Durban panchang, 31 May 2026
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:03 Moonrise 16:55 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- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:32 – 12:14
- Yamaganda 11:53 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam 14:28 – 15:45
- Durmuhurta 15:40 – 16:21
- Rahu Kalam 15:45 – 17:03
- 10:45 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 10:45 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:42 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
Night
17:03 to 06:44 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:03 – 19:47
- Brahma Muhurta 04:54 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:55 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:49 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
The five limbs
- Tithi Purnima until 10:45
- Nakshatra Anuradha until 12:42 · lord Saturn
- Yoga Siddha until 02:49 next day
- Karana Bava until 10:45, then Balava
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Taurus
- 10:45 Tithi becomes Krishna Pratipada
- 10:45 Karana becomes Balava
- 12:42 Nakshatra becomes Jyeshtha
- 23:55 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 02:49 next day Yoga becomes Sadhya
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:53 – 13:10
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:28 – 15:45
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:40 – 16:21
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:45 – 17:03
- Marana (Mrtyu) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:43 – 12:42
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 12:42 – 06:44 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. 04:54 – 05:49
- 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
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:43 – 08:01 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:01 – 09:18 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:18 – 10:36 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:36 – 11:53 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:53 – 13:10 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:10 – 14:28 | Good |
| Rog | 14:28 – 15:45 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:45 – 17:03 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:03 – 18:45 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 18:45 – 20:28 | Good |
| Char | 20:28 – 22:11 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:11 – 23:53 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:53 – 01:36 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:36 – 03:19 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:19 – 05:01 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:01 – 06:44 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 NowSun
- 07:35 NowVenus
- 08:27 NowMercury
- 09:18 NowMoon
- 10:10 NowSaturn
- 11:01 NowJupiter
- 11:53 NowMars
- 12:45 NowSun
- 13:36 NowVenus
- 14:28 NowMercury
- 15:19 NowMoon
- 16:11 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:11 NowMars
- 19:20 NowSun
- 20:28 NowVenus
- 21:36 NowMercury
- 22:45 NowMoon
- 23:53 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:02 NowJupiter
- 02:10 NowMars
- 03:19 NowSun
- 04:27 NowVenus
- 05:35 NowMercury
- 06:43 NowSun
- 07:43 NowVenus
- 08:43 NowMercury
- 09:43 NowMoon
- 10:43 NowSaturn
- 11:43 NowJupiter
- 12:43 NowMars
- 13:43 NowSun
- 14:43 NowVenus
- 15:43 NowMercury
- 16:43 NowMoon
- 17:43 NowSaturn
- 18:43 NowJupiter
- 19:43 NowMars
- 20:43 NowSun
- 21:43 NowVenus
- 22:43 NowMercury
- 23:43 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSaturn
- 01:43 NowJupiter
- 02:43 NowMars
- 03:43 NowSun
- 04:43 NowVenus
- 05:43 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:54 – 05:33 Aries
- 05:33 – 07:53 Taurus
- 07:53 – 09:56 Gemini
- 09:56 – 11:37 Cancer
- 11:37 – 13:04 Leo
- 13:04 – 14:27 Virgo
- 14:27 – 16:01 Libra
- 16:01 – 17:56 Scorpio
- 17:56 – 20:11 Sagittarius
- 20:11 – 22:33 Capricorn
- 22:33 – 00:51 next day Aquarius
- 00:51 – 03:09 next day Pisces
- 03:09 – 05:29 next day Aries
- 05:29 – 06:44 next day Taurus
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