Durban panchang, 14 May 2026
Sunrise 06:33 Sunset 17:10 Moonrise 03:41 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
06:33 to 17:10- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Yamaganda 06:33 – 07:53
- Gulika Kalam 09:12 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta 10:05 – 10:48
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:13
- Rahu Kalam 13:11 – 14:31
- Durmuhurta 14:20 – 15:03
- 07:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:51 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:23 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
17:10 to 06:34 next day- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Pradosha 17:10 – 19:51
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:40 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:30 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:04 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 19:04 Moon enters Aries
- 05:01 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:01 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwadashi until 07:51
- Nakshatra Revati until 19:04 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Priti until 14:23
- Karana Taitila until 07:51, then Gara
- Vara Thursday lord Jupiter
- Moon and Sun Pisces Moon Sun in Aries
- 07:51 Tithi becomes Krishna Trayodashi
- 07:51 Karana becomes Gara
- 14:23 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 18:30 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:04 Nakshatra becomes Ashwini
- 19:04 Moon enters Aries
- 05:01 next day Tithi becomes Krishna Chaturdashi
- 05:01 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:33 – 07:53
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:12 – 10:32
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 10:05 – 10:48
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:11 – 14:31
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:20 – 15:03
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. 04:46 – 05:40
- 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 17:10 – 19:51
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:33 – 19:04
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:04 – 06:34 next day
Choghadiya
| Shubh | 06:33 – 07:53 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 07:53 – 09:12 | Bad |
| Udveg | 09:12 – 10:32 | Bad |
| Char | 10:32 – 11:52 | Neutral |
| Labh | 11:52 – 13:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 13:11 – 14:31 | Good |
| Kaal | 14:31 – 15:50 | Bad |
| Shubh | 15:50 – 17:10 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:10 – 18:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 18:50 – 20:31 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:31 – 22:11 | Bad |
| Kaal | 22:11 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:52 – 01:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 01:32 – 03:13 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 03:13 – 04:53 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 04:53 – 06:34 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
- 06:33 NowJupiter
- 07:26 NowMars
- 08:19 NowSun
- 09:12 NowVenus
- 10:05 NowMercury
- 10:59 NowMoon
- 11:52 NowSaturn
- 12:45 NowJupiter
- 13:38 NowMars
- 14:31 NowSun
- 15:24 NowVenus
- 16:17 NowMercury
- 17:10 NowMoon
- 18:17 NowSaturn
- 19:24 NowJupiter
- 20:31 NowMars
- 21:38 NowSun
- 22:45 NowVenus
- 23:52 NowMercury
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMoon
- 02:06 NowSaturn
- 03:13 NowJupiter
- 04:20 NowMars
- 05:27 NowSun
- 06:33 NowJupiter
- 07:33 NowMars
- 08:33 NowSun
- 09:33 NowVenus
- 10:33 NowMercury
- 11:33 NowMoon
- 12:33 NowSaturn
- 13:33 NowJupiter
- 14:33 NowMars
- 15:33 NowSun
- 16:33 NowVenus
- 17:33 NowMercury
- 18:33 NowMoon
- 19:33 NowSaturn
- 20:33 NowJupiter
- 21:33 NowMars
- 22:33 NowSun
- 23:33 NowVenus
- Next day
- 00:33 NowMercury
- 01:33 NowMoon
- 02:33 NowSaturn
- 03:33 NowJupiter
- 04:33 NowMars
- 05:33 NowSun
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:46 – 06:40 Aries
- 06:40 – 08:59 Taurus
- 08:59 – 11:03 Gemini
- 11:03 – 12:44 Cancer
- 12:44 – 14:10 Leo
- 14:10 – 15:34 Virgo
- 15:34 – 17:08 Libra
- 17:08 – 19:03 Scorpio
- 19:03 – 21:18 Sagittarius
- 21:18 – 23:39 Capricorn
- 23:39 – 01:58 next day Aquarius
- 01:58 – 04:16 next day Pisces
- 04:16 – 06:34 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