Durban panchang, 12 May 2026
Sunrise 06:32 Sunset 17:11 Moonrise 01:35 Vaishakha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:32 to 17:11- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Durmuhurta 08:40 – 09:22
- Yamaganda 09:12 – 10:32
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:13
- Gulika Kalam 11:52 – 13:11
- Rahu Kalam 14:31 – 15:51
- 11:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 11:22 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:55 Moon enters Pisces
Night
17:11 to 06:33 next day- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Pradosha 17:11 – 19:51
- Brahma Muhurta 04:46 – 05:39 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:49 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 21:47 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 22:47 Karana becomes Balava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dashami until 11:22
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 21:47 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Vaidhriti until 19:49
- Karana Vishti until 11:22, then Bava
- Vara Tuesday lord Mars
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Aries
- 11:22 Tithi becomes Krishna Ekadashi
- 11:22 Karana becomes Bava
- 15:55 Moon enters Pisces
- 19:49 Yoga becomes Vishkambha
- 21:47 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 22:47 Karana becomes Balava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vaidhriti Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 21:34 – 19:49
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 23:45 – 11:22
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:40 – 09:22
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:12 – 10:32
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:52 – 13:11
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:31 – 15:51
- Inauspicious yoga Vishkambha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 19:49 – 21:01
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:32 – 21:47
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. 04:45 – 05:39
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:11 – 19:51
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 21:47 – 06:33 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 21:47 – 06:33 next day
Choghadiya
| Rog | 06:32 – 07:52 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 07:52 – 09:12 | Bad |
| Char | 09:12 – 10:32 | Neutral |
| Labh | 10:32 – 11:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 11:52 – 13:11 | Good |
| Kaal | 13:11 – 14:31 | Bad |
| Shubh | 14:31 – 15:51 | Good |
| Rog | 15:51 – 17:11 | Bad |
| Kaal | 17:11 – 18:51 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 18:51 – 20:32 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:32 – 22:12 | Bad |
| Shubh | 22:12 – 23:52 | Good |
| Amrit | 23:52 – 01:32 next day | Good |
| Char | 01:32 – 03:12 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 03:12 – 04:52 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 04:52 – 06:33 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
- 06:32 NowMars
- 07:25 NowSun
- 08:19 NowVenus
- 09:12 NowMercury
- 10:05 NowMoon
- 10:58 NowSaturn
- 11:52 NowJupiter
- 12:45 NowMars
- 13:38 NowSun
- 14:31 NowVenus
- 15:25 NowMercury
- 16:18 NowMoon
- 17:11 NowSaturn
- 18:18 NowJupiter
- 19:25 NowMars
- 20:32 NowSun
- 21:38 NowVenus
- 22:45 NowMercury
- 23:52 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:59 NowSaturn
- 02:05 NowJupiter
- 03:12 NowMars
- 04:19 NowSun
- 05:26 NowVenus
- 06:32 NowMars
- 07:32 NowSun
- 08:32 NowVenus
- 09:32 NowMercury
- 10:32 NowMoon
- 11:32 NowSaturn
- 12:32 NowJupiter
- 13:32 NowMars
- 14:32 NowSun
- 15:32 NowVenus
- 16:32 NowMercury
- 17:32 NowMoon
- 18:32 NowSaturn
- 19:32 NowJupiter
- 20:32 NowMars
- 21:32 NowSun
- 22:32 NowVenus
- 23:32 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:32 NowMoon
- 01:32 NowSaturn
- 02:32 NowJupiter
- 03:32 NowMars
- 04:32 NowSun
- 05:32 NowVenus
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:45 – 06:48 Aries
- 06:48 – 09:07 Taurus
- 09:07 – 11:11 Gemini
- 11:11 – 12:52 Cancer
- 12:52 – 14:18 Leo
- 14:18 – 15:42 Virgo
- 15:42 – 17:16 Libra
- 17:16 – 19:11 Scorpio
- 19:11 – 21:26 Sagittarius
- 21:26 – 23:47 Capricorn
- 23:47 – 02:06 next day Aquarius
- 02:06 – 04:23 next day Pisces
- 04:23 – 06:33 next day Aries
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