Durban panchang, 4 July 2026
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:07 Moonrise 21:19 Jyeshtha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:53 to 17:07- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Gulika Kalam 06:53 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta 06:53 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta 07:34 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam 09:26 – 10:43
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:39 – 12:20
- Yamaganda 13:17 – 14:33
- 09:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 09:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 13:31 Yoga becomes Ayushman
Night
17:07 to 06:53 next day- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Pradosha 17:07 – 19:52
- Brahma Muhurta 05:03 – 05:58 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:39 Karana becomes Taitila
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturthi until 09:10
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 10:14 · lord Mars
- Yoga Priti until 13:31
- Karana Balava until 09:10, then Kaulava
- Vara Saturday lord Saturn
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Gemini
- 09:10 Tithi becomes Krishna Panchami
- 09:10 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 10:14 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 13:31 Yoga becomes Ayushman
- 21:39 Karana becomes Taitila
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 06:53 – 08:09
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 06:53 – 07:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 07:34 – 08:15
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 09:26 – 10:43
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:17 – 14:33
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. 05:03 – 05:58
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:39 – 12:20
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:07 – 19:52
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 06:53 – 09:10
Choghadiya
| Kaal | 06:53 – 08:09 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 08:09 – 09:26 | Good |
| Rog | 09:26 – 10:43 | Bad |
| Udveg | 10:43 – 12:00 | Bad |
| Char | 12:00 – 13:17 | Neutral |
| Labh | 13:17 – 14:33 | Good |
| Amrit | 14:33 – 15:50 | Good |
| Kaal | 15:50 – 17:07 | Bad |
| Labh | 17:07 – 18:50 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Udveg | 18:50 – 20:33 | Bad |
| Shubh | 20:33 – 22:17 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:17 – 00:00 next day | Good |
| Char | 00:00 – 01:43 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:43 – 03:26 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 03:26 – 05:09 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 05:09 – 06:53 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
- 06:53 NowSaturn
- 07:44 NowJupiter
- 08:35 NowMars
- 09:26 NowSun
- 10:17 NowVenus
- 11:09 NowMercury
- 12:00 NowMoon
- 12:51 NowSaturn
- 13:42 NowJupiter
- 14:33 NowMars
- 15:25 NowSun
- 16:16 NowVenus
- 17:07 NowMercury
- 18:16 NowMoon
- 19:25 NowSaturn
- 20:33 NowJupiter
- 21:42 NowMars
- 22:51 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:00 NowVenus
- 01:09 NowMercury
- 02:17 NowMoon
- 03:26 NowSaturn
- 04:35 NowJupiter
- 05:44 NowMars
- 06:53 NowSaturn
- 07:53 NowJupiter
- 08:53 NowMars
- 09:53 NowSun
- 10:53 NowVenus
- 11:53 NowMercury
- 12:53 NowMoon
- 13:53 NowSaturn
- 14:53 NowJupiter
- 15:53 NowMars
- 16:53 NowSun
- 17:53 NowVenus
- 18:53 NowMercury
- 19:53 NowMoon
- 20:53 NowSaturn
- 21:53 NowJupiter
- 22:53 NowMars
- 23:53 NowSun
- Next day
- 00:53 NowVenus
- 01:53 NowMercury
- 02:53 NowMoon
- 03:53 NowSaturn
- 04:53 NowJupiter
- 05:53 NowMars
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:03 – 05:39 Taurus
- 05:39 – 07:43 Gemini
- 07:43 – 09:24 Cancer
- 09:24 – 10:50 Leo
- 10:50 – 12:14 Virgo
- 12:14 – 13:48 Libra
- 13:48 – 15:43 Scorpio
- 15:43 – 17:58 Sagittarius
- 17:58 – 20:19 Capricorn
- 20:19 – 22:37 Aquarius
- 22:37 – 00:55 next day Pisces
- 00:55 – 03:16 next day Aries
- 03:16 – 05:35 next day Taurus
- 05:35 – 06:53 next day Gemini
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