Pisces
- 06:10 – 08:30 Aries
- 08:30 – 10:49 Taurus
- 10:49 – 12:53 Gemini
- 12:53 – 14:34 Cancer
- 14:34 – 16:01 Leo
- 16:01 – 17:24 Virgo
- 17:24 – 18:58 Libra
- 18:58 – 20:53 Scorpio
- 20:53 – 23:08 Sagittarius
- 23:08 – 01:29 next day Capricorn
- 01:29 – 03:48 next day Aquarius
- 03:48 – 06:06 next day Pisces
- 06:06 – 06:16 next day Aries
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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