Durban panchang, 13 July 2026
Sunrise 06:51 Sunset 17:11 Moonrise 05:58 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
06:51 to 17:11- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:09 – 09:26
- Yamaganda 10:44 – 12:01
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:41 – 12:22
- Durmuhurta 12:22 – 13:03
- Gulika Kalam 13:19 – 14:36
- Durmuhurta 14:26 – 15:07
- 12:30 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 15:20 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:20 Karana becomes Chatushpada
Night
17:11 to 06:51 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:11 – 19:55
- Brahma Muhurta 05:02 – 05:56 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:21 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 01:30 next day Karana becomes Naga
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 15:20
- Nakshatra Ardra until 23:21 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Dhruva until 12:30
- Karana Shakuni until 15:20, then Chatushpada
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Gemini Moon Sun in Gemini
- 12:30 Yoga becomes Vyaghata
- 15:20 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:20 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 23:21 Nakshatra becomes Punarvasu
- 01:30 next day Karana becomes Naga
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:09 – 09:26
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:44 – 12:01
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:22 – 13:03
- Inauspicious yoga Vyaghata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2 gives Vajra 9) 12:30 – 16:06
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:19 – 14:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:26 – 15:07
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. 05:02 – 05:57
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:41 – 12:22
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:11 – 19:55
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:51 – 08:09 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:09 – 09:26 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:26 – 10:44 | Good |
| Rog | 10:44 – 12:01 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:01 – 13:19 | Bad |
| Char | 13:19 – 14:36 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:36 – 15:54 | Good |
| Amrit | 15:54 – 17:11 | Good |
| Char | 17:11 – 18:54 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 18:54 – 20:36 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:36 – 22:19 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:19 – 00:01 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:01 – 01:44 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:44 – 03:26 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:26 – 05:08 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:08 – 06:51 next day | Neutral |
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
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:35 NowJupiter
- 09:26 NowMars
- 10:18 NowSun
- 11:10 NowVenus
- 12:01 NowMercury
- 12:53 NowMoon
- 13:45 NowSaturn
- 14:36 NowJupiter
- 15:28 NowMars
- 16:20 NowSun
- 17:11 NowVenus
- 18:20 NowMercury
- 19:28 NowMoon
- 20:36 NowSaturn
- 21:45 NowJupiter
- 22:53 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:01 NowSun
- 01:09 NowVenus
- 02:18 NowMercury
- 03:26 NowMoon
- 04:34 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowJupiter
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 07:51 NowSaturn
- 08:51 NowJupiter
- 09:51 NowMars
- 10:51 NowSun
- 11:51 NowVenus
- 12:51 NowMercury
- 13:51 NowMoon
- 14:51 NowSaturn
- 15:51 NowJupiter
- 16:51 NowMars
- 17:51 NowSun
- 18:51 NowVenus
- 19:51 NowMercury
- 20:51 NowMoon
- 21:51 NowSaturn
- 22:51 NowJupiter
- 23:51 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:51 NowSun
- 01:51 NowVenus
- 02:51 NowMercury
- 03:51 NowMoon
- 04:51 NowSaturn
- 05:51 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:02 – 05:03 Taurus
- 05:03 – 07:07 Gemini
- 07:07 – 08:48 Cancer
- 08:48 – 10:15 Leo
- 10:15 – 11:38 Virgo
- 11:38 – 13:12 Libra
- 13:12 – 15:07 Scorpio
- 15:07 – 17:22 Sagittarius
- 17:22 – 19:44 Capricorn
- 19:44 – 22:02 Aquarius
- 22:02 – 00:20 next day Pisces
- 00:20 – 02:40 next day Aries
- 02:40 – 05:00 next day Taurus
- 05:00 – 06:51 next day Gemini
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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