Durban panchang, 30 May 2026
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 16:12 Jyeshtha (adhika) month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 17:03- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:43 – 08:00
- Durmuhurta 06:43 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta 07:24 – 08:05
- Rahu Kalam 09:18 – 10:35
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 13:10 – 14:28
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:50 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
Night
17:03 to 06:43 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:54 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 08:28
- Nakshatra Vishakha until 09:50 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shiva until 01:54 next day
- Karana Vanija until 08:28, then Vishti
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Taurus
- 08:28 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 08:28 Karana becomes Vishti
- 09:50 Nakshatra becomes Anuradha
- 21:35 Karana becomes Bava
- 01:54 next day Yoga becomes Siddha
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:43 – 08:00
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:43 – 07:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:24 – 08:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:18 – 10:35
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:10 – 14:28
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. 04:54 – 05:48
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:32 – 12:14
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:03 – 19:47
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:43 – 09:50
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:43 – 08:28
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:43 – 08:00 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:00 – 09:18 | Good |
| Rog | 09:18 – 10:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:35 – 11:53 | Bad |
| Char | 11:53 – 13:10 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:10 – 14:28 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:28 – 15:45 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:45 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:03 – 18:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:45 – 20:28 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:28 – 22:11 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:11 – 23:53 | Good |
| Char | 23:53 – 01:36 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:36 – 03:18 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:18 – 05:01 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:01 – 06:43 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
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:34 NowJupiter
- 08:26 NowMars
- 09:18 NowSun
- 10:09 NowVenus
- 11:01 NowMercury
- 11:53 NowMoon
- 12:45 NowSaturn
- 13:36 NowJupiter
- 14:28 NowMars
- 15:20 NowSun
- 16:11 NowVenus
- 17:03 NowMercury
- 18:11 NowMoon
- 19:20 NowSaturn
- 20:28 NowJupiter
- 21:36 NowMars
- 22:45 NowSun
- 23:53 NowVenus
- Next day
- 01:01 NowMercury
- 02:10 NowMoon
- 03:18 NowSaturn
- 04:27 NowJupiter
- 05:35 NowMars
- 06:43 NowSaturn
- 07:43 NowJupiter
- 08:43 NowMars
- 09:43 NowSun
- 10:43 NowVenus
- 11:43 NowMercury
- 12:43 NowMoon
- 13:43 NowSaturn
- 14:43 NowJupiter
- 15:43 NowMars
- 16:43 NowSun
- 17:43 NowVenus
- 18:43 NowMercury
- 19:43 NowMoon
- 20:43 NowSaturn
- 21:43 NowJupiter
- 22:43 NowMars
- 23:43 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:43 NowVenus
- 01:43 NowMercury
- 02:43 NowMoon
- 03:43 NowSaturn
- 04:43 NowJupiter
- 05:43 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 05:37 Aries
- 05:37 – 07:56 Taurus
- 07:56 – 10:00 Gemini
- 10:00 – 11:41 Cancer
- 11:41 – 13:08 Leo
- 13:08 – 14:31 Virgo
- 14:31 – 16:05 Libra
- 16:05 – 18:00 Scorpio
- 18:00 – 20:15 Sagittarius
- 20:15 – 22:36 Capricorn
- 22:36 – 00:55 next day Aquarius
- 00:55 – 03:13 next day Pisces
- 03:13 – 05:33 next day Aries
- 05:33 – 06:43 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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